# Tennessee HB 1981: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3, relative to designating Lake County as the Eagle Capital of Tennessee.

Tennessee HB 1981, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3, relative to designating Lake County as the Eagle Capital of Tennessee., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-04-27 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 667) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 1981
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3, relative to designating Lake County as the Eagle Capital of Tennessee.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-22
- Last action: 2026-04-27, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 667
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: State Symbols
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (107 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Monty Fritts (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lowell Russell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-23 | House | FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/23/2026 | pass | 82 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-19 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 16 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-02 | House | HOUSE NAMING & DESIGNATING COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2026-04-27: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 667
- 2026-03-23: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-03-23: Comp. SB subst. (House)
- 2026-03-19: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/23/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/19/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House)
- 2026-03-04: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-02: Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee (House)
- 2026-02-25: Placed on cal. Naming & Designating Committee for 3/2/2026 (House)
- 2026-02-04: P2C, ref. to Naming & Designating Committee - State & Local Governent for Review (House)
- 2026-02-02: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2026-01-22: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0667.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1615.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1981.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0667.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1615.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1981.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1981-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).