---
type: "Bill"
title: "Naming and Designating - As enacted, renames the CSM Bobby G. Davis and BG Carl E. Levi National Guard Armory as the BG Carl E. Levi and CSM Bobby G. Davis National Guard Armory. - Amends Chapter 358 of the Public Acts of 2019."
description: "Naming and Designating - As enacted, renames the CSM Bobby G. Davis and BG Carl E. Levi National Guard Armory as the BG Carl E. Levi and CSM Bobby G. Davis National Guard Armory. - Amends Chapter 358 of the Public Acts of 2019."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 1553"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1553 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Naming and Designating"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gardenhire", "Hazlewood"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 36
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2019-12-02"
last_action: "2020-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4e1ef8d8-fcc5-41aa-be34-b325c364536c"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1553&GA=111"
source_hash: "86fd79448910b5e151fd31b5e5866bf3db3d5739b9a5847eff40c66c7b5986c6"
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 1553 (111) — Naming and Designating - As enacted, renames the CSM Bobby G. Davis and BG Carl E. Levi National Guard Armory as the BG Carl E. Levi and CSM Bobby G. Davis National Guard Armory. - Amends Chapter 358 of the Public Acts of 2019.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB1553.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/19/2020 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2020 Passed — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/16/2020 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/16/2020 3/12/2020 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/10/2020 Passed — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE NAMING, DESIGNATING, & PRIVATE ACTS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/10/2020 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/19/2020 Passed — **29–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gardenhire — primary (person)
- Hazlewood — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-12-02** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-12-13** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-14** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-01-14** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-01-15** P2C, ref. to Naming, Designating, & Private Acts Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-16** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2020-02-04** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/11/2020
- **2020-02-11** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/18/2020
- **2020-02-11** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 2/18/2020
- **2020-02-18** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 2/25/2020
- **2020-02-19** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/25/2020
- **2020-02-25** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/3/2020
- **2020-02-25** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/3/2020
- **2020-03-04** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/10/2020
- **2020-03-04** Placed on cal. Naming, Designating, & Private Acts Committee for 3/10/2020
- **2020-03-10** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-03-10** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-11** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2020
- **2020-03-12** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/16/2020
- **2020-03-13** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/16/2020
- **2020-03-16** Re-refer to Senate Cal. Comm.
- **2020-03-16** Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2020-03-17** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-03-17** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2020-03-18** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/19/2020
- **2020-03-19** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2020-03-19** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-19** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2020-03-20** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-03-20** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2020-03-24** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2020-03-24** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-04-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-04-06** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 669
- **2020-04-06** Pub. Ch. 669
- **2020-04-06** Effective date(s) 04/02/2020

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4e1ef8d8-fcc5-41aa-be34-b325c364536c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).