---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Tara Coker, Portland Gateview Elementary School Teacher of the Year -"
description: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Tara Coker, Portland Gateview Elementary School Teacher of the Year -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SJR 1245"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 1245 (113)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Professional Achievement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Haile"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-03-26"
last_action: "2024-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/943dd6c3-a719-4cee-8ae0-bbee4d19325b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR1245&GA=113"
source_hash: "25af410bd373bb3e25e4d8bdc0e072f9ceb371c576e8298164a754f71d9aeafa"
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 1245 (113) — Memorials, Professional Achievement - Tara Coker, Portland Gateview Elementary School 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/SJR1245.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/4/2024 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/8/2024 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Haile — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-03-26** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-03-28** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-04-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `passage`
- **2024-04-02** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 4/4/2024
- **2024-04-04** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 4/8/2024
- **2024-04-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-04-04** Adopted, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-08** Concurred, Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-12** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-19** 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/943dd6c3-a719-4cee-8ae0-bbee4d19325b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).