---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Cherie Bourne, Burt Elementary School, Grades 5-8 Teacher of the Year -"
description: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Cherie Bourne, Burt Elementary School, Grades 5-8 Teacher of the Year -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SJR 261"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 261 (112)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Professional Achievement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Powers"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-12"
last_action: "2021-03-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d1600354-9abf-4df4-b8c0-35d083489be5"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0261&GA=112"
source_hash: "8bec9e3370e3166ed8f2ca9caa0ddb50ba7fcd86b14e8d40f3d3789ac09b9967"
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 261 (112) — Memorials, Professional Achievement - Cherie Bourne, Burt Elementary School, Grades 5-8 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/SJR0261.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/25/2021 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/22/2021 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Powers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-12** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-15** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-03-18** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 3/22/2021
- **2021-03-18** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-03-22** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 3/25/21
- **2021-03-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-03-22** Adopted, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-25** Concurred, Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2021-03-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-26** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-03-29** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-03-29** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-03-29** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-03-30** 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/d1600354-9abf-4df4-b8c0-35d083489be5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).