Tennessee SJR 833: General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Robin Morrison, Tennessee public utility commission -

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 833
By McNally
SJR0833
013657
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A RESOLUTION to confirm the appointment of Robin Morrison as
a commissioner of the Tennessee public utility
commission.

WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 65-1-101, creates the Tennessee
public utility commission; and
WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 65-1-101(a), provides that two
commissioners of the Tennessee public utility commission shall be appointed by the Speaker of
the Senate; and
WHEREAS, Speaker of the Senate Randy McNally has appointed Robin Morrison of
Chattanooga to serve a six-year term as a commissioner of the Tennessee public utility
commission for a term that will expire on June 30, 2032; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Morrison currently serves as a vice president and financial center
manager for one of the South's largest banks, First Horizon Bank, and she possesses broad
experience in customer relations, business management, and federal and regulatory
compliance; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Morrison earned her bachelor's degree in business administration-
finance from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and is a graduate of the Southeastern
School of Banking and Leadership Chattanooga; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Morrison is active in leadership roles in her community, having served
on the boards of the South Board of Redevelopment Group, Junior League of Chattanooga, and
the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce's Southside Council, and is a member of the
Chattanooga Women's Leadership Institute; and

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WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 65-1-101(d), provides that each
appointment to the commission shall be confirmed by joint resolution of the General Assembly;
now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, that we hereby confirm the appointment of Robin
Morrison of Chattanooga to serve a six-year term as a commissioner of the Tennessee public
utility commission, such term to expire on June 30, 2032.