---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Ray Smith, Standards Recommendation Committee for Science and Social Studies -"
description: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Ray Smith, Standards Recommendation Committee for Science and Social Studies -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SJR 236"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 236 (113)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Confirmation of Appointment", "General Assembly"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Yager"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2023-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3a86c1c2-361d-4b39-8d17-a0a01c04a56f"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0236&GA=113"
source_hash: "f9b686a44cf7a80cd696c920171e18e9bbf6454559462f5a887354ffd767e1e7"
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 236 (113) — General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Ray Smith, Standards Recommendation Committee for Science and Social Studies -

## 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/SJR0236.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for adoption by Senate Education Committee, refer 3/15/2023 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for adoption by Senate Education Committee, refer 3/15/2023 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/20/2023 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Yager — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-16** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-23** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-27** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/15/2023
- **2023-03-15** Recommended for adoption by Senate Education Committee, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-03-16** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/20/2023
- **2023-03-20** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-20** Adopted, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-30** Concurred, Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2023-04-04** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-04** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-04** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-04** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-10** 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/3a86c1c2-361d-4b39-8d17-a0a01c04a56f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).