KLS Keeping Law Simple Legislation in plain English

Straight-ahead summaries built from the official bill text. We keep the source links front and center and leave the decision up to you.

Back to Tennessee

HB0043 • 2026

State Symbols

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3, relative to state symbols.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Parkinson, Akbari
Last action
2025-02-19
Official status
Failed in State & Local Government Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and its effects are uncertain.

Adding 'Tennessee' by Arrested Development as an Official State Song

This bill would designate 'Tennessee' by Arrested Development as an official state song in Tennessee.

What This Bill Does

  • Designates the song 'Tennessee' by Arrested Development as a new official state symbol in Tennessee.
  • Updates Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3 of the Tennessee Code Annotated to include this new state song.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The people of Tennessee who are interested in state symbols and music.
  • Government officials responsible for maintaining lists of official state symbols.

Terms To Know

State Symbols
Official items like songs, flowers, or animals that represent a state's history, culture, or values.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and was stopped in the State & Local Government Committee.
  • It is unclear how this new song will be used by schools, government agencies, or other groups.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Failed in State & Local Government Committee

  2. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 2/19/2025

  3. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  4. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee

  5. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  6. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Naming & Designating Committee for 2/10/2025

  7. 2025-01-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  8. 2025-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Naming & Designating Committee -- State & Local Government Committee

  9. 2025-01-15 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees

  10. 2025-01-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  11. 2024-12-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
SENATE BILL 338
By Akbari

HOUSE BILL 43
By Parkinson

HB0043
000882
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4,
Chapter 1, Part 3, relative to state symbols.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-1-302, is amended by adding the
following new subdivision:
( ) "Tennessee" by Arrested Development, as adopted by this act;
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.