---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Dr. Benjamin D. Caton III, Teacher of the Year, Tennessee Music Teachers Association -"
description: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Dr. Benjamin D. Caton III, Teacher of the Year, Tennessee Music Teachers Association -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111S2"
identifier: "SJR 8022"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 8022 (111S2)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Professional Achievement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Crowe"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-08-11"
last_action: "2020-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/320f76d0-608a-4f8a-a947-b9de8aea028a"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR8022&GA=111"
source_hash: "374896f09537b2c74dcfc036f005ff7f4415697bcab334fc7ec0c9167d5e091a"
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 8022 (111S2) — Memorials, Professional Achievement - Dr. Benjamin D. Caton III, Teacher of the Year, Tennessee Music 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/SJR8022.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 2 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 8/12/2020 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 8/12/2020 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Crowe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-08-11** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-08-12** Concurred, Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-08-12** SJR placed on H. consent cal. #2 for 8/12/2020
- **2020-08-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-08-12** Adopted, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-08-12** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-08-12** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 8/12/2020
- **2020-08-13** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-08-14** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-08-14** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-08-17** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-08-18** 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/320f76d0-608a-4f8a-a947-b9de8aea028a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).