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+type: "Bill"
+title: "State Symbols - As enacted, designates \"The Tennessee in Me\" by Debbie Mathis Watts as an official state song. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3."
+description: "State Symbols - As enacted, designates \"The Tennessee in Me\" by Debbie Mathis Watts as an official state song. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "113"
+identifier: "SB 511"
+citation: "Tennessee SB 511 (113)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["State Symbols"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Haile"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 20
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2023-01-25"
+last_action: "2023-04-25"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6084e16b-78ae-405d-a653-2b66b62f7656"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0511&GA=113"
+source_hash: "13c3b984dda16e31a8d6fdf2ffa2a2065e68a0bddc111af09125eb82adda4417"
+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 SB 511 (113) — State Symbols - As enacted, designates "The Tennessee in Me" by Debbie Mathis Watts as an official state song. - 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](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0511.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2023 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
+- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/21/2023 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
+- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/30/2023 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
+- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/21/2023 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Haile — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-01-25** Filed for introduction `filing`
+- **2023-01-26** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2023-01-30** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `passage`
+- **2023-03-14** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/21/2023
+- **2023-03-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
+- **2023-03-21** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
+- **2023-03-24** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/27/2023
+- **2023-03-28** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/30/2023
+- **2023-03-30** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
+- **2023-03-30** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
+- **2023-03-30** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
+- **2023-03-30** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
+- **2023-03-31** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
+- **2023-04-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
+- **2023-04-03** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
+- **2023-04-05** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-04-05** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
+- **2023-04-17** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2023-04-25** Effective date(s) 04/17/2023
+- **2023-04-25** Pub. Ch. 167
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6084e16b-78ae-405d-a653-2b66b62f7656`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
+