---
type: "Bill"
title: "Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, changes the designation of June 19, known as \"Juneteenth,\" from a day of special observance to a legal holiday. - Amends TCA Title 15."
description: "Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, changes the designation of June 19, known as \"Juneteenth,\" from a day of special observance to a legal holiday. - Amends TCA Title 15."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 269"
citation: "Tennessee SB 269 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Holidays and Days of Special Observance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 32
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2023-01-19"
last_action: "2023-05-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7226bd64-ead2-4105-a5e4-0d1eabaa9525"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0269&GA=113"
source_hash: "f05d642d4ce1007547ac6bc9a232d786bdb114fb0a546fb515d111332f68500e"
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 269 (113) — Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, changes the designation of June 19, known as "Juneteenth," from a day of special observance to a legal holiday. - Amends TCA Title 15.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA0477** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0477.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0269.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/23/2023 Passed — **24–4** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR 2 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2023 Passed — **61–18** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/7/2023 Passed — **7–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR 2 PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2023 Passed (2) — **61–24** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/21/2023 Passed (1) — **9–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR 2 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2023 Passed (1) — **61–18** (pass) · lower
- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/21/2023 Passed (2) — **9–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/23/2023 Passed (1) — **24–4** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR 2 PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2023 Passed — **61–24** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-19** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-20** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-21** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `passage`
- **2023-01-31** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/7/2023
- **2023-01-31** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-07** Action deferred in Senate State & Local Government Committee to 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-21** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-28** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/7/2023
- **2023-02-28** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/7/2023
- **2023-03-07** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-07** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- **2023-03-08** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/14/2023
- **2023-03-14** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 3/21/2023
- **2023-03-14** Action deferred in Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 3/21/2023
- **2023-03-21** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/23/2023
- **2023-03-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-21** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-03-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-23** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-23** Passed Senate, Ayes 24, Nays 4 `passage`
- **2023-03-27** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-04-20** Passed H., Ayes 61, Nays 18, PNV 10 `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Am. 1 (HA0477) Ruled Out Of Order. Outside the Scope of The Caption of the Bill
- **2023-04-20** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-21** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-21** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-21** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-24** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-05** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-17** Effective date(s) 05/05/2023
- **2023-05-17** Pub. Ch. 337

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7226bd64-ead2-4105-a5e4-0d1eabaa9525`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).