# Tennessee HB 2438: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 15, Chapter 2, relative to "Gold Star Father's Day." Tennessee HB 2438, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 15, Chapter 2, relative to "Gold Star Father's Day.", is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-05-04 (Comp. became Pub. Ch. 859) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2438-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 2438 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 15, Chapter 2, relative to "Gold Star Father's Day." - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-03 - Last action: 2026-05-04, Comp. became Pub. Ch. 859 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 25 - Subjects: Holidays and Days of Special Observance - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (30 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: Ed Butler (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Karen D. Camper (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: John Ray Clemmons (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Vincent Dixie (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Bob Freeman (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Monty Fritts (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ronnie Glynn (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Michael Hale (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dan Howell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bud Hulsey (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kelly Keisling (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Justin Lafferty (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Susan M. Lynn (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Debra Moody (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Antonio Parkinson (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Jason Powell (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Powers - Cosponsor: Jay D. Reedy (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michele Reneau (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lowell Russell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Gabby Salinas (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Stevens - Cosponsor: Bryan Terry (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Towns - Cosponsor: Dave Wright (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-13 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-04-08 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | House | HOUSE NAMING & DESIGNATING COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (21) - 2026-05-04: Comp. became Pub. Ch. 859 - 2026-04-14: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-14: Comp. SB subst. (House) - 2026-04-09: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 (House) - 2026-04-08: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026 (House) - 2026-04-08: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-04-01: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/8/2026 (House) - 2026-04-01: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/8/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026 (House) - 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026 (House) - 2026-03-18: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026 (House) - 2026-03-11: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/18/2026 (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) - 2026-02-05: P2C, ref. to Naming & Designating Committee - State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2026-02-04: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-02-04: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-02-03: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0859.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2275.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2438.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 2428: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to first responders. (failed) - HB 2381: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 65 and Title 68, relative to utilities. (failed) - HB 2309: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29 and Title 39, relative to criminal conduct. (failed) - HB 2204: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 38, relative to compensation of law enforcement officers. (failed) - HB 2223: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to fireworks. (failed) - HB 2210: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 58 and Title 67, Chapter 4, relative to disaster response. (failed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0859.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB2275.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2438.pdf) ## Related - [HB 2428: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to fi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2428-2025-2026) - [HB 2381: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 6…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2381-2025-2026) - [HB 2309: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29 and Title 39, relative to cr…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2309-2025-2026) - [HB 2204: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 3…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2204-2025-2026) - [HB 2223: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to fireworks.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2223-2025-2026) - [HB 2210: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 58 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2210-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2438-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).