---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Dr. Robert Patton, Tennessee Ethics Commission -"
description: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Dr. Robert Patton, Tennessee Ethics Commission -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SJR 540"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 540 (110)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["General Assembly", "Confirmation of Appointment"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Crowe"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-30"
last_action: "2018-02-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/91758c42-ec86-43e9-963e-09b6e0395c9c"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0540&GA=110"
source_hash: "340f7c71fb90694c173e1ec7bce0fd8763a111212e41b71a351627352cdf2035"
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 540 (110) — General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Dr. Robert Patton, Tennessee Ethics Commission -

## 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/SJR0540.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/12/2018 PASSED (1) — **96–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for adoption by Senate State and Local Government Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 2/6/2018 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT 2/8/2018 PASSED (1) — **31–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Crowe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-30** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-31** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/6/2018
- **2018-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee
- **2018-02-06** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 2/8/2018
- **2018-02-06** Recommended for adoption by Senate State and Local Government Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-02-08** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2018-02-08** Adopted, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-02-12** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-02-12** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2018-02-12** Concurred, Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-02-13** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-02-14** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-02-14** Transmitted to Governor for action.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/91758c42-ec86-43e9-963e-09b6e0395c9c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).