---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Ben Malone, 2022-2023 Smith County Grades 5-8 Teacher of the Year -"
description: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Ben Malone, 2022-2023 Smith County Grades 5-8 Teacher of the Year -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HJR 226"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 226 (113)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Professional Achievement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hale"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-14"
last_action: "2023-03-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5bde30da-57a8-4664-b3b5-2f7d12ffa971"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0226&GA=113"
source_hash: "e1b037eaf92b7c7f0ecb278ebc6d563e1a8e244d89526ea837015cacb913c678"
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 HJR 226 (113) — Memorials, Professional Achievement - Ben Malone, 2022-2023 Smith County 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/113/Bill/HJR0226.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/2/2023 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/23/2023 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hale — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-14** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-16** Intro., placed on H. consent cal. 2/23/2023 `introduction`
- **2023-02-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-02-23** Adopted, Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2023-02-27** Received from House, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `introduction`
- **2023-02-28** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 3/2/2023
- **2023-03-02** Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-02** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-03** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-03** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-03-06** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-08** 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/5bde30da-57a8-4664-b3b5-2f7d12ffa971`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).