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TennesseeSB 1034114th General Assembly (2025-2026)Senate

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 4, relative to Tennessee heritage protection.

Sponsored By: Janice Bowling (Republican)

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Historical Sites and Preservation

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Bill Overview

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New rules for historic city and county seals

The law adds official city and county seals with historic imagery to Tennessee’s heritage-protection rules. If a seal shows a historic conflict, entity, event, figure, or element, it now falls under these state rules. Local governments must follow the state process to change, replace, or remove such seals. The law takes effect upon becoming a law in 2025.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Janice Bowling

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Joey Hensley

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 175 • No: 55

House vote • 4/16/2025

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025

Yes: 71 • No: 23

House vote • 4/16/2025

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025

Yes: 70 • No: 24

Senate vote • 3/24/2025

FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/24/2025

Yes: 27 • No: 6

Senate vote • 3/11/2025

SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE

Yes: 7 • No: 2

Actions Timeline

  1. Pub. Ch. 389

    5/13/2025

  2. Effective date(s) 05/05/2025

    5/13/2025

  3. Signed by Governor.

    5/5/2025Senate

  4. Transmitted to Governor for action.

    4/23/2025Senate

  5. Enrolled and ready for signatures

    4/22/2025Senate

  6. Signed by Senate Speaker

    4/22/2025Senate

  7. Signed by H. Speaker

    4/22/2025House

  8. Subst. for comp. HB.

    4/16/2025House

  9. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0401)

    4/16/2025House

  10. Passed H., Ayes 70, Nays 24, PNV 0

    4/16/2025House

  11. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

    3/27/2025House

  12. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0118)

    3/24/2025Senate

  13. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 6

    3/24/2025Senate

  14. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    3/24/2025Senate

  15. Sponsor(s) Added.

    3/24/2025Senate

  16. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/24/2025

    3/21/2025Senate

  17. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0

    3/11/2025Senate

  18. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/11/2025

    3/4/2025Senate

  19. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

    2/12/2025Senate

  20. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    2/10/2025Senate

  21. Filed for introduction

    2/5/2025Senate

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