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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] (§ 4-1-NEW) › 1

Hot slaw is designated as an official state food.
Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 546,s 1, eff. 3/11/2024.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] (§ 4-1-NEW) › 2

Cleveland, Tennessee, is hereby designated as the hot slaw capital of this state.
Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 547,s 1, eff. 3/11/2024.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] (§ 4-1-NEW) › 3

(a)
The general assembly finds and declares that:
(1)
A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame, Brenda Lee was just thirteen (13) years of age when she recorded the Christmas classic "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" in 1958;
(2)
At seventy-eight (78) years of age, Brenda Lee released a new video in 2023, wherein she dances around a Christmas tree to celebrate the song's sixty-fifth anniversary;
(3)
Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" has now been the number one (1) song at Christmas in each of the past three (3) years, holding down the top spot for two (2) straight weeks in December 2021, and four (4) days in 2022; and
(4)
In 2023, Brenda Lee's Christmas song "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" remains the most-played Christmas song during the Christmas holiday season as of November 12-19, 2023.
(b)
The official holiday song of this state is "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" by Brenda Lee. The secretary of state shall include this song, as so designated, in the Tennessee Blue Book.
Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 719,s 1, eff. 4/16/2024.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] (§ 4-1-NEW) › 4

(a)
The following are designated as the official state books:
(1)
Farewell Address to the American People, George Washington (1796);
(2)
The Papers of Andrew Jackson, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville;
(3)
Democracy in America, Alexis de Tocqueville (1835 and 1840);
(4)
All the King's Men, Robert Penn Warren (1947);
(5)
A Death in the Family, James Agee (1958);
(6)
Roots, Alex Haley (1977);
(7)
The Civil War: A Narrative, Shelby Foote (1958-1974);
(8)
American Lion, Jon Meacham (2009);
(9)
Coat of Many Colors, Dolly Parton (2016); and
(10)
Aitken Bible, Journals of Congress (1782).
(b)
The secretary of state shall list the foregoing as the official state books in the Tennessee Blue Book.
Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 720,s 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] (§ 4-1-NEW) › 5

Memphis barbecue is designated as an official state food.
Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 873,s 1, eff. 5/1/2024.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-302 - State songs

The official songs of this state shall be as follows:
(1)
"My Homeland, Tennessee" by Nell Grayson Taylor and Roy Lamont Smith, as adopted by House Joint Resolution 36 in 1925;
(2)
"When It's Iris Time In Tennessee" by Willa Mae Waid, as adopted by Acts 1935, chapter 154;
(3)
"My Tennessee" by Francis Hannah Tranum, as adopted by Senate Joint Resolution 35 in 1955, as the official public school song in Tennessee;
(4)
"The Tennessee Waltz" by Redd Stewart and Pee Wee King, as adopted by Senate Joint Resolution 9 in 1965;
(5)
"Rocky Top" by Boudleaux and Felice Bryant, as adopted by Acts 1982, chapter 545;
(6)
"The Pride of Tennessee" by Fred Congdon, Thomas Vaughn and Carol Elliot, as added by House Joint Resolution 221 in 1996, as the official song of the state of Tennessee;
(7)
"Tennessee" by John R. Bean, as adopted by chapter 242 of the Public Acts of 2011;
(8)
"Amazing Grace" by John Newton, as adopted by chapter 296 of the Public Acts of 2021;
(9)
"I'll Leave My Heart in Tennessee" by Dailey & Vincent, written by Karen Staley, as adopted by chapter 623 of the Public Acts of 2022;
(10)
"My Tennessee Mountain Home" by Dolly Parton, as adopted by chapter 652 of the Public Acts of 2022;
(11)
"The Tennessee in Me" by Debbie Mathis Watts, as adopted by chapter 167 of the Public Acts of 2023; and
(12)
"Copperhead Road" by Steve Earle, as adopted by chapter 247 of the Public Acts of 2023.
( 13)
"Tennessee, In My Dreams" by Makky Kaylor, as adopted by this act.
(14)
"Tennessee, Tennessee" by Wayne Jerrolds, as adopted by this act;
(15)
"Under a Tennessee Moon" by Kelly Lang, as adopted by this act.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 724,s 1, eff. 4/16/2024.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 646,s 1, eff. 4/4/2024.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 603,s 1, eff. 3/27/2024.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 247, s 1, eff. 4/25/2023.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 167, s 1, eff. 4/17/2023.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 652, s 1, eff. 3/15/2022.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 623, s 1, eff. 3/1/2022.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 296, s 1, eff. 4/30/2021.
Acts 1935, ch. 154, §§ 1, 2; mod. C. Supp. 1950, §§ 107.1, 107.2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-107; Acts 1982, ch. 545, § 1; 2011 , ch. 242, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-304 - State slogan

The following is hereby adopted as an official slogan for this state: "Tennessee - America at Its Best." This slogan may be used in advertising the state and its attractions for industry, recreation and pleasant living.
Acts 1965, ch. 33, § 1; T.C.A., § 4-114.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-305 - State tree

The tulip poplar is designated and adopted as the official state tree of this state.
Acts 1947, ch. 204, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 107.3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-108.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-306 - State wild flowers

