---
type: "Bill"
title: "Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates November as \"Christian Heritage Month.\" - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1."
description: "Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates November as \"Christian Heritage Month.\" - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 2125"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2125 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Holidays and Days of Special Observance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Grills"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 29
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e5bc8c11-f09d-4cb2-9e46-f6315b73231d"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2125&GA=113"
source_hash: "46e33121ffc74cdbaf7420775902c137d571204364c4f948a73c2d1b966519c9"
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 2125 (113) — Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates November as "Christian Heritage Month." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1.

## 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/113/Bill/HB2125.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 2/20/2024 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/14/2024 Passed — **68–19** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/6/2024 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/11/2024 3/7/2024 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/6/2024 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/28/2024 Passed (1) — **26–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/25/2024 Passed (2) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/14/2024 Passed (2) — **68–19** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/14/2024 Passed (1) — **70–13** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/11/2024 3/7/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 2/20/2024 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Grills — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-24** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-25** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-01-29** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-30** Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-14** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/20/2024
- **2024-02-20** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 2/28/2024
- **2024-02-28** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/6/2024
- **2024-02-28** Action def. in State Government Committee to 3/6/2024
- **2024-03-06** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/7/2024
- **2024-03-06** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-06** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-07** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/11/2024
- **2024-03-11** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/14/2024
- **2024-03-11** Reset on next avail. cal.
- **2024-03-11** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-03-14** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-14** Passed H., Ayes 70, Nays 13, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2024-03-18** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-03-28** Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 2 `passage`
- **2024-03-28** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-04-02** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-04-04** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-08** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-01** Effective date(s) 04/22/2024
- **2024-05-01** Pub. Ch. 750

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e5bc8c11-f09d-4cb2-9e46-f6315b73231d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).