---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Recognition - WDEF-TV Chattanooga, 70th anniversary -"
description: "Memorials, Recognition - WDEF-TV Chattanooga, 70th anniversary -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SJR 1537"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 1537 (113)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Recognition"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Watson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2024-04-18"
last_action: "2024-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/abfd31aa-e005-4295-b3b4-80c781339857"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR1537&GA=113"
source_hash: "5439bfa1ccefd9e83bc8ec12fd46cc90caac7642924dd4c25ad6c2640ad202e6"
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 1537 (113) — Memorials, Recognition - WDEF-TV Chattanooga, 70th anniversary -

## 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/SJR1537.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Watson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-04-18** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-04-22** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-04-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-23** R/S Concurred, v.v. `passage`
- **2024-04-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-04-23** Rules Suspended, Adopted voice vote
- **2024-04-23** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-24** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-24** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-24** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/abfd31aa-e005-4295-b3b4-80c781339857`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).