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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Naming and Designating - Designates Marlene Edwards Tidwell as \"Poet Laureate Emerita of Tennessee.\" -"
+description: "Naming and Designating - Designates Marlene Edwards Tidwell as \"Poet Laureate Emerita of Tennessee.\" -"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "114"
+identifier: "SJR 593"
+citation: "Tennessee SJR 593 (114)"
+classification: ["joint resolution"]
+subjects: ["Naming and Designating"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bowling"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 23
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2026-01-16"
+last_action: "2026-04-16"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/48a7319d-dfeb-4ec8-81b7-6dcd9f932ad6"
+source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SJR0593&ga=114"
+source_hash: "ac2719f8e2b583e99e7fa27f5e6f7b891d8c3dc8f29fb59079b0d6388a4f4752"
+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 SJR 593 (114) — Naming and Designating - Designates Marlene Edwards Tidwell as "Poet Laureate Emerita of Tennessee." -
+
+## 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/SJR0593.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar 4/2/2026 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- HOUSE NAMING & DESIGNATING COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee 3/23/2026 Passed — **7–0** (pass) · lower
+- HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/31/2026 Passed — **19–0** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/26/2026 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
+- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for adoption by Senate State and Local Government Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 2/24/2026 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 Passed — **90–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bowling — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-01-16** Filed for introduction `filing`
+- **2026-01-21** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2026-01-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-17** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/24/2026
+- **2026-02-24** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/26/2026
+- **2026-02-24** Recommended for adoption by Senate State and Local Government Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
+- **2026-02-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
+- **2026-02-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
+- **2026-02-26** Adopted, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
+- **2026-03-02** Ref. to Naming & Designating Committee - State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-18** Placed on cal. Naming & Designating Committee for 3/23/2026
+- **2026-03-23** Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-03-25** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026
+- **2026-03-31** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-04-01** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026
+- **2026-04-02** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/6/2026
+- **2026-04-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
+- **2026-04-06** Concurred, Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
+- **2026-04-07** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
+- **2026-04-07** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
+- **2026-04-07** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
+- **2026-04-08** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-04-16** 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/48a7319d-dfeb-4ec8-81b7-6dcd9f932ad6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
+