---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Kendra West, 2025-2026 York Elementary School Grades 5-8 Teacher of the Year -"
description: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Kendra West, 2025-2026 York Elementary School Grades 5-8 Teacher of the Year -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HJR 856"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 856 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Professional Achievement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Butler"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-02-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f10cf6a9-781c-4514-aaf5-55ae19e58cdc"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HJR0856&ga=114"
source_hash: "c9b442b7c5a719d2ec19a253441dc06e4fee39000256b1591ba67cf9a8a7afd3"
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 856 (114) — Memorials, Professional Achievement - Kendra West, 2025-2026 York Elementary School Grades 5-8 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/HJR0856.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/9/2026 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/4/2026 Passed (1) — **70–18** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Butler — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** Intro., placed on H. consent cal. for 2/4/2026 `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2026-02-04** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-04** Adopted, Ayes 70, Nays 18, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2026-02-05** Received from House, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `introduction`
- **2026-02-06** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 2/9/2026
- **2026-02-09** Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-02-10** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-02-10** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-02-10** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-02-10** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-11** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-02-12** 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/f10cf6a9-781c-4514-aaf5-55ae19e58cdc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).