---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Recognition - Claire Yi, 2025-2026 Tennessee Association of School Librarians Bookmark Contest winner -"
description: "Memorials, Recognition - Claire Yi, 2025-2026 Tennessee Association of School Librarians Bookmark Contest winner -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SJR 1140"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 1140 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Recognition"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Southerland"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-04-14"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b95aa30-cfa6-47a8-b9ca-8971a57f5a03"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SJR1140&ga=114"
source_hash: "8f58752bfcc4d7849f56535d7e42171c5b3696a6f6894704e6d0225644d536c7"
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 1140 (114) — Memorials, Recognition - Claire Yi, 2025-2026 Tennessee Association of School Librarians Bookmark Contest winner -

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SJR1140.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/20/2026 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2026 Passed (1) — **89–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Southerland — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-04-14** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-04-15** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-15** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-04-16** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-17** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 4/20/2026
- **2026-04-20** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-04-20** Adopted, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-21** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 4/22/2026
- **2026-04-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-22** Concurred, Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2026-04-29** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-29** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-05-01** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-05** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** 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/8b95aa30-cfa6-47a8-b9ca-8971a57f5a03`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).