---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Becky Smith, Smyrna West Alternative School Teacher of the Year -"
description: "Memorials, Professional Achievement - Becky Smith, Smyrna West Alternative School Teacher of the Year -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HJR 593"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 593 (113)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Professional Achievement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sparks"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-04-18"
last_action: "2023-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/47b949be-f9fd-412b-8f75-4219db37bef2"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0593&GA=113"
source_hash: "773538fb79f17cf36e8c95ab66d0c15272fd2e33ef20713c7ac1954bece42b50"
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 593 (113) — Memorials, Professional Achievement - Becky Smith, Smyrna West Alternative School 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://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HJR0593.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/21/2023 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 3 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/19/2023 Passed — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 3 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/19/2023 Passed (1) — **99–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sparks — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-18** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-04-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-04-19** Adopted, Ayes 99, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-19** Intro., placed on H. consent cal. #3 for 4/19/2023 `introduction`
- **2023-04-20** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-20** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 4/21/2023
- **2023-04-21** Received from House, refer to Senate Calander Committee `introduction`
- **2023-04-21** Concurred, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-27** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-27** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-02** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-05** 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/47b949be-f9fd-412b-8f75-4219db37bef2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).