---
type: "Bill"
title: "Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates the month of October annually as \"Economic Education Month.\" - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2."
description: "Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates the month of October annually as \"Economic Education Month.\" - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 1847"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1847 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Holidays and Days of Special Observance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Baum", "Watson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 28
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-19"
last_action: "2022-03-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd84a8af-af10-458b-906a-a0898ec34ff3"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1847&GA=112"
source_hash: "021662d7fb2b08a9dac8fc17d9c67dcc6293f7f92e50b5ce317a9878243a0cc9"
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 1847 (112) — Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates the month of October annually as "Economic Education Month." - 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/SB1847.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/7/2022 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE NAMING AND DESIGNATING COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/1/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/9/2022 Passed (1) — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Baum — primary (person)
- Watson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-19** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-20** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-20** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-01-24** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-01-24** P2C, ref. to Naming & Designating `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-26** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2022-01-26** Placed on cal. Naming & Designating for 2/1/2022
- **2022-02-01** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-02** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/9/2022
- **2022-02-02** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/3/2022
- **2022-02-03** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/7/2022
- **2022-02-07** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-02-07** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-08** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2022-02-09** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2022-02-10** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/14/2022
- **2022-02-10** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-14** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2022-02-14** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-02-14** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2022-02-15** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2022-02-17** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-02-22** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-02-23** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-07** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 624
- **2022-03-07** Effective date(s) 03/01/2022
- **2022-03-07** Pub. Ch. 624

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cd84a8af-af10-458b-906a-a0898ec34ff3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).