The official wild flowers of this state shall be as follows:
(1)
The passion flower, family
passiflora incarnate
; and
(2)
Tennessee Echinacea,
Echinacea tennesseensis
.
Acts 1973, ch. 16, § 1; T.C.A., § 4-117; Acts 2012, ch. 829, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-307 - State cultivated flower

The iris, family
iridaceae
, is designated as the state cultivated flower.
Acts 1973, ch. 16, § 2; T.C.A., § 4-118.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-308 - State insects - State agricultural insect

(a)
The well-known firefly, or lightning bug beetle, and the ladybird beetle, commonly known as the ladybug, are hereby designated as the official state insects.
(b)
The honeybee is designated as the official agricultural insect of Tennessee in tribute to its fundamental role in the production of all crops.
Acts 1975, ch. 292, § 1; T.C.A., § 4-120; Acts 1990, ch. 725, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-309 - State rock

The useful and attractive calcium carbonate, commonly known as limestone, is hereby designated as the official state rock.
Acts 1979, ch. 42, § 1; T.C.A., § 4-128.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-310 - State gem

(a)
The Tennessee pearl is hereby designated as the official state gem. This designation is not intended to prohibit such activities as dredging, filling, damming or other acts that are otherwise subject to regulation and control by the United States corps of engineers, the Tennessee Valley authority, or other governmental entities.
(b)
The historic Tennessee River Freshwater Pearl Farm and Museum located in Camden, Benton County, Tennessee is hereby designated the official site of freshwater pearl culturing in the state of Tennessee.
Acts 1979, ch. 192, § 1; T.C.A., § 4-129; Acts 2004, ch. 506, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-311 - Official railroad museums

The following are designated as official railroad museums in this state:
(1)
The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum, located in Hamilton County, which shall be indicated by an appropriate marker erected by the state. The signs shall be placed on the property of the museum and shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500) in cost; and
(2)
The Cowan Railroad Museum, located in Franklin County, which shall be indicated by an appropriate marker erected by the state. The museum may also receive appropriations as the general assembly deems necessary, grants from state or federal agencies, and donations from private or public sources.
Acts 1978, ch. 547, § 1; T.C.A., § 4-127; Acts 2007, ch. 193, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-312 - State folk dance

The square dance is hereby designated as the official state folk dance.
Acts 1980, ch. 829, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-313 - Porcelain painting

Porcelain painting (china painting) is recognized as a fine art in Tennessee.
Acts 1981, ch. 55, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-315 - State mottos

The mottos of this state are:
(1)
"Agriculture and Commerce," as proclaimed on the great seal of the state of Tennessee since 1801; and
(2)
"Send Me."
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 228, s 1, eff. 4/25/2023.
Acts 1987, ch. 402, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-316 - State commercial fish

The channel catfish is hereby designated as the official state commercial fish.
Acts 1988, ch. 489, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-317 - State sport fish

The small-mouth bass is hereby designated as the official state sport fish.
Acts 1988, ch. 489, § 2; 2005, ch. 277, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-318 - State game bird

The bobwhite quail is hereby designated as the official state game bird.
Acts 1988, ch. 775, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-319 - State butterfly

The beautiful zebra swallowtail,
Eurytides marcellus
, is hereby designated as the official state butterfly.
Acts 1994, ch. 896, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-320 - State amphibian

The unique Tennessee cave salamander,
Gyrinophilus palleucus
, is hereby designated as the official state amphibian.
Acts 1995, ch. 367, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-321 - State reptile

The widespread eastern box turtle,
Terrapene carolina
, is hereby designated as the official state reptile.
Acts 1995, ch. 367, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-322 - Official poem of the Tennessee Bicentennial

The poem entitled "Who We Are" by Margaret Britton Vaughn, Poet Laureate of Tennessee, is designated and adopted as the official poem of Tennessee's Bicentennial, which poem reads as follows:
Who We Are
The Bicentennial of Tennessee
1796-1996
The fertile soil of Tennessee
Grew more than corn, tobacco, and cotton,
It grew a crop of people who are
Trailblazers, child raisers, flag wavers, soul savers.
Like the roots of the tulip poplar,
Our feet are planted deeply
Into good living, neighbor giving, God fearing.
Like the iris, buttercup and wild daisies,
Our towns have sprung up
In valleys, basins, mountains, plains and plateaus
That house cabins, mansions and hillside chateaus.
We're the one-room schoolhouse in the hollow;
We're the university grad and the front-porch scholar.
We're Davy Crockett at the Alamo,
Sergeant York, World War I hero.
We're Cordell Hull who served Roosevelt;
We're Chief Sequoyah and his Cherokee alphabet.
We're W.C. Handy and the Memphis Blues;
We're Ida B. Wells and Civil Rights news,
And Grand Ole Opry with old wooden pews.
We're "Rocky Top" and "Tennessee Waltz" the same;
We're "Star Spangled Banner" before the game.
We're mockingbirds singing Appalachian folk songs;
We're country church sing-alongs.
We're hand clappers, toe tappers, knee slappers
And Mama's lap lullaby nappers.
We're Jackson, Johnson and James K. Polk;
We're city slickers and poor hill folk;
We're Anne Dallas Dudley and the Suffrage Vote.
We're John Sevier, Don Sundquist and governors galore;
We're congressmen, mayors and Vice President Gore.
We're Wilma Rudolph's run for the gold
And Sunday golfers' eighteenth hole.
We're Christmas Eve and the Fourth of July;
We're 4-H and homemade chess pie.
We're TVA rivers, creeks and man-made lakes;
We're ruts in dirt roads and interstates.
We're all religions, creeds and peoples of race;
We're Tennesseans who love the home place.
We're the Volunteer State and will always be
Ready to go when someone's in need.
As our trees turn green and our barns turn gray.
We celebrate our two hundredth birthday.
We know we've done our best, stood the test,
And will be laid to rest
In the fertile soil of Tennessee.
Acts 1997, ch. 337, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-323 - Official state tartan

