---
type: "Bill"
title: "State Symbols - As enacted, designates the Boeing B-17F known as the Memphis Belle as the official state airplane. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3."
description: "State Symbols - As enacted, designates the Boeing B-17F known as the Memphis Belle as the official state airplane. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 485"
citation: "Tennessee HB 485 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Symbols"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lollar", "Norris"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2017-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1b97286b-0d9d-44e6-a235-d02316b1283e"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0485&GA=110"
source_hash: "acdf6736eaa9c0f7887cd041b90e6ebf6bfd424cb4379ae913a9731251fd050a"
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 485 (110) — State Symbols - As enacted, designates the Boeing B-17F known as the Memphis Belle as the official state airplane. - 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/110/Bill/HB0485.pdf)

## Votes

- STATE GOVERNMENT SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/1/2017 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/13/2017 3/9/2017 (1) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/7/2017 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lollar — primary (person)
- Norris — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-06** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
- **2017-02-14** Assigned to s/c State Government Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Placed on s/c cal State Government Subcommittee for 3/1/2017
- **2017-02-28** Placed on Senate Transportation and Safety Committee calendar for 3/6/2017
- **2017-03-01** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/7/2017
- **2017-03-01** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-06** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-03-07** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-07** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-08** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/9/2017
- **2017-03-09** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/13/2017
- **2017-03-09** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 3/13/2017
- **2017-03-13** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-03-13** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-13** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-13** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-13** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-03-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-03-13** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-14** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-03-20** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-03-20** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-03-21** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-03-29** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 33
- **2017-04-04** Pub. Ch. 33
- **2017-04-04** Effective date(s) 03/29/2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1b97286b-0d9d-44e6-a235-d02316b1283e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).