---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Charles M. Traughber, Jr., Tennessee Ethics Commission -"
description: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Charles M. Traughber, Jr., Tennessee Ethics Commission -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HJR 160"
citation: "Tennessee HJR 160 (110)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["General Assembly", "Confirmation of Appointment"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ramsey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-28"
last_action: "2017-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/77e91dcc-57f9-4cb9-aaf5-fec1fc928a0f"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HJR0160&GA=110"
source_hash: "3ff9dcbbeae2d6e4b153130ef59cbc35106453682643707fa17289561ba7a3c9"
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 160 (110) — General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Charles M. Traughber, 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](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/HJR0160.pdf)

## Votes

- STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/14/2017 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/20/2017 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ramsey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-28** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-02** Intro., ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-08** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/14/2017
- **2017-03-14** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-15** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/16/2017
- **2017-03-16** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-16** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/20/2017
- **2017-03-20** Senate substituted HJR for SJR 178
- **2017-03-20** Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-20** Received from House, refer to Senate Calendar Committee `introduction`
- **2017-03-20** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2017-03-20** Adopted, Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-20** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-21** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-03-21** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-03-21** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2017-03-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2017-03-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-22** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/77e91dcc-57f9-4cb9-aaf5-fec1fc928a0f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).