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 ' 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.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. 22 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.
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