---
type: "Bill"
title: "State Symbols - As enacted, designates \"Tennessee\" by Drew Holcomb as an official state song. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3."
description: "State Symbols - As enacted, designates \"Tennessee\" by Drew Holcomb as an official state song. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 1638"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1638 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Symbols"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kyle"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-13"
last_action: "2026-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/345ad2d6-59cf-4544-b74d-c40729ffebd2"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1638&ga=114"
source_hash: "66801e1eaec4ec2edbbf2a6ccd1a2932fd831f0baaecbd1bb2ae9bbc20163d25"
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 1638 (114) — State Symbols - As enacted, designates "Tennessee" by Drew Holcomb as an official state song. - 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](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1638.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/17/2026 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/23/2026 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kyle — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-13** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-14** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-01-15** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-11** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026
- **2026-03-17** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2026-03-20** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/23/2026
- **2026-03-23** Passed H., Ayes 82, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2026-03-23** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-03-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-03-23** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-24** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-03-25** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-26** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-27** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-07** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-23** Effective date(s) 04/07/2026
- **2026-04-23** Pub. Ch. 668

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/345ad2d6-59cf-4544-b74d-c40729ffebd2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).