---
type: "Bill"
title: "Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates September 14 of each year as \"Star-Spangled Banner Day,\" a day of special observance. - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2."
description: "Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates September 14 of each year as \"Star-Spangled Banner Day,\" a day of special observance. - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 316"
citation: "Tennessee SB 316 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Holidays and Days of Special Observance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Weaver"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 30
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-01-22"
last_action: "2021-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/43d0232e-515b-469d-a3e6-aac0976f5588"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0316&GA=112"
source_hash: "c71d404280761ed315edfffb75e052da006399cd388a21953aa7c1f27b4b5171"
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 316 (112) — Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates September 14 of each year as "Star-Spangled Banner Day," a day of special observance. - 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/SB0316.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/5/2021 4/1/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/5/2021 Passed (1) — **85–1** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: 3/8/2021 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE NAMING AND DESIGNATING COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/23/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/2/2021 Passed (2) — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)
- Weaver — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-22** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2021-02-23** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/2/2021
- **2021-02-24** Intro. `introduction`
- **2021-02-24** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-25** P1C.
- **2021-03-01** P2C, ref. to Naming & Designating `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-03-04** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/8/2021
- **2021-03-08** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-03-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-08** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-11** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. Naming & Designating for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-23** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/1/2021
- **2021-04-01** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/5/2021
- **2021-04-05** Passed H., Ayes 85, Nays 1, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-05** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-04-05** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-04-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-07** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-04-07** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-09** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-12** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-04-20** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-03** Effective date(s) 04/20/2021
- **2021-05-03** Pub. Ch. 167
- **2021-05-03** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 167

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/43d0232e-515b-469d-a3e6-aac0976f5588`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).