---
type: "Bill"
title: "State Symbols - As enacted, designates \"The Volunteer State\" as the official nickname of this state. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3."
description: "State Symbols - As enacted, designates \"The Volunteer State\" as the official nickname of this state. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 1552"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1552 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Symbols"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Massey", "Zachary"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 28
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-11-14"
last_action: "2020-02-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2762cbcc-5847-4e41-92e4-3735630ca67b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1552&GA=111"
source_hash: "5954c5cc0522c3fbc65bcf913cac6e752af0d46dbff472b0a5f01ce14eac14a8"
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 1552 (111) — State Symbols - As enacted, designates "The Volunteer State" as the official nickname of this state. - 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/SB1552.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/3/2020 Passed — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/10/2020 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 1/28/2020 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/10/2020 2/6/2020 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE NAMING, DESIGNATING, & PRIVATE ACTS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 1/28/2020 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Massey — primary (person)
- Zachary — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-11-14** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-11-26** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-14** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-01-14** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-01-15** P2C, ref. to Naming, Designating, & Private Acts Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-16** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2020-01-22** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 1/28/2020
- **2020-01-22** Placed on cal. Naming, Designating, & Private Acts Committee for 1/28/2020
- **2020-01-28** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-01-28** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-01-30** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/3/2020
- **2020-01-30** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 1/30/2020
- **2020-02-03** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-02-04** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-02-05** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/6/2020
- **2020-02-06** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/10/2020
- **2020-02-10** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-02-10** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-02-10** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2020-02-10** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-02-12** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-02-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-02-19** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-02-19** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-02-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-02-28** Pub. Ch. 516
- **2020-02-28** Effective date(s) 02/21/2020
- **2020-02-28** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 516

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2762cbcc-5847-4e41-92e4-3735630ca67b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).