---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Nicholas Darnell, State Board of Education -"
description: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Nicholas Darnell, State Board of Education -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HJR 396"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 396 (111)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["General Assembly", "Confirmation of Appointment"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eldridge"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-04-02"
last_action: "2019-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c6eae4df-0f07-471d-85f4-7fcbe02134a2"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0396&GA=111"
source_hash: "72f1e9e8e28d9f9419b1580ec04fed78e28a019952a6f75fe24741992bb8d67e"
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 HJR 396 (111) — General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Nicholas Darnell, 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/111/Bill/HJR0396.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2019 Passed (2) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/17/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/22/2019 4/18/2019 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2019 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Eldridge — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-02** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-04-04** Intro., ref. to Education `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-10** Placed on cal. Education for 4/17/2019
- **2019-04-17** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2019
- **2019-04-17** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-18** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/22/2019
- **2019-04-22** Adopted, Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2019-04-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-04-24** Concurred, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-24** Senate substituted for SJR 393.
- **2019-04-24** Received from House, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `introduction`
- **2019-04-29** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-29** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-04-30** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-05-01** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-02** 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/c6eae4df-0f07-471d-85f4-7fcbe02134a2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).