---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Kelly Moore-Roberts, Higher Education Teacher of the Year, Tennessee Science Teachers Association -"
description: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Kelly Moore-Roberts, Higher Education Teacher of the Year, Tennessee Science Teachers Association -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SJR 721"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 721 (111)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Professional Achievement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Southerland"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-16"
last_action: "2020-02-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4570c5b7-b3f8-4a54-94da-6d1d8b0879e6"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0721&GA=111"
source_hash: "8cdf38a01e367135146d29a621c978aa1272a0161bddac83e157fa3fb9a0be43"
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 721 (111) — Memorials, Professional Achievement - Kelly Moore-Roberts, Higher Education Teacher of the Year, Tennessee Science Teachers Association -

## 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/SJR0721.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 1/29/2020 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 1/30/2020 Passed (1) — **86–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Southerland — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-16** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-22** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-01-23** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-01-27** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 1/29/2020
- **2020-01-29** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 1-30-20
- **2020-01-29** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-01-29** Adopted, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-01-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-01-30** Concurred, Ayes 86, Nays 0, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2020-01-31** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-01-31** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-02-03** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-02-03** Transmitted to Governor for action.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4570c5b7-b3f8-4a54-94da-6d1d8b0879e6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).