---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Academic Achievement - Garet Byrd, National Society of High School Scholars -"
description: "Memorials, Academic Achievement - Garet Byrd, National Society of High School Scholars -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HJR 997"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 997 (112)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Academic Achievement", "Memorials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Keisling"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-03-21"
last_action: "2022-04-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/31dedc0b-95c9-4984-958c-a6815cb9c083"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0997&GA=112"
source_hash: "8774a18a9cc799a119b57d2479af7c29cbda7f3619d4e77066b622f77f5564ea"
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 997 (112) — Memorials, Academic Achievement - Garet Byrd, National Society of High School Scholars -

## 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/112/Bill/HJR0997.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/30/2022 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/24/2022 Passed (1) — **87–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Keisling — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-03-21** Intro., placed on H. consent cal. for 3/24/22 `introduction`
- **2022-03-21** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-03-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2022-03-24** Adopted, Ayes 87, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-28** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2022-03-28** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 3/30/2022
- **2022-03-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-03-30** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2022-03-30** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-30** Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-31** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-31** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-04-01** 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/31dedc0b-95c9-4984-958c-a6815cb9c083`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).