---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Gordon Ferguson, State Board of Education -"
description: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Gordon Ferguson, State Board of Education -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SJR 124"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 124 (110)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["General Assembly", "Confirmation of Appointment"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gresham"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-02-14"
last_action: "2017-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5bec5288-23ff-468a-b475-81971e121feb"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0124&GA=110"
source_hash: "b69cb10da9fd6c6e1894ac6519f55fba89232bfcd37629168d0b842bb0849d35"
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 124 (110) — General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Gordon Ferguson, State Board of Education -

## 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/SJR0124.pdf)

## Votes

- EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION & PLANNING: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/21/2017 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT 3/6/2017 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/10/2017 4/6/2017 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for adoption by Senate Education Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 3/1/2017 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2017 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gresham — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-14** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-15** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-16** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2017-02-22** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/1/2017
- **2017-03-01** Recommended for adoption by Senate Education Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-03-03** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 3/6/2017
- **2017-03-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-03-06** Adopted, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-09** Ref. Education Administration & Planning
- **2017-03-15** Placed on cal. Education Administration & Planning for 3/21/2017
- **2017-03-21** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-05** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/6/2017
- **2017-04-06** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/10/2017
- **2017-04-10** Concurred, Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-11** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-04-11** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-04-12** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-04-12** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-04-13** 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/5bec5288-23ff-468a-b475-81971e121feb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).