---
type: "Bill"
title: "State Symbols - As enacted, designates Here's the Beef Festival as official state beef festival. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3."
description: "State Symbols - As enacted, designates Here's the Beef Festival as official state beef festival. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 2562"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2562 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Symbols"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Doss", "Hensley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 31
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-01-31"
last_action: "2018-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf374581-cc6b-4199-aea2-85f3d5893a16"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2562&GA=110"
source_hash: "440119284b4da8fcf2a506e6822176ebd9187c372260693194a90071566557db"
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 2562 (110) — State Symbols - As enacted, designates Here's the Beef Festival as official state beef festival. - 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/SB2562.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE ENERGY, AG., AND NAT. RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/8/2018 Passed (1) — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Doss — primary (person)
- Hensley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-31** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
- **2018-02-05** Assigned to s/c State Government Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** Placed on s/c cal State Government Subcommittee for 2/14/2018
- **2018-02-14** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 2/20/2018
- **2018-02-14** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-20** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-21** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/22/2018
- **2018-02-22** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/1/2018
- **2018-02-28** Placed on Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee calendar for 3/8/2018
- **2018-03-01** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-03-01** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-05** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2018-03-09** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 3/12/2018
- **2018-03-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-12** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2018-03-12** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-12** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2018-03-13** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-03-15** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-03-19** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-23** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 603
- **2018-04-04** Pub. Ch. 603
- **2018-04-04** Effective date(s) 03/23/2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cf374581-cc6b-4199-aea2-85f3d5893a16`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).