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+type: "Bill"
+title: "State Symbols - As enacted, designates \"The Volunteer State\" as the official nickname of this state. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3."
+description: "State Symbols - As enacted, designates \"The Volunteer State\" as the official nickname of this state. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "111"
+identifier: "HB 1562"
+citation: "Tennessee HB 1562 (111)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["State Symbols"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Massey", "Zachary"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 28
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2019-11-14"
+last_action: "2020-02-28"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3ef2b0cc-5980-4c79-8180-34d9510156fa"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1562&GA=111"
+source_hash: "2fe57a20c79a675ca27edaabb850cb89f88359015fc267befe3b84e8a2e8fba4"
+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 HB 1562 (111) — State Symbols - As enacted, designates "The Volunteer State" as the official nickname of this state. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB1562.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 1/28/2020 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/3/2020 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
+- HOUSE NAMING, DESIGNATING, & PRIVATE ACTS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 1/28/2020 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/10/2020 2/6/2020 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/10/2020 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Massey — primary (person)
+- Zachary — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-11-14** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
+- **2019-11-26** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
+- **2020-01-14** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
+- **2020-01-14** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2020-01-15** P2C, ref. to Naming, Designating, & Private Acts Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2020-01-16** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
+- **2020-01-22** Placed on cal. Naming, Designating, & Private Acts Committee for 1/28/2020
+- **2020-01-22** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 1/28/2020
+- **2020-01-28** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2020-01-28** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
+- **2020-01-30** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/3/2020
+- **2020-01-30** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 1/30/2020
+- **2020-02-03** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
+- **2020-02-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
+- **2020-02-05** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/6/2020
+- **2020-02-06** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/10/2020
+- **2020-02-10** Comp. SB subst.
+- **2020-02-10** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
+- **2020-02-10** Subst. for comp. HB.
+- **2020-02-10** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
+- **2020-02-12** Enrolled and ready for signatures
+- **2020-02-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
+- **2020-02-19** Transmitted to Governor for action.
+- **2020-02-19** Signed by H. Speaker
+- **2020-02-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2020-02-28** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 516
+- **2020-02-28** Pub. Ch. 516
+- **2020-02-28** Effective date(s) 02/21/2020
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3ef2b0cc-5980-4c79-8180-34d9510156fa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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