---
type: "Bill"
title: "Tourist Development, Dept. of - As enacted, designates Reelfoot Lake as a Tennessee Heritage Site; authorizes commissioner to strategically market Reelfoot Lake for tourism development. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1; Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 22 and Title 11."
description: "Tourist Development, Dept. of - As enacted, designates Reelfoot Lake as a Tennessee Heritage Site; authorizes commissioner to strategically market Reelfoot Lake for tourism development. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1; Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 22 and Title 11."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 535"
citation: "Tennessee SB 535 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Tourist Development", "Dept. of"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jackson", "Sanderson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 33
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2019-02-04"
last_action: "2019-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a0eb69ad-1c29-4e5e-ba0c-fef3f831df55"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0535&GA=111"
source_hash: "185f6310b9cae1c247f65b5eaf12e8b2ad0cbcf904c859b1a4052b5b16154199"
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 535 (111) — Tourist Development, Dept. of - As enacted, designates Reelfoot Lake as a Tennessee Heritage Site; authorizes commissioner to strategically market Reelfoot Lake for tourism development. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1; Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 22 and Title 11.

## 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/SB0535.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/23/2019 Passed (3) — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/29/2019 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/6/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/29/2019 Passed (2) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/18/2019 Passed (1) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee 2/26/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/18/2019 3/14/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jackson — primary (person)
- Sanderson — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-04** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Intro. `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
- **2019-02-07** P1C.
- **2019-02-11** P2C, ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-13** Assigned to s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-20** Placed on s/c cal Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee for 2/26/2019
- **2019-02-26** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-27** Placed on cal. Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee for 3/6/2019
- **2019-03-06** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-13** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/14/2019
- **2019-03-14** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/18/2019
- **2019-03-18** Passed H., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-03-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-03-21** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-04-11** Refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
- **2019-04-11** Recalled from Senate Energy, Ag., & Nat. Resources Committee
- **2019-04-18** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2019
- **2019-04-23** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2019-04-25** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/29/2019
- **2019-04-29** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2019-04-29** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-29** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2019-05-02** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-05-08** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-05-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-05-15** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-29** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 443
- **2019-05-29** Pub. Ch. 443
- **2019-05-29** Effective date(s) 05/22/2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a0eb69ad-1c29-4e5e-ba0c-fef3f831df55`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).