---
type: "Bill"
title: "Fairs - As enacted, substitutes a representative of the Tennessee Association of Fairs for the Association's executive director as a member of the state fair and exposition commission. - Amends TCA Section 4-57-104."
description: "Fairs - As enacted, substitutes a representative of the Tennessee Association of Fairs for the Association's executive director as a member of the state fair and exposition commission. - Amends TCA Section 4-57-104."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 237"
citation: "Tennessee SB 237 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-19"
last_action: "2023-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/404cc4bb-a6bb-49ec-8745-70a6169ec235"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0237&GA=113"
source_hash: "8709b9cc4189fd9009ae286d503c9f51ab7f3fc50982ded888526fdaf64834b4"
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 SB 237 (113) — Fairs - As enacted, substitutes a representative of the Tennessee Association of Fairs for the Association's executive director as a member of the state fair and exposition commission. - Amends TCA Section 4-57-104.

## 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/113/Bill/SB0237.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/13/2023 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/13/2023 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/7/2023 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-19** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-20** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-21** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `passage`
- **2023-01-31** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/7/2023
- **2023-02-07** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-02-09** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/13/2023
- **2023-02-13** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-02-13** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-02-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-02-13** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-02-14** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-02-16** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-02-21** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-02-22** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-06** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-23** Effective date(s) 03/06/2023
- **2023-03-23** Pub. Ch. 19

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/404cc4bb-a6bb-49ec-8745-70a6169ec235`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).