---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Nicole Owens, West High School's Teacher of the Year -"
description: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Nicole Owens, West High School's Teacher of the Year -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SJR 1135"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 1135 (112)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Professional Achievement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Southerland"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-24"
last_action: "2022-03-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/53cfa41e-f5a9-4688-8af2-cb485b5c1bf7"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR1135&GA=112"
source_hash: "9a8e55493e968ad6813e21a286516f4715f05f032837a583a14ad0724e6db88c"
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 1135 (112) — Memorials, Professional Achievement - Nicole Owens, West High School's 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](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SJR1135.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/10/2022 Passed (1) — **88–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/7/2022 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Southerland — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-24** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-28** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-03-03** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 3/7/2022
- **2022-03-03** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2022-03-07** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 3/10/2022
- **2022-03-07** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-03-07** Adopted, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-10** Concurred, Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-15** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-03-15** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-03-15** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-03-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-03-16** 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/53cfa41e-f5a9-4688-8af2-cb485b5c1bf7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).