---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Terri McMurtry, Joe Shafer Middle School, Teacher of the Year -"
description: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Terri McMurtry, Joe Shafer Middle School, Teacher of the Year -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SJR 970"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 970 (111)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Professional Achievement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Haile"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-02-12"
last_action: "2020-03-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/704873d0-a75d-4fa1-9e0f-8274d5ed6a96"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0970&GA=111"
source_hash: "3d0ac3b3203a1a755044a2f57e839b0b67123c40d2de6201987a903f518edfc8"
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 970 (111) — Memorials, Professional Achievement - Terri McMurtry, Joe Shafer Middle School, 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/SJR0970.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/24/2020 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/27/2020 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Haile — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-12** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-13** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-02-20** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 2/24/2020
- **2020-02-20** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-02-24** Adopted, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-02-25** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 2-27-20
- **2020-02-25** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-02-27** Concurred, Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-02-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-03-02** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-03-02** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-03-02** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-03-04** 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/704873d0-a75d-4fa1-9e0f-8274d5ed6a96`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).