Military - As enacted, designates the national guard armory in McNairy County as the "Brigadier General Donald F. Hawkins Army National Guard Armory." - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 1. SB1468 has been assigned Public Cha, the official text

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                            PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 1064

                                                  SENATE BILL N0.1468

                                                         By Walley, Bailey

                                           Substituted for: House Bill No. 1764

                                               By Gant, Williams, McCalmon

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 58, Chapter 1, relative to a national guard
          armory.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

          WHEREAS, Brigadier General Donald F. Hawkins, served the citizens of this nation, State of
Tennessee, and the county of McNairy for over thirty-six years in the Tennessee National Guard;
and

          WHEREAS, Brigadier General Donald F. Hawkins, began his military career in 1960 as a
Private, rising to the rank of Brigadier General. General Hawkins exemplified leadership and
commitment throughout his distinguished military career, demonstrating his duty to the Tennessee
Army National Guard, until his retirement in 1997 as a Brigadier General commanding the 30th
Separate Armored Brigade of the Tennessee Army National Guard; and

          WHEREAS, Brigadier General Donald F. Hawkins is the only citizen of McNairy County that
has risen to the rank of General in any branch of the Armed Services of our nation; and

          WHEREAS, the Mayor and Board of Commissioners of the county of McNairy, Tennessee,
should remember the invaluable service of one of its citizens, Brigadier General Donald F. Hawkins;
now, therefore,

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 58, Chapter 1, Part 5, is amended by adding
the following as a new section:

          58-1-517.

                    (a) The army national guard armory, located in McNairy County, is hereby designated
          as the "Brigadier General Donald F. Hawkins Army National Guard Armory", in honor of
          Brigadier General Donald F. Hawkins and his valuable service to the army national guard
          and the state of Tennessee.

                    (b) From existing resources, the department of military is directed to erect suitable
          signs or to affix suitable markers designating such edifice as the "Brigadier General Donald
          F. Hawkins Army National Guard Armory".

          SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
         SENATE BILL NO. 1468

PASSED:  April 22, 2026

                                              RAND
                                SPEAKER OF 1i

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                          CAMERON SEXTON, SPEAKER
                          HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APPROVED this X)..-w-J day of vV\CvLA                   2026

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