Bill Haslam

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FILE - In this March 25, 2014, file photo, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam speaks at a luncheon in Nashville, Tenn. The Republican governor on Thursday, May 22, 2014, signed a bill into law to allow the state to electrocute inmates on death row in the event that drugs used for lethal injections become unavailable. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig, file)

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Gov. Bill Haslam speaks to reporters after an appearance at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tenn., on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. The governor said he's concerned that an effort by some fellow Republicans to defeat three Democratic state Supreme Court Justices in August could affect a separate effort to get voters to approve a constitutional amendment on judicial selection in November. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)

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Gov. Bill Haslam speaks to reporters after an appearance at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tenn., on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. The governor said he's concerned that an effort by some fellow Republicans to defeat three Democratic state Supreme Court Justices in August could affect a separate effort to get voters to approve a constitutional amendment on judicial selection in November. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)

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This aerial photo show homes damaged by a tornado near Fayetteville, Tenn., on Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Gov. Bill Haslam visited the area near the Alabama line that suffered heavy damage and two fatalities during Monday's storms. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig) Gov. Bill Haslam visited the area near the Alabama line that suffered heavy damage and two fatalities during Monday's storms. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)

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Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, R-Blountville, left, shakes hands with Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam after a news conference on the final day of the 108th General Assembly on Thursday, April 17, 2014, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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Gov. Bill Haslam announces expansion plans by Enovate Medical in Murfreesboro, Tenn., on Wednesday, April 9, 2014. The Republican governor later told reporters that his administration is carefully considering the ramifications of a bill passed by the Senate that would allow people to carry weapons openly in public without a state-issued permit. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)