---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Academic Achievement - Dean Estes, Valedictorian, Chester County High School -"
description: "Memorials, Academic Achievement - Dean Estes, Valedictorian, Chester County High School -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SJR 253"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 253 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Academic Achievement", "Memorials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-03-17"
last_action: "2026-01-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4a632dd-48da-468a-8a0b-c7f545692028"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SJR0253&ga=114"
source_hash: "a5d622df882046a8d2d85e2590e8cc5b9df61ea8071b1171711d5950dc6c0a72"
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 (114) — Memorials, Academic Achievement - Dean Estes, Valedictorian, Chester County 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://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SJR0253.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/27/2025 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/3/2025 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Walley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-17** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-03-20** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-03-24** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-25** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 3/27/2025
- **2025-03-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-03-27** Adopted, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-31** SJR placed on H. consent cal. for 4/3/2025
- **2025-04-03** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-03** Concurred, Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-04** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-04** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-07** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-07** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-10** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-01-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c4a632dd-48da-468a-8a0b-c7f545692028`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).