---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Recognition - Tracy Powers, Great Smoky Mountain Council Outstanding Educator Award -"
description: "Memorials, Recognition - Tracy Powers, Great Smoky Mountain Council Outstanding Educator Award -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HJR 256"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 256 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Recognition"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Powers"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-24"
last_action: "2025-03-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/760633ca-cbe7-4bab-aba3-f7ad76b65c33"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HJR0256&ga=114"
source_hash: "db39fa45cea2619055cb83cee5621883f26586165799b2f7727043f4a8f077c6"
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 256 (114) — Memorials, Recognition - Tracy Powers, Great Smoky Mountain Council Outstanding Educator Award -

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HJR0256.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/27/2025 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/6/2025 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Powers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-24** Intro., placed on H. consent cal. 2/27/2025 `introduction`
- **2025-02-24** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-02-27** Adopted, Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-02-27** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-03** Received from House, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `introduction`
- **2025-03-04** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 3/6/2025
- **2025-03-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-06** Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-07** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-07** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-07** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-03-11** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-12** 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/760633ca-cbe7-4bab-aba3-f7ad76b65c33`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).