---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Academic Achievement - Joshua Drake Sullivan, Valedictorian, White House Heritage High School -"
description: "Memorials, Academic Achievement - Joshua Drake Sullivan, Valedictorian, White House Heritage High School -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SJR 1608"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 1608 (113)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Academic Achievement", "Memorials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Roberts"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-04-22"
last_action: "2024-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e09a4d42-6be3-4d67-ae94-2cd7ab8608d2"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR1608&GA=113"
source_hash: "e9e227aade906bd484017a3386d0239bbb0b2b9d92475bffaf9eaf455302c0e5"
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 1608 (113) — Memorials, Academic Achievement - Joshua Drake Sullivan, Valedictorian, White House Heritage 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/113/Bill/SJR1608.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/24/2024 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR 2 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/24/2024 Passed (1) — **96–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Roberts — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-04-22** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-04-23** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 4/24/2024
- **2024-04-23** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-04-24** Concurred, Ayes 96, Nays 1, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-04-24** SJR placed on H. consent cal. 2 for 4/24/2024
- **2024-04-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-04-24** Adopted, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `passage`
- **2024-04-30** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-04-30** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-01** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-02** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-13** 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/e09a4d42-6be3-4d67-ae94-2cd7ab8608d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).