---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Academic Achievement - Brooklyn Hopkins, Russellville Elementary School Spelling Bee winner -"
description: "Memorials, Academic Achievement - Brooklyn Hopkins, Russellville Elementary School Spelling Bee winner -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SJR 1016"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 1016 (112)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Academic Achievement", "Memorials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Southerland"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-14"
last_action: "2022-03-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5a72067-0295-488a-9b61-ba30a496de2c"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR1016&GA=112"
source_hash: "ecfb80f80ab1e11a9e60f2b3c575e05c0bc927ef7fc04b9a15d49641468c83e0"
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 1016 (112) — Memorials, Academic Achievement - Brooklyn Hopkins, Russellville Elementary School Spelling Bee winner -

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SJR1016.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/3/2022 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/28/2022 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Southerland — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-14** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-17** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-24** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 2/28/2022
- **2022-02-24** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2022-02-28** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 3/3/2022
- **2022-02-28** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-02-28** Adopted, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-03** Concurred, Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-07** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-03-08** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-03-08** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-03-09** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-03-11** 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/d5a72067-0295-488a-9b61-ba30a496de2c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).