---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Lynn Richardson, Ethics Commission -"
description: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Lynn Richardson, Ethics Commission -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SJR 172"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 172 (112)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Confirmation of Appointment", "General Assembly"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-23"
last_action: "2021-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/77a5ae7f-cd9b-4402-9792-4d8f5d4d186e"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0172&GA=112"
source_hash: "3a28d2d098966887423233a47c591732ea9d205bffc3f72d61740060f1e72abf"
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 172 (112) — General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Lynn Richardson, Ethics 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/SJR0172.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for adoption by Senate State and Local Government Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 3/30/2021 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/5/2021 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/5/2021 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-23** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-25** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-03-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2021-03-04** Refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee
- **2021-03-04** Recalled from Senate Education Committee
- **2021-03-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-24** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-30** Recommended for adoption by Senate State and Local Government Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-04-01** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 3 for 4/5/2021
- **2021-04-05** Concurred, Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-04-05** Adopted, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-07** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-04-07** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-08** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-04-08** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-12** 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/77a5ae7f-cd9b-4402-9792-4d8f5d4d186e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).