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TN HJR0662

TN HJR0662
A RESOLUTION to recognize and honor Heather Ayres for her astute service to the State of Tennessee as founder of the Giles County Rehab Unit.


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Introduced
04/15/2025
In Committee
Crossed Over
04/16/2025
Passed
04/24/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/05/2025

Introduced Session

114th General Assembly

Bill Summary

to recognize and honor Heather Ayres for her astute service to the State of Tennessee as founder of the Giles County Rehab Unit.

AI Summary

This resolution recognizes Heather Ayres of Giles County, Tennessee, for her outstanding service to first responders through the establishment of the Giles County Rehab Unit in January 2024. Motivated by her personal experiences observing her husband and son responding to emergency calls, Ayres created a support unit that provides essential relief to emergency personnel during crises, trainings, and search and rescue operations. The resolution highlights her efforts in developing a comprehensive support system that began with a few cases of water and evolved into a fully equipped trailer with nonperishable foods, hydration supplies, and other donations. Ayres has been recognized for her work, receiving the Governor's Volunteer Stars Award and being named 2024 Citizen of the Week by Pulaski Citizen. The Tennessee General Assembly commends her dedication, compassion, and commitment to supporting first responders, acknowledging her as a pillar of reliability who has inspired her community through her innovative and selfless service to emergency personnel.

Sponsors (96)

Clay Doggett (R)* Becky Jo Alexander (R),  Fred Atchley (R),  Jody Barrett (R),  Charlie Baum (R),  Aftyn Behn (D),  Clark Boyd (R),  Rush Bricken (R),  Shaundelle Brooks (D),  Gino Bulso (R),  Jeff Burkhart (R),  Ed Butler (R),  Karen Camper (D),  Kip Capley (R),  Michele Carringer (R),  Scott Cepicky (R),  Jesse Chism (D),  John Clemmons (D),  Mark Cochran (R),  John Crawford (R),  Tandy Darby (R),  Elaine Davis (R),  Vincent Dixie (D),  Rick Eldridge (R),  Jeremy Faison (R),  Andrew Farmer (R),  Bob Freeman (D),  Monty Fritts (R),  Ron Gant (R),  Johnny Garrett (R),  John Gillespie (R),  Ronnie Glynn (D),  Rusty Grills (R),  Yusuf Hakeem (D),  Michael Hale (R),  G.A. Hardaway (D),  Torrey Harris (D),  Kirk Haston (R),  David Hawk (R),  Esther Helton (R),  Caleb Hemmer (D),  Tim Hicks (R),  Timothy Hill (R),  Dan Howell (R),  Bud Hulsey (R),  Chris Hurt (R),  Gloria Johnson (D),  Justin Jones (D),  Renea Jones (R),  Kelly Keisling (R),  Doc Kumar (R),  Justin Lafferty (R),  William Lamberth (R),  Tom Leatherwood (R),  Mary Littleton (R),  Harold Love (D),  Susan Lynn (R),  Aron Maberry (R),  Pat Marsh (R),  Brock Martin (R),  Greg Martin (R),  Jake McCalmon (R),  Sam McKenzie (D),  Larry Miller (D),  Bo Mitchell (D),  Debra Moody (R),  Jerome Moon (R),  Antonio Parkinson (D),  Jason Powell (D),  Dennis Powers (R),  Kevin Raper (R),  Jay Reedy (R),  Lee Reeves (R),  Michele Reneau (R),  Tim Rudd (R),  Iris Rudder (R),  Lowell Russell (R),  Gabby Salinas (D),  Richard Scarbrough (R),  Cameron Sexton (R),  Johnny Shaw (D),  Paul Sherrell (R),  William Slater (R),  Mike Sparks (R),  Robert Stevens (R),  Bryan Terry (R),  Chris Todd (R),  Joe Towns (D),  Ron Travis (R),  Kevin Vaughan (R),  Greg Vital (R),  Todd Warner (R),  Mark White (R),  Ryan Williams (R),  Dave Wright (R),  Jason Zachary (R), 

Last Action

Signed by Governor. (on 05/05/2025)

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