---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - John Bruce Saltsman, Jr., Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission -"
description: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - John Bruce Saltsman, Jr., Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HJR 124"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 124 (113)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Confirmation of Appointment", "General Assembly"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sexton"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 24
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-01-30"
last_action: "2023-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fd442abd-f0aa-48b6-bace-048ddd2d025c"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0124&GA=113"
source_hash: "e5e3a779049d535ad80ef122793380fc9ca284dd1c7e608c623dfeb7ee531f84"
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 124 (113) — General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - John Bruce Saltsman, Jr., 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](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HJR0124.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/8/2023 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION MOTION TO ADOPT 3/2/2023 Passed — **69–23** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT 3/2/2023 Passed (1) — **71–17** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/27/2023 2/23/2023 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur 3/13/2023 Passed (1) — **24–7** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/8/2023 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sexton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-01** Intro., ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02** R/S Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 2/8/2023
- **2023-02-02** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 2/8/2023
- **2023-02-07** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-08** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/9/2023
- **2023-02-08** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-09** Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to 2/23/2023
- **2023-02-22** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/23/2023
- **2023-02-23** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/27/2023
- **2023-02-27** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-27** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/2/2023
- **2023-02-27** Objected to on Consent Calendar.
- **2023-03-02** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2023-03-02** Adopted, Ayes 71, Nays 17, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2023-03-02** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-06** Received from House, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `introduction`
- **2023-03-13** Concurred, Ayes 24, Nays 7 `passage`
- **2023-03-13** Companion House Resolution substituted `substitution`
- **2023-03-15** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-15** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-15** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2023-03-17** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-21** 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/fd442abd-f0aa-48b6-bace-048ddd2d025c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).