WeVote
Log In

Bill

Bill

HJR 411

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Tyler Sparks, Salutatorian, Hampshire Unit School -

114th Regular Session (2025-2026) Introduced by Kip Capley

Ceremonial TN joint resolution commends Tyler Sparks as Hampshire Unit School's 2025 salutatorian, praising academics, leadership, service; no new laws, public recognition only.

Signed by Governor.
#academicachievement #memorials
0
WeVote Research Nonpartisan
Bill Summary · HJR 411

Summary of House Joint Resolution 411 (HJR 411)

Overview

HJR 411 is a joint memorial resolution in the Tennessee General Assembly recognizing Tyler Sparks as the 2025 Salutatorian of Hampshire Unit School. The resolution is ceremonial in nature, designed to commend the student for academic and extracurricular achievement and community involvement. It was introduced on March 18, 2025, and subsequently signed by the governor on April 7, 2025.

Purpose and Intent

  • Acknowledge and celebrate Tyler Sparks’s academic excellence and leadership.
  • Publicly commend Sparks for his diligence, scholarship, and community service.
  • Express best wishes for his future endeavors as he advances to higher education.

Key Provisions

  • The resolution states that Tyler Sparks has earned an exemplary grade point average and has participated in numerous extracurricular activities, including baseball, FBLA, Beta Club, FCA, the Boy Scouts of America, and the Columbia Mayor's Youth Council.
  • It highlights Sparks’s volunteer work with the Well Food Bank, community library box projects, elderly outreach, and packaging cake boxes for needy families.
  • It notes his employment as a customer service lead at Food Lion.
  • It confirms his planned attendance at Columbia State Community College to study finance.
  • The text requests that an appropriate copies of the resolution be prepared for presentation, with standard formatting provisions for such copies.
  • The resolution includes the traditional “Be It Resolved” clause: the General Assembly commends and honors Sparks and extends best wishes for his future.

Affected Parties

  • Primary: Tyler Sparks (individual honoree) and Hampshire Unit School.
  • Secondary: Sparks’s family, his school, his community, and the Tennessee General Assembly as the body providing formal recognition.

Procedural and Timeline Details

  • Introduced: March 18, 2025.
  • House actions: Engrossed March 25; passed on March 24 (Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0); transmitted to Senate March 26.
  • Senate actions: Concurred March 31 (Ayes 30, Nays 0); enrolled and ready for the Speaker’s signature April 2; Senate Speaker and House Speaker signatures on April 2; transmitted to Governor April 3.
  • Governor: Signed into law on April 7, 2025.

Impact and Legal Effect

  • This is a ceremonial memorial resolution. It does not create or modify laws, programs, or funding. Its primary effect is public recognition and ceremonial acknowledgment of Tyler Sparks’s achievements.

Notes

  • The bill is classified as a joint resolution.
  • It reflects a customary practice of honoring notable student achievements and civic involvement within Tennessee.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

Sign in to ask a question.