---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Academic Achievement - Riley Christine Vinson, Salutatorian, Northwest High School -"
description: "Memorials, Academic Achievement - Riley Christine Vinson, Salutatorian, Northwest High School -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SJR 596"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 596 (112)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Academic Achievement", "Memorials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Powers"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-04-16"
last_action: "2021-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a7422b23-94b1-4332-80b5-69a040cd8918"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0596&GA=112"
source_hash: "c973fd0b520b95c66ce0a4b00dac590d8580a71c44da0f3d04a03b6458a87557"
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 596 (112) — Memorials, Academic Achievement - Riley Christine Vinson, Salutatorian, Northwest 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://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SJR0596.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/28/2021 Passed (1) — **93–1** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/26/2021 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Powers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-16** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-19** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-21** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-04-23** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 4/26/2021
- **2021-04-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-04-26** Adopted, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-27** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 4/28/21
- **2021-04-28** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-28** Concurred, Ayes 93, Nays 1, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-30** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-05-03** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-03** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-05-05** 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/a7422b23-94b1-4332-80b5-69a040cd8918`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).