---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Academic Achievement - Sofiia Skrypkar, Valedictorian, East Hamilton High School -"
description: "Memorials, Academic Achievement - Sofiia Skrypkar, Valedictorian, East Hamilton High School -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HJR 659"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 659 (113)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Academic Achievement", "Memorials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Helton-Haynes"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-20"
last_action: "2023-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e488773-d5e5-415e-8664-101fc1409234"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0659&GA=113"
source_hash: "68a96842c0eafca8a7eea6f0f2e0eb9eed808ecba5d20c5f9d4d98d0e191e78e"
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 659 (113) — Memorials, Academic Achievement - Sofiia Skrypkar, Valedictorian, East Hamilton High School -

## 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/HJR0659.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Helton-Haynes — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-20** Intro., placed on H. consent cal. #2 for 4/20/2023 `introduction`
- **2023-04-20** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-04-21** Concurred, Ayes 26, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-21** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/21/2023
- **2023-04-21** Received from House, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `introduction`
- **2023-04-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-04-21** Adopted, Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-28** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-05-03** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-09** 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/1e488773-d5e5-415e-8664-101fc1409234`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).