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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates the month of April as \"Tennessee Native Plant Month.\" - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2."
+description: "Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates the month of April as \"Tennessee Native Plant Month.\" - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "114"
+identifier: "HB 1738"
+citation: "Tennessee HB 1738 (114)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Holidays and Days of Special Observance"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Vital"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 22
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2026-01-20"
+last_action: "2026-03-16"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8f80fe7b-73e4-4fa3-bc8c-72e5a6a79723"
+source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1738&ga=114"
+source_hash: "776dcfbb7059ff32124de4412a3df91fe946598ab350fb791d70ca5d9df1fb9a"
+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 HB 1738 (114) — Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates the month of April as "Tennessee Native Plant Month." - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1738.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- HOUSE AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/17/2026 Passed — **15–0** (pass) · lower
+- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/23/2026 2/19/2026 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- HOUSE NAMING & DESIGNATING COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee 2/9/2026 Passed (3) — **10–0** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/23/2026 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Vital — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-01-20** Filed for introduction `filing`
+- **2026-01-21** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
+- **2026-01-22** P2C, ref. to Naming & Designating Committee - Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-04** Placed on cal. Naming & Designating Committee for 2/9/2026
+- **2026-02-09** Rec. for pass; ref to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-02-11** Placed on cal. Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee for 2/17/2026
+- **2026-02-17** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-02-18** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/19/2026
+- **2026-02-19** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/23/2026
+- **2026-02-23** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
+- **2026-02-23** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
+- **2026-02-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
+- **2026-02-23** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2026-02-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
+- **2026-02-23** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
+- **2026-02-25** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
+- **2026-02-25** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
+- **2026-02-26** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-02-26** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
+- **2026-03-06** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2026-03-16** Effective date(s) 03/06/2026
+- **2026-03-16** Pub. Ch. 588
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8f80fe7b-73e4-4fa3-bc8c-72e5a6a79723`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
+