Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

HB 1071 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 4, relative to Tennessee heritage protection.

Last action — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 389

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Bill Lee (Republican) on April 22, 2025.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Historical Sites and Preservation - As enacted, includes in the definition of a "memorial", for purposes of Tennessee heritage protection, an official governmental seal of a city or county government that contains imagery representative of any historic conflict, historic entity, historic event, historic figure, or historic organization. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 4.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Pub. Ch. 389

  2. Effective date(s) 05/05/2025

  3. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 389

  4. Signed by Governor.

  5. Transmitted to Governor for action.

  6. Enrolled and ready for signatures

  7. Signed by Senate Speaker

  8. Signed by H. Speaker

  9. Subst. for comp. HB.

  10. Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0401)

  11. Passed H., Ayes 70, Nays 24, PNV 0

  12. Comp. SB subst.

  13. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2025

  14. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2025

  15. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  16. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/9/2025

  17. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/9/2025

  18. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  19. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025

  20. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/2/2025

  21. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0118)

  22. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 6

  23. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  24. Sponsor(s) Added.

  25. Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/24/2025

  26. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/26/2025

  27. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025

  28. Sponsor(s) Added.

  29. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/19/2025

  30. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/19/2025

  31. Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0

  32. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  33. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/12/2025

  34. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/11/2025

  35. Action Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to 3/5/2025

  36. Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/5/2025

  37. Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/26/2025

  38. Meeting Canceled

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

  40. Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/19/2025

  41. Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee

  42. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  43. P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  44. Intro., P1C.

  45. Filed for introduction

  46. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 131 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (131)

131 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1071 do?
Historical Sites and Preservation - As enacted, includes in the definition of a "memorial", for purposes of Tennessee heritage protection, an official governmental seal of a city or county government that contains imagery representative of any historic conflict, historic entity, historic event, historic figure, or historic organization. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 4.
Who sponsors HB 1071?
HB 1071 is sponsored by Wright, Dave (Republican) and McCalmon, Jake (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1071?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2025. Enacted.
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