---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Dr. Linda Cash, State Textbook and Instructional Materials Quality Commission -"
description: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Dr. Linda Cash, State Textbook and Instructional Materials Quality Commission -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HJR 82"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 82 (112)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Confirmation of Appointment", "General Assembly"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Howell"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-09"
last_action: "2021-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/377061cf-9778-489e-a5cf-a6b09e7cd32c"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0082&GA=112"
source_hash: "c7a92bb57f1a1db9c43b4a7eefe18e561c2a1c852b789e5b2de503cdb688e824"
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 82 (112) — General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Dr. Linda Cash, State 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](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HJR0082.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/8/2021 3/4/2021 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT 3/8/2021 Passed — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE EDUCATION INSTRUCTION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/24/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Howell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Intro., ref. to Education Instruction `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-17** Placed on cal. Education Instruction for 2/24/2021
- **2021-02-23** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-24** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/4/2021
- **2021-03-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-04** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/8/2021
- **2021-03-08** Adopted, Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-03-11** Received from House, refer to Senate Education Committee `introduction`
- **2021-03-29** Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-29** Senate substituted HJR 82 for SJR 79.
- **2021-03-31** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-03-31** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-31** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-03-31** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-03-31** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/377061cf-9778-489e-a5cf-a6b09e7cd32c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).