---
type: "Bill"
title: "State Symbols - As enacted, designates “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree” by Brenda Lee as the official state holiday song; requires the secretary of state to include the song in the Tennessee Blue Book. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3."
description: "State Symbols - As enacted, designates “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree” by Brenda Lee as the official state holiday song; requires the secretary of state to include the song in the Tennessee Blue Book. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 1613"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1613 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Symbols"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Powell"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-12-06"
last_action: "2024-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e9a58bab-6337-4df2-b8bd-41d6db243551"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1613&GA=113"
source_hash: "e4adcd7bf68e684eb7dc66f2926bd2eeffd87d179693dca68864390a1fdd39a0"
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 1613 (113) — State Symbols - As enacted, designates “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree” by Brenda Lee as the official state holiday song; requires the secretary of state to include the song in the Tennessee Blue Book. - 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. **Amendment SA0578** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0578.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0666** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0666.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB1613.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/22/2024 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 2/6/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 2 3/25/2024 Passed — **92–1** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/22/2024 2/15/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/14/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/18/2024 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Powell — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-12-06** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-08** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-01-09** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-01-10** Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-10** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-31** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/6/2024
- **2024-02-06** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-07** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 2/14/2024
- **2024-02-14** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/15/2024
- **2024-02-14** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-15** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-15** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/22/2024
- **2024-02-22** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-02-22** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-02-26** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-03-18** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-18** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0666)
- **2024-03-18** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0578)
- **2024-03-18** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-03-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-21** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 3/25/2024
- **2024-03-25** H. concurred in S. am. no. 2 (SA0666) Ayes 92, Nays 1 PNV 0 HB1613
- **2024-03-27** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-04-02** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-04** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-16** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-22** Effective date(s) 04/16/2024
- **2024-04-22** Pub. Ch. 719

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e9a58bab-6337-4df2-b8bd-41d6db243551`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).