---
type: "Bill"
title: "State Government - As enacted, designates the Rhododendron and the Fall-O-Dendron festivals of Roan Mountain as the official Rhododendron and the Fall-O-Dendron festivals in this state in recognition of the festivals' contributions to the preservation of the heritage, history, and beautiful landscapes of this state. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 8 and Title 9."
description: "State Government - As enacted, designates the Rhododendron and the Fall-O-Dendron festivals of Roan Mountain as the official Rhododendron and the Fall-O-Dendron festivals in this state in recognition of the festivals' contributions to the preservation of the heritage, history, and beautiful landscapes of this state. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 8 and Title 9."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 2614"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2614 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jones R"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-02-03"
last_action: "2026-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0a810f8d-bb75-4c2e-bdbd-4d77b5ab96c7"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB2614&ga=114"
source_hash: "fa2bac2d8813ff7528f2202b358889eaffd91490760ee86c78f360371288b4e9"
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 2614 (114) — State Government - As enacted, designates the Rhododendron and the Fall-O-Dendron festivals of Roan Mountain as the official Rhododendron and the Fall-O-Dendron festivals in this state in recognition of the festivals' contributions to the preservation of the heritage, history, and beautiful landscapes of this state. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 8 and Title 9.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA1131** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1131.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA1046** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA1046.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2614.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/15/2026 Passed (3) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026 4/16/2026 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/20/2026 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE NAMING & DESIGNATING COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to State & Local Government Committee 4/13/2026 Passed — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/21/2026 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jones R — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-03** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-04** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2026-02-05** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2026-03-23** Sponsor change. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-23** Ref. to Naming & Designating Committee - State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-08** Placed on cal. Naming & Designating Committee for 4/13/2026
- **2026-04-13** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/15/2026
- **2026-04-13** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to State & Local Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-15** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/16/2026
- **2026-04-15** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-16** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/20/2026
- **2026-04-16** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-20** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2026-04-20** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-20** Passed H., as am., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-20** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1131) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-21** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-21** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA1046)
- **2026-04-21** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2026-04-21** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-04-27** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-05** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-27** Effective date(s) 05/21/2026
- **2026-05-27** Pub. Ch. 1047

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0a810f8d-bb75-4c2e-bdbd-4d77b5ab96c7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).