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HB0363 • 2026

Holidays and Days of Special Observance

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 15, Chapter 2, Part 1, relative to periods of special observance.

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Sponsor
Reeves, Briggs
Last action
2025-04-04
Official status
Effective date(s) 04/03/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify who the bill affects, so no specific groups are listed under 'who_it_affects'.

Designate November as Diabetes Awareness Month

This bill designates the month of November as 'Diabetes Awareness Month' in Tennessee.

What This Bill Does

  • Adds a new section to Tennessee's laws about special observance periods, declaring that the month of November is observed annually as 'Diabetes Awareness Month'.

Terms To Know

Special observance periods
Specific times of the year set aside to recognize important issues or events.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how 'Diabetes Awareness Month' should be observed.
  • It is unclear what specific activities or programs will take place during this month.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 04/03/2025

  2. 2025-04-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 139

  3. 2025-04-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 139

  4. 2025-04-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2025-03-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  6. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  7. 2025-03-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  8. 2025-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  9. 2025-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

  10. 2025-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  11. 2025-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  12. 2025-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  13. 2025-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0

  14. 2025-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  15. 2025-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  16. 2025-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Companion House Bill substituted

  17. 2025-03-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/24/2025

  18. 2025-03-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/24/2025

  19. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025

  20. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  21. 2025-03-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  22. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  23. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 3/19/2025

  24. 2025-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  25. 2025-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/11/2025

  26. 2025-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Health Committee

  27. 2025-02-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Naming & Designating Committee for 3/3/2025

  28. 2025-02-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  29. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee

  30. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  31. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Naming & Designating Committee - Health Committee

  32. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  33. 2025-01-29 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  34. 2025-01-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

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Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 462
By Briggs

HOUSE BILL 363
By Reeves

HB0363
000786
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 15,
Chapter 2, Part 1, relative to periods of special
observance.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 15, Chapter 2, Part 1, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
The month of November is observed annually as "Diabetes Awareness Month" in
this state.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.