# Tennessee SB 1885: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 15-2-129, relative to songwriters.

Tennessee SB 1885, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 15-2-129, relative to songwriters., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-03-23 (Effective date(s) 03/18/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1885
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 15-2-129, relative to songwriters.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Effective date(s) 03/18/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Holidays and Days of Special Observance
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (133 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

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-02 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/2/2026 | pass | 92 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-23 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/23/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2026-03-23: Effective date(s) 03/18/2026
- 2026-03-23: Pub. Ch. 593
- 2026-03-18: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-04: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 1 (House)
- 2026-03-02: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2026-02-26: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2026-02-23: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/23/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/17/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0593.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1629.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1885.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0593.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1629.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1885.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1885-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).