republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/111/sb-2199.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, removes the duty of the governor to proclaim days of special observance, such as Mother's Day, Harriet Tubman Day, and Volunteer Firefighters week; removes the governor's duty to invite the people of the state to observe certain days of special observance such as Andrew Jackson Day. - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2."
description: "Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, removes the duty of the governor to proclaim days of special observance, such as Mother's Day, Harriet Tubman Day, and Volunteer Firefighters week; removes the governor's duty to invite the people of the state to observe certain days of special observance such as Andrew Jackson Day. - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 2199"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2199 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Holidays and Days of Special Observance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Lamberth"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 30
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-02-03"
last_action: "2020-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/78c48a26-f162-4e92-a00b-70adac4f9002"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2199&GA=111"
source_hash: "38ef7075ed9f601f286650f554271a76131443d82c0bf9dfcebbc0789848545f"
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 2199 (111) — Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, removes the duty of the governor to proclaim days of special observance, such as Mother's Day, Harriet Tubman Day, and Volunteer Firefighters week; removes the governor's duty to invite the people of the state to observe certain days of special observance such as Andrew Jackson 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 HA0594** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0594.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0709** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0709.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0711** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0711.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB2199.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0 6/9/2020 Passed — **7–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Table Amend# 2 by Gilmore 6/10/2020 Passed — **20–9** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 6/10/2020 Passed — **22–6** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE NAMING, DESIGNATING, & PRIVATE ACTS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/3/2020 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/12/2020 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/12/2020 3/5/2020 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)
- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-03** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-03** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-05** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-02-06** P2C, ref. to Naming, Designating, & Private Acts Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2020-02-26** Placed on cal. Naming, Designating, & Private Acts Committee for 3/3/2020
- **2020-03-03** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-04** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/5/2020
- **2020-03-05** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/12/2020
- **2020-03-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2020-03-12** Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2020-03-12** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0594) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-03-16** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-06-04** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 6/9/2020
- **2020-06-09** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 6/10/2020
- **2020-06-09** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2020-06-10** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2020-06-10** Passed Senate, Ayes 22, Nays 6 `passage`
- **2020-06-10** Amendment tabled (Amendment 2 - SA0711) `amendment-deferral`
- **2020-06-10** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0709)
- **2020-06-10** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2020-06-11** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-06-11** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2020-06-17** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-06-18** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-02** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 707
- **2020-07-02** Pub. Ch. 707
- **2020-07-02** Effective date(s) 06/22/2020

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/78c48a26-f162-4e92-a00b-70adac4f9002`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).