Tennessee § 17-4-103 - Legislative vote on confirmation.

§ 17-4-103. Legislative vote on confirmation.

If the general assembly is in its annual legislative session when the appointment is made, then the vote, if any, on confirmation of the governor's appointee shall occur within sixty (60) consecutive calendar days immediately following the appointment. If the general assembly is not in its annual legislative session when the appointment is made, then the vote, if any, on confirmation of the governor's appointee shall occur within sixty (60) consecutive calendar days, beginning on the convening date of the next annual legislative session following the appointment. If the general assembly fails to reject the governor's appointee within sixty (60) consecutive calendar days, then the appointee shall be deemed confirmed as of the following calendar day, regardless of whether the general assembly is then in session. Acts 2009, ch. 517, § 1; 2016, ch. 528, § 11. Compiler's Notes. Former part 1, §§ 17-4-101 — 17-4-112 , 17-4-114 — 17-4-118 (Acts 1971, ch. 198, §§ 1-12, 14-16; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch 740, § 6; Acts 1973, ch. 265, §§ 1-7; 1974, ch. 433, § 1; 1976, ch. 712, § 1; 1982, ch. 590, § 1; T.C.A., §§ 17-701 — 17-712, 17-714 — 17-716, modified; Acts 1986, ch. 624, §§ 1-4; 1989, ch. 431, § 1; 1993, ch. 66, §§ 37, 38; 1993, ch. 196, §§ 6, 7; 1994, ch. 942, §§ 3-14, 16-20; 1999, ch. 315, §§ 2-10; 2001, ch. 459, §§ 3-8), concerning judicial selection, was repealed by Acts 2009, ch. 517, § 1, effective July 1, 2009. For provisions concerning judicial nomination, see this part. For the Preamble to the act concerning an orderly procedure for the appointment, confirmation, and retention of appellate court judges as required by Tennessee Constitution, Article VI, Section 3, please refer to Acts 2016, ch. 528. Amendments. The 2016 amendment rewrote the section which read: “(a) Each member of the judicial nominating commission shall be a citizen of the United States, shall be at least thirty (30) years of age, and shall have been a citizen of this state for at least five (5) years immediately prior to appointment. Any member appointed from one (1) of the state's grand divisions shall have been a resident of that grand division for at least one (1) year immediately prior to appointment.“(b) Each attorney member shall be duly licensed to practice by the Tennessee supreme court.” Effective Dates. Acts 2009, ch. 517, § 6. July 1, 2009. Acts 2016, ch. 528, § 23. January 28, 2016. Cross-References. Grand division, title 4, ch. 1, part 2.