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type: "Bill"
title: "State Symbols - As enacted, designates \"The Tennessee in Me\" by Debbie Mathis Watts as an official state song. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3."
description: "State Symbols - As enacted, designates \"The Tennessee in Me\" by Debbie Mathis Watts as an official state song. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 511"
citation: "Tennessee SB 511 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Symbols"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Haile"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-25"
last_action: "2023-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6084e16b-78ae-405d-a653-2b66b62f7656"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0511&GA=113"
source_hash: "13c3b984dda16e31a8d6fdf2ffa2a2065e68a0bddc111af09125eb82adda4417"
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 511 (113) — State Symbols - As enacted, designates "The Tennessee in Me" by Debbie Mathis Watts 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://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0511.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2023 Passed (1) — **910** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/21/2023 Passed (2) — **90** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/30/2023 Passed (1) — **310** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/21/2023 Passed — **90** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Haile — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-25** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-26** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-30** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `passage`
- **2023-03-14** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/21/2023
- **2023-03-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-21** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-03-24** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/27/2023
- **2023-03-28** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/30/2023
- **2023-03-30** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2023-03-30** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-03-30** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-30** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-31** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-03** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-05** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-05** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-25** Effective date(s) 04/17/2023
- **2023-04-25** Pub. Ch. 167
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6084e16b-78ae-405d-a653-2b66b62f7656`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).