---
type: "Bill"
title: "Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates July 16 as \"Ida B. Wells Day.\" - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2."
description: "Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates July 16 as \"Ida B. Wells Day.\" - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 2847"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2847 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Holidays and Days of Special Observance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Akbari", "Camper"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 31
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-02-02"
last_action: "2022-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c7da74c8-7675-4084-b882-3cef3b5857b5"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2847&GA=112"
source_hash: "b2c9c0d64cc242b4125d4a9ba66bd71c26fa64afb11b53f3bbd4b157b3669c02"
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 2847 (112) — Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates July 16 as "Ida B. Wells Day." - 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://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB2847.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/11/2022 Passed (2) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/11/2022 4/7/2022 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE NAMING AND DESIGNATING COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/15/2022 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/24/2022 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/11/2022 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/15/2022 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Akbari — primary (person)
- Camper — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-02** Intro. `introduction`
- **2022-02-02** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-02** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-03** P1C.
- **2022-02-03** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-07** P2C, ref. to Naming & Designating `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2022-02-09** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/15/2022
- **2022-02-10** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-15** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2022-02-22** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/24/2022
- **2022-02-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-02-24** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-02-28** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-03-09** Placed on cal. Naming & Designating for 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-15** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-06** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/7/2022
- **2022-04-07** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/11/2022
- **2022-04-11** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-04-11** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-11** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2022-04-11** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-04-13** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-04-18** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-04-18** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-04-18** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-04-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-02** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 924
- **2022-05-02** Effective date(s) 04/27/2022
- **2022-05-02** Pub. Ch. 924

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c7da74c8-7675-4084-b882-3cef3b5857b5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).