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type: "Bill"
title: "State Symbols - As enacted, requests the governor to submit a new design of the great seal of the state of Tennessee by July 1, 2025, that incorporates the language \"In God We Trust.\" - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3."
description: "State Symbols - As enacted, requests the governor to submit a new design of the great seal of the state of Tennessee by July 1, 2025, that incorporates the language \"In God We Trust.\" - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 420"
citation: "Tennessee SB 420 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Symbols"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Crowe"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-24"
last_action: "2023-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c490b883-ed71-4368-ab88-88d8303281b6"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0420&GA=113"
source_hash: "1ea2bf7e400d87ef17bd5c9dbdc40ff2220a373492daf53cc71d08704cafede0"
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 420 (113) — State Symbols - As enacted, requests the governor to submit a new design of the great seal of the state of Tennessee by July 1, 2025, that incorporates the language "In God We Trust." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3.
## 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/SB0420.pdf)
## Votes
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/14/2023 Passed (2) — **90** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/17/2023 Passed (1) — **7418** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/20/2023 Passed (1) — **330** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Crowe — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-24** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-25** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-26** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/14/2023
- **2023-03-14** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-03-16** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/20/2023
- **2023-03-20** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-23** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-04-17** Passed H., Ayes 74, Nays 18, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-18** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-19** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-20** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-03** Effective date(s) 04/28/2023
- **2023-05-03** Pub. Ch. 261
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c490b883-ed71-4368-ab88-88d8303281b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).