# Tennessee SB 1034: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 4, relative to Tennessee heritage protection.

Tennessee SB 1034, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 4, relative to Tennessee heritage protection., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Effective date(s) 05/05/2025) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1034
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 4, relative to Tennessee heritage protection.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Effective date(s) 05/05/2025
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Historical Sites and Preservation
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (175 yes, 55 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Heritage protections now cover local government seals: benefit, low. Tennessee’s heritage-protection rules now cover official city and county seals that contain historic imagery. Covered imagery represents historic conflicts, entities, events, figures, or organizations. This change took effect when the law was enacted.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Joey Hensley (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-16 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 | pass | 70 | 24 |   |
| 2025-04-16 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 | pass | 71 | 23 |   |
| 2025-03-24 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/24/2025 | pass | 27 | 6 |   |
| 2025-03-11 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 7 | 2 |   |

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0389.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1034.pdf)
- HA0401: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0401.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1034.pdf)
- SA0118: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0118.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (signed)
- SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to low-income housing. (signed)
- SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (signed)
- SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (signed)
- HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 1987; Chapter 74 of the Private Acts of 1995; Chapter… (signed)
- HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (signed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0389.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1034.pdf)
- [HA0401 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0401.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1034.pdf)
- [SA0118 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0118.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0855-2025-2026)
- [SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0539-2025-2026)
- [SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0254-2025-2026)
- [SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0198-2025-2026)
- [HB 2666: AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2666-2025-2026)
- [HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2670-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1034-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).