---
type: "Bill"
title: "Naming and Designating - Designates Marlene Edwards Tidwell as \"Poet Laureate Emerita of Tennessee.\" -"
description: "Naming and Designating - Designates Marlene Edwards Tidwell as \"Poet Laureate Emerita of Tennessee.\" -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SJR 593"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 593 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Naming and Designating"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bowling"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-01-16"
last_action: "2026-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/48a7319d-dfeb-4ec8-81b7-6dcd9f932ad6"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SJR0593&ga=114"
source_hash: "ac2719f8e2b583e99e7fa27f5e6f7b891d8c3dc8f29fb59079b0d6388a4f4752"
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 593 (114) — Naming and Designating - Designates Marlene Edwards Tidwell as "Poet Laureate Emerita of Tennessee." -

## 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/SJR0593.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar 4/2/2026 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE NAMING & DESIGNATING COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee 3/23/2026 Passed — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/31/2026 Passed — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/26/2026 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for adoption by Senate State and Local Government Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 2/24/2026 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 Passed — **90–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bowling — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-16** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-21** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-01-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-17** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/24/2026
- **2026-02-24** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/26/2026
- **2026-02-24** Recommended for adoption by Senate State and Local Government Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2026-02-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-02-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-26** Adopted, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-02** Ref. to Naming & Designating Committee - State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-18** Placed on cal. Naming & Designating Committee for 3/23/2026
- **2026-03-23** Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-25** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026
- **2026-03-31** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-01** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026
- **2026-04-02** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/6/2026
- **2026-04-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-06** Concurred, Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2026-04-07** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-07** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-07** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-08** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-16** 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/48a7319d-dfeb-4ec8-81b7-6dcd9f932ad6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).