---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Commends Taiwan. -"
description: "General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Commends Taiwan. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SJR 91"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 91 (110)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["General Assembly", "Statement of Intent or Position"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 30
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2017-02-08"
last_action: "2017-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/73d2f6e4-96a5-42df-bd83-a3d70445cb0a"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0091&GA=110"
source_hash: "912117e936b9b4ab0ffb28ec289c35831da950e89beb3f690063d052a15f8fb0"
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 91 (110) — General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Commends Taiwan. -

## 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/SJR0091.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT AS AMENDED 3/9/2017 Passed — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/25/2017 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- STATE GOVERNMENT SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/29/2017 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/28/2017 Passed — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 5/1/2017 4/27/2017 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/1/2017 Passed (1) — **73–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
- **2017-02-22** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 2/28/2017
- **2017-02-28** Recommended for adoption with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 11, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-03-07** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 3/9/2017
- **2017-03-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-03-09** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-09** Adopted as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 0, PNV 5
- **2017-03-09** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0093)
- **2017-03-13** Assigned to s/c State Government Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-13** Ref. State Government Committee
- **2017-03-22** Placed on s/c cal State Government Subcommittee for 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-29** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 4/4/2017
- **2017-03-29** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-04** Action def. in State Government Committee to 4/11/2017
- **2017-04-05** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 4/11/2017
- **2017-04-11** Action def. in State Government Committee to 4/18/2017
- **2017-04-12** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 4/18/2017
- **2017-04-19** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 4/25/2017
- **2017-04-19** Action def. in State Government Committee to 4/25/2017
- **2017-04-25** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-26** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/27/2017
- **2017-04-27** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 5/1/2017
- **2017-05-01** Concurred, Ayes 73, Nays 0, PNV 5 `passage`
- **2017-05-02** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-05-02** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-05-02** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-05-03** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-05-04** 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/73d2f6e4-96a5-42df-bd83-a3d70445cb0a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).