---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Karen Clark, Textbook and Instructional Materials Quality Commission -"
description: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Karen Clark, Textbook and Instructional Materials Quality Commission -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SJR 116"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 116 (111)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["General Assembly", "Confirmation of Appointment"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gresham"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-29"
last_action: "2019-04-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fdba572e-5c5d-4c33-bf02-a81c38a5c91a"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0116&GA=111"
source_hash: "df83194ed92f33a7b0df5ca37e44271eb82ea29a473300d4a5988e0452719610"
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 116 (111) — General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Karen Clark, Textbook and Instructional Materials Quality 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/111/Bill/SJR0116.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO CONCUR 4/11/2019 Passed — **76–8** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/1/2019 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for adoption by Senate Education Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 3/27/2019 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gresham — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-29** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-01-31** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2019-03-20** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/27/2019
- **2019-03-27** Recommended for adoption by Senate Education Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2019-03-28** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/1/2019
- **2019-04-01** Adopted, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-02** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-04-11** R/S Concurred, Ayes 76, Nays 8, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2019-04-12** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-04-12** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-04-12** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-04-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-15** Transmitted to Governor for action.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fdba572e-5c5d-4c33-bf02-a81c38a5c91a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).