---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Herbert H. Hilliard, Tennessee Regulatory Authority -"
description: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Herbert H. Hilliard, Tennessee Regulatory Authority -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SJR 294"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 294 (110)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["General Assembly", "Confirmation of Appointment"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gresham"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-03-29"
last_action: "2017-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f22ebd4c-965a-4d3d-ac7a-d4e6d0457827"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0294&GA=110"
source_hash: "77d778ee086ceb9cac83dcdd217b07a3eef8dacb26855b05888c9c479f9eeb72"
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 294 (110) — General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Herbert H. Hilliard, Tennessee Regulatory Authority -

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SJR0294.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT 4/10/2017 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO CONCUR 4/24/2017 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for adoption by Senate Commerce and Labor Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 4/4/2017 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gresham — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-29** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-30** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/3/2017
- **2017-03-30** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. C&L Comm. 4-3-17
- **2017-03-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-04-03** Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/4/2017
- **2017-04-03** Action deferred in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee to 4/4/2017
- **2017-04-03** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
- **2017-04-04** Recommended for adoption by Senate Commerce and Labor Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-04-06** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 4/10/2017
- **2017-04-10** Adopted, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-11** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-04-24** Concurred, Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-26** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-04-26** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-04-27** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-04-27** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-05-02** 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/f22ebd4c-965a-4d3d-ac7a-d4e6d0457827`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).