---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Dr. Gary A. Passons, University of Tennessee Health Science Center -"
description: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Dr. Gary A. Passons, University of Tennessee Health Science Center -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SJR 636"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 636 (114)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Confirmation of Appointment", "General Assembly"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c026b3bc-c0fe-48a9-94fc-e18656017afa"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SJR0636&ga=114"
source_hash: "be7b5d87b1427a0fd36523a4d7511779c8e6ad505de42efc001687901e03c925"
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 636 (114) — General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Dr. Gary A. Passons, University of Tennessee Health Science Center -

## 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/SJR0636.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for adoption by Senate Education Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 2/25/2026 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/2/2026 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONCUR 3/5/2026 Passed — **92–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-18** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/25/2026
- **2026-02-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-25** Recommended for adoption by Senate Education Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2026-02-27** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/2/2026
- **2026-03-02** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-02** Adopted, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-05** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-05** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-03-05** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-05** Concurred, Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-05** Subst. for comp. HJR897 `substitution`
- **2026-03-06** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-18** 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/c026b3bc-c0fe-48a9-94fc-e18656017afa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).