---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Academic Achievement - Joshua Stevens, Valedictorian, West High School -"
description: "Memorials, Academic Achievement - Joshua Stevens, Valedictorian, West High School -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SJR 551"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 551 (112)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Academic Achievement", "Memorials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Massey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-04-13"
last_action: "2021-04-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9bdd9d4b-955a-4b47-996c-365e2dd36730"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0551&GA=112"
source_hash: "1e4d57ce0bf8b3f9dccdc4e929d649e6493d87161b559e388ea9003bea209daa"
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 551 (112) — Memorials, Academic Achievement - Joshua Stevens, Valedictorian, West 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/SJR0551.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2021 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/21/2021 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Massey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-13** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-14** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-15** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-04-19** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-21** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 4/22/21
- **2021-04-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-04-21** Adopted, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-22** Concurred, Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-23** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-04-26** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-04-26** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-26** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-27** 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/9bdd9d4b-955a-4b47-996c-365e2dd36730`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).