---
type: "Bill"
title: "Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates January 22 of each year as \"Sanctity of Life Day.\" - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2."
description: "Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates January 22 of each year as \"Sanctity of Life Day.\" - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 1784"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1784 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Holidays and Days of Special Observance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bulso"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 31
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2026-01-20"
last_action: "2026-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/71be153a-9cbf-45ba-9a3b-a8c1a0742128"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1784&ga=114"
source_hash: "26a8536368b3f544543b81c0f2f186ca8b4e686d6ad99a0597a0a927a5f27a15"
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 1784 (114) — Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates January 22 of each year as "Sanctity of Life Day." - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0886** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0886.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0887** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0887.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA0891** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0891.pdf)
4. **Amendment HA0892** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0892.pdf)
5. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1784.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE NAMING & DESIGNATING COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Health Committee 3/2/2026 Passed — **7–3** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) — **69–22** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/17/2026 Passed (3) — **14–5** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/9/2026 Passed (1) — **24–4** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar 3/19/2026 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY PEARSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Failed — **25–64** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 4 BY BEHN PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Failed — **24–65** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bulso — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-20** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-22** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2026-02-02** P2C, ref. to Naming & Designating Committee - Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-02** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-02-25** Placed on cal. Naming & Designating Committee for 3/2/2026
- **2026-03-02** Rec. for pass; ref to Health Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-04** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/10/2026
- **2026-03-10** No Action Taken
- **2026-03-11** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/17/2026
- **2026-03-17** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/19/2026
- **2026-03-19** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/26/26
- **2026-03-26** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026
- **2026-03-26** Reset on cal. for 3/30/2026
- **2026-03-26** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-27** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-30** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-03-30** Passed H., Ayes 69, Nays 22, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-30** Failed to adopt am (Amendment 4 - HA0892), Ayes 24, Nays 65, PNV 0
- **2026-03-30** Failed to adopt am (Amendment 2 - HA0887), Ayes 25, Nays 64, PNV 0
- **2026-03-31** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2026-04-02** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-04-09** Passed Senate, Ayes 24, Nays 4 `passage`
- **2026-04-09** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2026-04-10** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-04-14** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-16** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-05** Effective date(s) 04/27/2026
- **2026-05-05** Pub. Ch. 879

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/71be153a-9cbf-45ba-9a3b-a8c1a0742128`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).