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SB1043 • 2026

Parks, Natural Areas Preservation

AN ACT to designate a swimming facility at Henry Horton State Park as the "Riley Gaines Aquatic Center".

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Sponsor
Bowling, Bulso
Last action
2025-02-12
Official status
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation included claims about overriding unspecified laws and public welfare, which were removed as they could not be directly supported by the official source material.

Naming Henry Horton State Park's Swimming Pool

This bill names the new swimming pool at Henry Horton State Park as the 'Riley Gaines Aquatic Center' and requires signs to be placed designating this name.

What This Bill Does

  • Names a new swimming pool at Henry Horton State Park as the 'Riley Gaines Aquatic Center'.
  • Requires the Department of Environment and Conservation to put up signs or markers with this name.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of Environment and Conservation, which must put up signs.
  • Visitors to Henry Horton State Park who will see the new name on signs.

Terms To Know

Designate
To officially give a special name or title to something.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not provide details on how the signs will look.
  • The bill does not specify which laws might be overridden, but it states that any contrary law is disregarded.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee

  2. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  4. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Naming & Designating Committee - Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee

  5. 2025-01-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  6. 2025-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 320
By Bulso

SENATE BILL 1043
By Bowling

SB1043
002054
- 1 -

AN ACT to designate a swimming facility at Henry Horton
State Park as the "Riley Gaines Aquatic Center".

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding a law to the contrary, the swimming pool that is scheduled
to be constructed at Henry Horton State Park, and for which the State Building Commission
approved the selection of a designer on August 10, 2023, is hereby designated the "Riley
Gaines Aquatic Center".
SECTION 2. The department of environment and conservation is directed to erect
suitable signs or affix suitable markers designating such swimming pool as the "Riley Gaines
Aquatic Center".
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.