---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Requests that the TVA maintain operation of its coal-fired plants until a reliable backup is developed. -"
description: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Requests that the TVA maintain operation of its coal-fired plants until a reliable backup is developed. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SJR 892"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 892 (112)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["General Assembly", "Statement of Intent or Position"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Niceley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 25
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-01-26"
last_action: "2022-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f648e848-55cd-4fdc-9d26-ea9944026b96"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0892&GA=112"
source_hash: "81ffd6f042687692775fd0c93af941f92d7e34981fb0ecf2084f920ee999c089"
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 892 (112) — General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Requests that the TVA maintain operation of its coal-fired plants until a reliable backup is developed. -

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SJR0892.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/3/2022 Passed (1) — **25–5** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/4/2022 3/31/2022 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/23/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee 3/15/2022 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONCUR 4/7/2022 Passed — **73–12** (pass) · lower
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommend for Adoption, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/23/2022 Passed (2) — **8–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Niceley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-26** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-27** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-01-31** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., & Nat. Resources
- **2022-02-22** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 2/23/2022
- **2022-02-23** Recommended for adoption by Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2022-03-01** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/3/2022
- **2022-03-03** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-03-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-03** Adopted, Ayes 25, Nays 5 `passage`
- **2022-03-07** Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-07** Ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-10** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-15** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-16** Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 3/23/2022
- **2022-03-23** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-30** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/31/2022
- **2022-03-31** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/4/2022
- **2022-04-04** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/7/22
- **2022-04-04** Objected to on Consent Calendar.
- **2022-04-07** Concurred, Ayes 73, Nays 12, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-11** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-04-11** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-04-11** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-04-12** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-04-22** 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/f648e848-55cd-4fdc-9d26-ea9944026b96`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).