---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Alexia Poe, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, advisory board -"
description: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Alexia Poe, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, advisory board -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SJR 278"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 278 (113)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Confirmation of Appointment", "General Assembly"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-23"
last_action: "2023-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/157f1168-f739-4955-9df8-f9d843f126a7"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0278&GA=113"
source_hash: "177611d45ca0b11811031959f087c84252222eec4c7d3b7e1d791eda6c3776e8"
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 278 (113) — General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Alexia Poe, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, advisory board -

## 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/SJR0278.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for adoption by Senate Education Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 3/22/2023 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/30/2023 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for adoption by Senate Education Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 3/22/2023 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/3/2023 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-23** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-27** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-03-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee `passage`
- **2023-03-15** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/22/2023
- **2023-03-17** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-22** Recommended for adoption by Senate Education Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-03-28** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/30/2023
- **2023-03-30** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-30** Adopted, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-31** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-03** Concurred, Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2023-04-04** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-04** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-05** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-06** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-10** 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/157f1168-f739-4955-9df8-f9d843f126a7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).