Lava prevents beacons from activating.
To reproduce:
Create a new flat world in creative
Build a 3x3 beacon base using iron blocks
Place a beacon in the middle of the base
Observe that the beacon activates with the beacon beam going to the sky
Place lava on to of the beacon
Observe the the beacon deactivates.
Observed results:
Lava prevents a beacon from activating or deactivates beacon if placed on top of it.
Expected results:
Lava does not prevent beacon from activating.
Keep in mind that the beacon humming sounds still playing when the lava is blocking the beam.