---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Katelyn George, Norman Smith Elementary School Grades Pre-K-4 Teacher of the Year -"
description: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Katelyn George, Norman Smith Elementary School Grades Pre-K-4 Teacher of the Year -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SJR 1208"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 1208 (111)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Professional Achievement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Powers"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-03-10"
last_action: "2020-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/23d78ad5-76ae-484d-8482-1f15639abd93"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR1208&GA=111"
source_hash: "ea6b139c2b5bd67b172f8812a7e7a59665acead131134f4c6e3e2211eb834c90"
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 SJR 1208 (111) — Memorials, Professional Achievement - Katelyn George, Norman Smith Elementary School Grades Pre-K-4 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/SJR1208.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2020 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/17/2020 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Powers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-03-10** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-03-12** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-03-16** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-03-17** Adopted, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-17** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 3/17/2020
- **2020-03-18** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 3/19/20
- **2020-03-18** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-03-19** Concurred, Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-05-06** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-05-06** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-05-06** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-05-18** 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/23d78ad5-76ae-484d-8482-1f15639abd93`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).