---
type: "Bill"
title: "Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates June 19 of each year as \"Juneteenth,\" a day of special observance. - Amends TCA Title 15."
description: "Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates June 19 of each year as \"Juneteenth,\" a day of special observance. - Amends TCA Title 15."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 201"
citation: "Tennessee SB 201 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Holidays and Days of Special Observance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gilmore", "Hardaway"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 35
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-01-15"
last_action: "2021-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f934939e-93b6-44f6-bd1e-ab4dc135380b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0201&GA=112"
source_hash: "80db0a93d70ea9d345dd5dde9690d8f1185207a5d839b14fb8f584df6d1ad376"
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 201 (112) — Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates June 19 of each year as "Juneteenth," a day of special observance. - Amends TCA Title 15.

## 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/SB0201.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/16/2021 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE NAMING AND DESIGNATING COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/2/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/15/2021 Passed (1) — **87–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/15/2021 3/11/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/22/2021 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gilmore — primary (person)
- Hardaway — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-15** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-25** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2021-02-10** P2C, ref. to Naming & Designating `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-24** Placed on cal. Naming & Designating for 3/2/2021
- **2021-02-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-02** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-04** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-09** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/16/2021
- **2021-03-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/11/2021
- **2021-03-11** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-11** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/15/2021
- **2021-03-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-15** Passed H., Ayes 87, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2021-03-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-16** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-03-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-03-18** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/22/2021
- **2021-03-18** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-03-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-22** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-03-22** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-22** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-03-23** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-03-26** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-03-29** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-03-31** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-07** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-12** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 89
- **2021-04-12** Effective date(s) 04/07/2021
- **2021-04-12** Pub. Ch. 89

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f934939e-93b6-44f6-bd1e-ab4dc135380b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).