---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - James H. Ripley, Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission -"
description: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - James H. Ripley, Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SJR 269"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 269 (111)"
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: "2019-03-06"
last_action: "2019-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/86664a89-8cb6-4525-9b91-bb71669cb7af"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0269&GA=111"
source_hash: "d57ad080c108725a38525f477960b3aee14de0ece392c396a2231c114da46ef9"
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 269 (111) — General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - James H. Ripley, 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/111/Bill/SJR0269.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO CONCUR 3/28/2019 Passed — **89–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/18/2019 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for adoption by Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 3/13/2019 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Southerland — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-03-07** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/13/2019
- **2019-03-07** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in S. EA&NR Comm. 3/13/2019
- **2019-03-07** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-03-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., & Nat. Resources Committee
- **2019-03-13** Recommended for adoption by Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2019-03-15** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/18/2019
- **2019-03-18** Adopted, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2019-03-28** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2019-03-28** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-03-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-03-28** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2019-03-28** Concurred, Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-28** 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/86664a89-8cb6-4525-9b91-bb71669cb7af`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).