---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Chris Devaney, Fish and Wildlife Commission -"
description: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Chris Devaney, Fish and Wildlife Commission -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SJR 245"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 245 (112)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Confirmation of Appointment", "General Assembly"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-03-15"
last_action: "2021-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9f618be3-c11d-4067-8021-e2e4c886de8d"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0245&GA=112"
source_hash: "17876b0608eca437fc03f75546916e4b88327a923df7e60c16376c10af8f308a"
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 245 (112) — General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Chris Devaney, 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](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SJR0245.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/5/2021 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONCUR 4/15/2021 Passed — **73–10** (pass) · lower
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for adoption by Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 3/31/2021 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-15** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-03-18** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
- **2021-03-24** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-31** Recommended for adoption by Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-04-01** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 3 for 4/5/2021
- **2021-04-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-04-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-05** Adopted, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-04-15** Concurred, Ayes 73, Nays 10, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2021-04-16** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-16** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-19** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-04-20** 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/9f618be3-c11d-4067-8021-e2e4c886de8d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).