---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - David Watson, University of Tennessee Board of Trustees -"
description: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - David Watson, University of Tennessee Board of Trustees -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HJR 167"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 167 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Confirmation of Appointment", "General Assembly"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lamberth"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-06"
last_action: "2025-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f801ea07-4e05-4edc-869f-3641aaa95d73"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HJR0167&ga=114"
source_hash: "331656f93d6a55f84e5f79d201795afc3512f0c4e88a1031ec5c4e7de162a5d2"
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 167 (114) — General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - David Watson, University of Tennessee Board of Trustees -

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HJR0167.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar 3/13/2025 Failed (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/17/2025 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/11/2025 Passed (3) — **17–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-06** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Intro., ref. to Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-20** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-05** Placed on cal. Education Committee for 3/11/2025
- **2025-03-11** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-12** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/13/2025
- **2025-03-13** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/17/2025
- **2025-03-17** Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-17** Senate substituted HJR for SJR 94 `substitution`
- **2025-03-17** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-03-17** Adopted, Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2025-03-17** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-19** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-03-19** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-19** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-19** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-03-25** 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/f801ea07-4e05-4edc-869f-3641aaa95d73`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).