---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Johnny Stites, Board of Trustees of Tennessee Technological University -"
description: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Johnny Stites, Board of Trustees of Tennessee Technological University -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SJR 697"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 697 (111)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["General Assembly", "Confirmation of Appointment"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-01-10"
last_action: "2020-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/499bf039-2c1e-4677-b526-6a09d4ecc259"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0697&GA=111"
source_hash: "26d932f8573a03e5b6efb5f5bd99165942a04447055a9bb0581f84757dc1067a"
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 697 (111) — General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Johnny Stites, Board of Trustees of Tennessee Technological University -

## 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/SJR0697.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO CONCUR 3/19/2020 Passed — **82–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for adoption by Senate Education Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 3/11/2020 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/19/2020 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-10** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-14** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-01-16** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2020-03-04** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/11/2020
- **2020-03-11** Recommended for adoption by Senate Education Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-03-13** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/16/2020
- **2020-03-16** Re-refer to Senate Cal. Comm.
- **2020-03-19** Concurred, Ayes 82, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-03-19** Adopted, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-19** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 3 for 3/19/2020
- **2020-05-06** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-05-06** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-05-06** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-05-13** 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/499bf039-2c1e-4677-b526-6a09d4ecc259`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).