---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Academic Achievement - John Hammeren, Salutatorian, Halls High School -"
description: "Memorials, Academic Achievement - John Hammeren, Salutatorian, Halls High School -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HJR 604"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 604 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Academic Achievement", "Memorials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carringer"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-04-08"
last_action: "2025-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/324e1c9b-388f-4a9a-a48d-b4f01c06844b"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HJR0604&ga=114"
source_hash: "7605953152b7688f5d96ff2d835b8cbc78e1faf05beb3dd7bd3aa971c6e186a3"
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 604 (114) — Memorials, Academic Achievement - John Hammeren, Salutatorian, Halls 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://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HJR0604.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/17/2025 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2025 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Carringer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-08** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-04-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-09** Intro., placed on H. consent cal. 4/10/2025 `introduction`
- **2025-04-10** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-04-10** Adopted, Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-14** Received from House, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `introduction`
- **2025-04-15** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 4/17/2025
- **2025-04-17** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-17** Concurred, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-23** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-23** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-23** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-04-24** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-29** 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/324e1c9b-388f-4a9a-a48d-b4f01c06844b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).