---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Lynn Richardson, Ethics Commission -"
description: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Lynn Richardson, Ethics Commission -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SJR 118"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 118 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Confirmation of Appointment", "General Assembly"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-10"
last_action: "2025-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e68c75f3-a496-4c5d-b821-52999c4b06dd"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SJR0118&ga=114"
source_hash: "5a4a3502583188151d1e61a3f005535b8d8f6f5a965600a23ceeb7acd990423c"
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 118 (114) — General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Lynn Richardson, 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/SJR0118.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for adoption by Senate State and Local Government Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 3/4/2025 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/10/2025 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-10** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-12** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-25** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/4/2025
- **2025-03-04** Recommended for adoption by Senate State and Local Government 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`
- **2025-04-16** Concurred, Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-16** Subst. for comp. HJR 195 `substitution`
- **2025-04-23** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-23** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-24** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-24** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-30** 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/e68c75f3-a496-4c5d-b821-52999c4b06dd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).