---
type: "Bill"
title: "State Symbols - As enacted, designates hot slaw as an official state food. - Amends TCA Title 4."
description: "State Symbols - As enacted, designates hot slaw as an official state food. - Amends TCA Title 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1573"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1573 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Symbols"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lowe"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-08-31"
last_action: "2024-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/79256244-88ed-41e8-b0ac-88a8cd27cd5a"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1573&GA=113"
source_hash: "316074d2d47313a3d0fc781b5b5a12ac9f6f3c05f5d0b47ecf2f7df8581e6f5e"
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 1573 (113) — State Symbols - As enacted, designates hot slaw as an official state food. - Amends TCA Title 4.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA0525** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0525.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0511** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0511.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1573.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/1/2024 Passed — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/22/2024 Passed (1) — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 1/30/2024 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lowe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-08-31** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-01-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `passage`
- **2024-01-24** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 1/30/2024
- **2024-01-30** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 2/1/2024
- **2024-01-30** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2024-02-01** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-02-01** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-01** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0511)
- **2024-02-05** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-02-22** Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2024-02-22** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0525) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-02-22** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-02-23** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-02-26** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-02-27** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-02-28** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-19** Effective date(s) 03/11/2024
- **2024-03-19** Pub. Ch. 546

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/79256244-88ed-41e8-b0ac-88a8cd27cd5a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).