---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Congress - Urges the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to locate a VA hospital in Knoxville. -"
description: "Memorials, Congress - Urges the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to locate a VA hospital in Knoxville. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SJR 4"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 4 (110)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Congress"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Green"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 26
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2017-01-04"
last_action: "2017-03-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0348bff7-a68b-48ac-8bea-712d808afa16"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0004&GA=110"
source_hash: "5a7c05104eefa5fb00c4bc394ddf356aec774c7f3e8a1fd37786413f53424fa3"
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 4 (110) — Memorials, Congress - Urges the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to locate a VA hospital in Knoxville. -

## 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/SJR0004.pdf)

## Votes

- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/13/2017 3/9/2017 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 1/31/2017 Passed (1) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- STATE GOVERNMENT SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/1/2017 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED MOTION TO ADOPT 2/2/2017 Passed — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/7/2017 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO CONCUR 3/13/2017 Passed — **94–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Green — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-04** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-01-11** Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk pending committee appointments
- **2017-01-25** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 1/31/2017
- **2017-01-30** Refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee
- **2017-01-31** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 2/2/2017
- **2017-01-31** Recommended for adoption with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2017-02-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-02-02** Assigned to s/c State Government Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-02** Rcvd. from S., ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-02** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-02-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-02-02** Adopted as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0
- **2017-02-02** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0002)
- **2017-02-22** Placed on s/c cal State Government Subcommittee for 3/1/2017
- **2017-03-01** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/7/2017
- **2017-03-01** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-07** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-08** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/9/2017
- **2017-03-09** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/13/2017
- **2017-03-13** Concurred, Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-14** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-03-14** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-03-14** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-03-15** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-03-16** 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/0348bff7-a68b-48ac-8bea-712d808afa16`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).