---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Dewey Branstetter, Jr., Tennessee Ethics Commission -"
description: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Dewey Branstetter, Jr., Tennessee Ethics Commission -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SJR 635"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 635 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Confirmation of Appointment", "General Assembly"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a8e0404f-5db7-4ac2-a2e0-ffacdf1e3c22"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SJR0635&ga=114"
source_hash: "4ba968f2dc947546ad4b10acf402881e251ad639438451438d9ec87549639fbf"
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 635 (114) — General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Dewey Branstetter, Jr., Tennessee Ethics 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/SJR0635.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for adoption by Senate State and Local Government Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 2/17/2026 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/23/2026 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONCUR 3/2/2026 Passed — **92–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-10** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/17/2026
- **2026-02-11** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-17** Recommended for adoption by Senate State and Local Government Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2026-02-20** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/23/2026
- **2026-02-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-02-23** Adopted, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-02-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-02** Concurred, Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2026-03-02** Subst. for comp. HJR0877 `substitution`
- **2026-03-04** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-03-06** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-18** 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/a8e0404f-5db7-4ac2-a2e0-ffacdf1e3c22`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).