---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Brian McLaughlin, 2019-2020 Tennessee Teacher of the Year -"
description: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Brian McLaughlin, 2019-2020 Tennessee Teacher of the Year -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HJR 796"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 796 (111)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Professional Achievement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eldridge"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-02-04"
last_action: "2020-02-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/152b09a8-e55c-4075-a68b-21bb2fbbdfc1"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0796&GA=111"
source_hash: "6547e12df49a884e5fc8d3ec904a22978e31a0c2cab31f96f89fa41937477fa0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee HJR 796 (111) — Memorials, Professional Achievement - Brian McLaughlin, 2019-2020 Tennessee Teacher of the Year -

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HJR0796.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/13/2020 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/6/2020 Passed (1) — **89–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Eldridge — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-02-04** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-05** Intro., placed on H. consent cal. for 2/6/20 `introduction`
- **2020-02-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2020-02-06** Adopted, Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-02-10** Received from House, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `introduction`
- **2020-02-11** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 2/13/2020
- **2020-02-13** Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-02-14** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-02-14** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2020-02-18** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2020-02-18** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-02-19** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/152b09a8-e55c-4075-a68b-21bb2fbbdfc1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).