---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - James S. \"Steve\" Jones, Fish and Wildlife Commission -"
description: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - James S. \"Steve\" Jones, Fish and Wildlife Commission -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SJR 177"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 177 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Confirmation of Appointment", "General Assembly"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McNally"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-02-24"
last_action: "2025-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3599536b-d4c4-4d80-96a1-601c5d0ee8aa"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SJR0177&ga=114"
source_hash: "e79c078057a74a4538213361ea03a917ec6c5636f7270455aac2c694de8b0b51"
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 177 (114) — General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - James S. "Steve" Jones, 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://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SJR0177.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/8/2025 Passed — **23–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/10/2025 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2025 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/14/2025 4/10/2025 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for adoption by Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 3/5/2025 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- McNally — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-24** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-27** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-03-03** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/5/2025
- **2025-03-03** Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Energy, Ag., & Nat. Resources Committee on 3-5-2025
- **2025-03-03** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., & Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-05** Recommended for adoption by Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2025-03-07** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/10/2025
- **2025-03-10** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-03-10** Adopted, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-13** Ref. to State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-02** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/9/2025
- **2025-04-08** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-09** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025
- **2025-04-10** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/14/2025
- **2025-04-14** Concurred, Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2025-04-15** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-15** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-16** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-16** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3599536b-d4c4-4d80-96a1-601c5d0ee8aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).