---
type: "Bill"
title: "State Symbols - As enacted, designates the Southern Stars Symphonic Brass as the official brass band of the state of Tennessee. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3."
description: "State Symbols - As enacted, designates the Southern Stars Symphonic Brass as the official brass band of the state of Tennessee. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 794"
citation: "Tennessee SB 794 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Symbols"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-04"
last_action: "2025-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/199edc3f-f0d8-442e-831d-e870c2f7dc00"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB0794&ga=114"
source_hash: "43d88f364f608c0d233aecc68b9d3b9c6369b9926f64eb721dc087b874b19392"
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 794 (114) — State Symbols - As enacted, designates the Southern Stars Symphonic Brass as the official brass band of the state of Tennessee. - 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://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0794.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/27/2025 Passed — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/25/2025 Passed (1) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-04** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-18** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/25/2025
- **2025-02-25** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/27/2025
- **2025-02-25** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2025-02-27** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-02-27** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-03** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2025-03-31** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2025-03-31** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-04-01** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-02** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-02** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-03** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-30** Effective date(s) 04/11/2025
- **2025-04-30** Pub. Ch. 176

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/199edc3f-f0d8-442e-831d-e870c2f7dc00`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).