# Tennessee SJR 0593: A RESOLUTION to designate Marlene Edwards Tidwell as "Poet Laureate Emerita of Tennessee." Tennessee SJR 0593, A RESOLUTION to designate Marlene Edwards Tidwell as "Poet Laureate Emerita of Tennessee.", is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-16 (Signed by Governor.) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SJR0593-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee SJR 0593 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: A RESOLUTION to designate Marlene Edwards Tidwell as "Poet Laureate Emerita of Tennessee." - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-16 - Last action: 2026-04-16, Signed by Governor. - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Naming and Designating - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (156 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Sara Kyle (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Mark Pody (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-06 | House | FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 | pass | 90 | 0 | | | 2026-04-02 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-31 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 19 | 0 | | | 2026-03-23 | House | HOUSE NAMING & DESIGNATING COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/26/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (23) - 2026-04-16: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-07: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-06: Concurred, Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 2 (House) - 2026-04-02: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/6/2026 (House) - 2026-04-01: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/2/2026 (House) - 2026-03-31: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026 (House) - 2026-03-23: Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. Naming & Designating Committee for 3/23/2026 (House) - 2026-03-02: Ref. to Naming & Designating Committee - State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2026-02-26: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Adopted, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/26/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Recommended for adoption by Senate State and Local Government Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/24/2026 (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-01-16: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SJR0593.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SJR0593.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed) - SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (signed) - SB 2725: AN ACT to amend Chapter 48 of the Private Acts of 1919; as amended and rewritten by Chapter 15 of the Private Acts of 2013; Chapter 25 of the Private Acts of 2… (failed) - SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 335 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 282 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapte… (failed) - SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1988; Chapter 204 of the Private Acts of 1990; and an… (failed) - SB 2557: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 10; Title 12; Title 29; Title 35; Title 36; Title 37; Tit… (failed) ## Sources - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SJR0593.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SJR0593.pdf) ## Related - [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026) - [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026) - [SB 2725: AN ACT to amend Chapter 48 of the Private Acts of 1919; as amended and rewritte…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2725-2025-2026) - [SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2716-2025-2026) - [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026) - [SB 2557: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2557-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SJR0593-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).