Tennessee § 4-1-302 State songs

Tennessee Statutes

§ 4-1-302 — State songs

The official songs of this state shall be as follows:

(1)"My Homeland, Tennessee" by Nell Grayson Taylor and Roy Lamont Smith, as adopted by House Joint Resolution 36 in 1925;

(2)"When It's Iris Time In Tennessee" by Willa Mae Waid, as adopted by Acts 1935, chapter 154;

(3)"My Tennessee" by Francis Hannah Tranum, as adopted by Senate Joint Resolution 35 in 1955, as the official public school song in Tennessee;

(4)"The Tennessee Waltz" by Redd Stewart and Pee Wee King, as adopted by Senate Joint Resolution 9 in 1965;

(5)"Rocky Top" by Boudleaux and Felice Bryant, as adopted by Acts 1982, chapter 545;

(6)"The Pride of Tennessee" by Fred Congdon, Thomas Vaughn and Carol Elliot, as added by House Joint Resolution 221 in 1996, as the official song of the state of Tennessee;

(7)"Tennessee

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The official songs of this state shall be as follows: (1) "My Homeland, Tennessee" by Nell Grayson Taylor and Roy Lamont Smith, as adopted by House Joint Resolution 36 in 1925; (2) "When It's Iris Time In Tennessee" by Willa Mae Waid, as adopted by Acts 1935, chapter 154; (3) "My Tennessee" by Francis Hannah Tranum, as adopted by Senate Joint Resolution 35 in 1955, as the official public school song in Tennessee; (4) "The Tennessee Waltz" by Redd Stewart and Pee Wee King, as adopted by Senate Joint Resolution 9 in 1965; (5) "Rocky Top" by Boudleaux and Felice Bryant, as adopted by Acts 1982, chapter 545; (6) "The Pride of Tennessee" by Fred Congdon, Thomas Vaughn and Carol Elliot, as added by House Joint Resolution 221 in 1996, as the official song of the state of Tennessee; (7) "Tennessee" by John R. Bean, as adopted by chapter 242 of the Public Acts of 2011; (8) "Amazing Grace" by John Newton, as adopted by chapter 296 of the Public Acts of 2021; (9) "I'll Leave My Heart in Tennessee" by Dailey & Vincent, written by Karen Staley, as adopted by chapter 623 of the Public Acts of 2022; (10) "My Tennessee Mountain Home" by Dolly Parton, as adopted by chapter 652 of the Public Acts of 2022; (11) "The Tennessee in Me" by Debbie Mathis Watts, as adopted by chapter 167 of the Public Acts of 2023; (12) "Copperhead Road" by Steve Earle, as adopted by chapter 247 of the Public Acts of 2023; (13) "Tennessee, Tennessee" by Wayne Jerrolds, as adopted by chapter 603 of the Public Acts of 2024; (14) "Under a Tennessee Moon" by Kelly Lang, as adopted by chapter 646 of the Public Acts of 2024; and (15) "Tennessee, In My Dreams" by Makky Kaylor, as adopted by chapter 724 of the Public Acts of 2024.

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Legislative History

Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 724,s 1, eff. 4/16/2024. Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 646,s 1, eff. 4/4/2024. Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 603,s 1, eff. 3/27/2024. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 247, s 1, eff. 4/25/2023. Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 167, s 1, eff. 4/17/2023. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 652, s 1, eff. 3/15/2022. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 623, s 1, eff. 3/1/2022. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 296, s 1, eff. 4/30/2021. Acts 1935, ch. 154, §§ 1, 2; mod. C. Supp. 1950, §§ 107.1, 107.2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-107; Acts 1982, ch. 545, § 1; 2011 , ch. 242, § 1.