---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Kent Woods, Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission -"
description: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Kent Woods, Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SJR 176"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 176 (110)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["General Assembly", "Confirmation of Appointment"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Southerland"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-03-01"
last_action: "2017-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8685d53b-6ec4-46d2-b756-10b0286df583"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0176&GA=110"
source_hash: "0a23f88e3cee50d5ffd7bc0d2c210f80137890b212b4339dde4df6a14f8ac46f"
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 176 (110) — General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Kent Woods, Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission -

## 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/SJR0176.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE ENERGY, AG., AND NAT. RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for adoption by Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 3/20/2017 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO CONCUR 3/23/2017 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT 3/23/2017 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Southerland — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-03-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., & Nat. Resources Committee
- **2017-03-14** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/20/2017
- **2017-03-20** Recommended for adoption by Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-03-21** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 3/23/2017
- **2017-03-23** Concurred, Ayes 94, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-23** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-03-23** Adopted, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-24** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-03-24** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-03-24** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-03-24** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-03-27** 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/8685d53b-6ec4-46d2-b756-10b0286df583`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).