State Symbols - As enacted, designates as official state books: "Farewell Address to the American People" by George Washington; "The Papers of Andrew Jackson"; "Democracy in America" by Alexis de Tocqueville; "All the King's Men" by Robert Penn Warren; "A Death in the Family" by James Agee; "Roots" by Alex Haley; "The Civil War: A Narrative" by Shelby Foote; "American Lion" by Jon Meacham; "Coat of Many Colors" by Dolly Parton; and "Aitken Bible"; requires the secretary of state to list the books in the Tennessee Blue Book. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 22, 2024
Signed Apr 16, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2024 · House Feb 22, 2024
How they voted
26–6
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Mar 25, 2024
D
Democratic6
100% Nay
R
Republican27
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
12
Committee
9
Amendments
1
Apr 16, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 3, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 6, PNV 1
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0543)
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 73, Nays 18, PNV 4
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/15/2024
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 2/14/2024
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/6/2024
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to 2/6/2024
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Committee
P2C, ref. to State Government Committee
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Committee
Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 1/30/2024
lower
Jan 22, 2024
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gino Bulso
RRepublican
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