---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Academic Achievement - Ava Beckwith, Valedictorian, Creek Wood High School -"
description: "Memorials, Academic Achievement - Ava Beckwith, Valedictorian, Creek Wood High School -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SJR 538"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 538 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Academic Achievement", "Memorials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Roberts"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-04-22"
last_action: "2025-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e992edc4-21c3-49db-a7bd-8e4e8616e636"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SJR0538&ga=114"
source_hash: "68045f70af6129499400b09ea75153dcf39f1a15548cedc8b7cb15684db80776"
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 538 (114) — Memorials, Academic Achievement - Ava Beckwith, Valedictorian, Creek Wood 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/SJR0538.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/22/2025 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Roberts — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-22** R/S Concurred, v.v. `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-04-22** Adopted, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 4 for 4/22/2025
- **2025-04-22** Refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2025-04-22** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-04-25** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-25** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-28** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-29** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-07** 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/e992edc4-21c3-49db-a7bd-8e4e8616e636`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).