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SB0338 • 2026

State Symbols

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

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Sponsor
Akbari, Parkinson
Last action
2025-02-12
Official status
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text do not provide details about updating the law book or immediate effectiveness beyond what is stated in the official source material.

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

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

What This Bill Does

  • Adds the song 'Tennessee' by Arrested Development as a new official state symbol in Tennessee.

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 or animals, chosen by a state to represent it.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the song will be used or promoted.
  • It is unclear if there are any restrictions on using the new state symbol.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Failed in State & Local Government Committee

  2. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  3. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  4. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  5. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  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

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HOUSE BILL 43
By Parkinson

SENATE BILL 338
By Akbari

SB0338
000882
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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.