Tenn. Code § 4-1-302

Current through Acts 2023-2024, ch. 800

Section 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" 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; and

(12) "Copperhead Road" by Steve Earle, as adopted by chapter 247 of the Public Acts of 2023.

( 13) "Tennessee, In My Dreams" by Makky Kaylor, as adopted by this act.

(14) "Tennessee, Tennessee" by Wayne Jerrolds, as adopted by this act;

(15) "Under a Tennessee Moon" by Kelly Lang, as adopted by this act.

T.C.A. § 4-1-302

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.