---
type: "Bill"
title: "State Symbols - As enacted, designates the bluetick coonhound as the official state dog. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3."
description: "State Symbols - As enacted, designates the bluetick coonhound as the official state dog. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 1129"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1129 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Symbols"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beck", "Swann"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 28
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-02-06"
last_action: "2019-04-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/12e87e80-55e8-47ff-8b0d-ccf116309a36"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1129&GA=111"
source_hash: "9a4aa19e61894f129d30802ec1c43a10f703b4c1403887e985834501b9570028"
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 1129 (111) — State Symbols - As enacted, designates the bluetick coonhound as the official state dog. - 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/111/Bill/SB1129.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/26/2019 Passed (3) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/25/2019 2/21/2019 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/28/2019 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/28/2019 Passed (2) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/25/2019 Passed — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE NAMING, DESIGNATING, & PRIVATE ACTS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/19/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Beck — primary (person)
- Swann — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Intro. `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** P1C.
- **2019-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2019-02-11** P2C, ref. to Naming, Designating, & Private Acts Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-13** Placed on cal. Naming, Designating, & Private Acts Committee for 2/19/2019
- **2019-02-19** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-20** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/26/2019
- **2019-02-20** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/21/2019
- **2019-02-21** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/25/2019
- **2019-02-25** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2019-02-26** Placed on Senate Floor Session calendar for 2/28/2019
- **2019-02-26** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2019-02-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-02-28** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2019-02-28** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-02-28** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2019-02-28** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-03-04** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-03-07** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-03-12** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-03-13** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-20** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 7
- **2019-04-01** Pub. Ch. 7
- **2019-04-01** Effective date(s) 03/20/2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/12e87e80-55e8-47ff-8b0d-ccf116309a36`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).