---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Academic Achievement - McKenzie Patrice Ward, Salutatorian, Northeast High School -"
description: "Memorials, Academic Achievement - McKenzie Patrice Ward, Salutatorian, Northeast High School -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SJR 253"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 253 (111)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Academic Achievement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kurita"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-03-05"
last_action: "2019-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4c5dbf0b-9c31-4f4a-b7a6-62a9ff657ab9"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0253&GA=111"
source_hash: "3f30ce9b990c21c95998b0ccd57e9f85ebd2e5ace476794edd79b81e7d1a08c4"
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 253 (111) — Memorials, Academic Achievement - McKenzie Patrice Ward, Salutatorian, Northeast High School -

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SJR0253.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/18/2019 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/14/2019 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kurita — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-03-07** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-03-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2019-03-12** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 3/14/2019
- **2019-03-14** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 3-18-19
- **2019-03-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-03-14** Adopted, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-18** Concurred, Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 5 `passage`
- **2019-03-20** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-03-20** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-03-20** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-03-22** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-03-25** 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/4c5dbf0b-9c31-4f4a-b7a6-62a9ff657ab9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).