---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Sarah Savannah Howard, Winfree Bryant Middle School Teacher of the Year -"
description: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Sarah Savannah Howard, Winfree Bryant Middle School Teacher of the Year -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SJR 489"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 489 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Professional Achievement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pody"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-04-21"
last_action: "2025-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e0a7c1ff-e8c4-4a30-ba5d-29dcaed77655"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SJR0489&ga=114"
source_hash: "40d31a770c01b77f2fb774437aa1160a84ccb904b4d94a12c8a3c50eeeec339a"
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 489 (114) — Memorials, Professional Achievement - Sarah Savannah Howard, Winfree Bryant Middle 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://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SJR0489.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 3 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2025 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/22/2025 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Pody — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-21** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 4/22/2025
- **2025-04-21** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-04-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-22** Concurred, Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-22** SJR placed on H. consent cal. 3 for 4/22/2025
- **2025-04-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-04-22** Adopted, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-04-24** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-24** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-25** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-25** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-05** 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/e0a7c1ff-e8c4-4a30-ba5d-29dcaed77655`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).