---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - John Charles Wilson, State Forestry Commission -"
description: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - John Charles Wilson, State Forestry Commission -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SJR 173"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 173 (113)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Confirmation of Appointment", "General Assembly"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-02"
last_action: "2023-09-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ce935124-2978-473d-b7fe-0b7aadf95079"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0173&GA=113"
source_hash: "f79a9a151dd4cbd70dbad1a7818092624b857c5640e0dcf29d0258c32c568937"
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 173 (113) — General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - John Charles Wilson, State Forestry Commission -

## 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/SJR0173.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/6/2023 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for adoption by Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 3/1/2023 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for adoption by Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 3/1/2023 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-22** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/1/2023
- **2023-02-22** Refer to Senate Energy, Ag. & Natural Resources Committee
- **2023-02-22** Recalled from Senate Education Committee
- **2023-02-28** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-01** Recommended for adoption by Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-03-03** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/6/2023
- **2023-03-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-06** Adopted, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-13** Concurred, Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2023-03-14** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-14** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-03-15** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-15** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-20** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-09-19** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ce935124-2978-473d-b7fe-0b7aadf95079`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).