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+type: "Bill"
+title: "State Symbols - As enacted, requests the governor to submit a new design of the great seal of the state of Tennessee by July 1, 2025, that incorporates the language \"In God We Trust.\" - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3."
+description: "State Symbols - As enacted, requests the governor to submit a new design of the great seal of the state of Tennessee by July 1, 2025, that incorporates the language \"In God We Trust.\" - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "113"
+identifier: "SB 420"
+citation: "Tennessee SB 420 (113)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["State Symbols"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Crowe"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2023-01-24"
+last_action: "2023-05-03"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c490b883-ed71-4368-ab88-88d8303281b6"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0420&GA=113"
+source_hash: "1ea2bf7e400d87ef17bd5c9dbdc40ff2220a373492daf53cc71d08704cafede0"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee SB 420 (113) — State Symbols - As enacted, requests the governor to submit a new design of the great seal of the state of Tennessee by July 1, 2025, that incorporates the language "In God We Trust." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0420.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/14/2023 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2023 Passed (1) — **74–18** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/20/2023 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Crowe — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-01-24** Filed for introduction `filing`
+- **2023-01-25** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2023-01-26** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `passage`
+- **2023-03-07** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/14/2023
+- **2023-03-14** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
+- **2023-03-16** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/20/2023
+- **2023-03-20** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
+- **2023-03-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
+- **2023-03-23** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
+- **2023-04-17** Passed H., Ayes 74, Nays 18, PNV 4 `passage`
+- **2023-04-17** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
+- **2023-04-18** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
+- **2023-04-19** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
+- **2023-04-20** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-04-20** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
+- **2023-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2023-05-03** Effective date(s) 04/28/2023
+- **2023-05-03** Pub. Ch. 261
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c490b883-ed71-4368-ab88-88d8303281b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
+