The design adopted by the Heart of Tennessee Scottish Celebration in conjunction with all the other Scottish Societies in Tennessee is designated as the official state tartan for Tennessee. The design is described as follows: A symmetrical tartan sett, using the following colors: natural white, dark green, purple, red, and dark blue. The colors shall be employed in a thread count of white - 2, green - 20, purple - 2, green - 12, red - 2, green - 2, purple - 2, white - 2, blue - 20 and red - 4. The pattern pivot is red line to return to green 20.
Acts 1999, ch. 82, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-324 - State theatre of Tennessee

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the Tennessee Theatre is hereby designated as the state theatre of Tennessee.
Acts 1999, ch. 166, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-325 - State horse

The Tennessee Walking Horse is hereby designated as the official state horse.
Acts 2000, ch. 596, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-326 - State aviation hall of fame

(a)
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame, which is located at the Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport in Sevier County and which has been founded for the purpose of honoring aviation pioneers and leaders in Tennessee, is designated as the official state aviation hall of fame.
(b)
The Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame and affiliated Tennessee Museum of Aviation are designated as the official state repository and archive for aviation history.
Acts 2001, ch. 78, § 1; 2003, ch. 158, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-327 - State fruit

The delicious tomato,
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
, is designated as the official state fruit.
Acts 2003, ch. 154, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-328 - Railroad library

The A.C. Kalmbach Memorial Library in Chattanooga is an official railroad library of the state of Tennessee.
Acts 2004, ch. 628, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-329 - Official salute to the Tennessee flag

(a)
The following salute written by Lucy Steele Harrison is designated and adopted as the first official salute to the flag of Tennessee:
"Three white stars on a field of blue
God keep them strong and ever true
It is with pride and love that we
Salute the Flag of Tennessee."
(b)
The following salute written by Miss John Bostick is designated and adopted as the second official salute to the flag of Tennessee:
"Flag of Tennessee, I salute thee
To thee I pledge my allegiance with
My affection, my service and my life."
Acts 2006, ch. 841, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-330 - State mineral

Agate is designated as the official state mineral.
Acts 2009, ch. 30, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-331 - State beverage

Milk is designated as the official state beverage.
Acts 2009, ch. 31, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-332 - State evergreen tree

The eastern red cedar,
Juniperus virginiana
, is designated as the official state evergreen tree.
Acts 2012, ch. 567, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-333 - Official state botanical garden

The University of Tennessee Botanical Gardens are designated as the official state botanical garden.
Added by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 152,s 1, eff. 4/16/2013.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-334 - State symbol of remembrance to honor fallen military service members

(a)
The Honor and Remember Flag is designated as the official state symbol of remembrance and as the symbol of our state's concern and commitment to honoring and remembering the lives of all members of the United States armed forces who have lost their lives while serving, or as a result of service, and their families.
(b)
The design of the Honor and Remember Flag, created by Honor and Remember Inc., shall be of the following design:
(1)
The principal field of the flag shall be red to represent the blood shed by brave servicemembers who sacrificed their lives for freedom;
(2)
The white banner at the bottom of the flag to represent the purity of that sacrifice;
(3)
The center of the flag shall feature a gold star outlined in blue. The blue star-shaped border represents active service in military conflict and dates back to World War I. The gold star signifies the ultimate sacrifice of a warrior in active service who is not returning home and reflects the value of life given;
(4)
The folded flag element below the gold star highlights this nation's final tribute to a fallen servicemember and a family's sacrifice; and
(5)
The center of the gold star shall be filled by a flame, to symbolize the eternal spirit of the departed.
Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 539,s 1, eff. 3/17/2014.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-335 - Official state fife and drum corps

The Watauga Valley Fife and Drum Corps is hereby designated as the official state fife and drum corps.
Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 549,s 1, eff. 3/17/2014.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-336 - Official state artifact

"Sandy," the ancient stone statue discovered in 1939 on Sellars Farm in Wilson County, being a prime example of the Tennessee-Cumberland Style of Mississippian Stone Statuary crafted and used during the Mississippian Period, AD 800 - 1500, is recognized as the official state artifact of Tennessee.
Acts 2014, ch. 571, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-337 - Official state pet

Dogs and cats that are adopted from Tennessee animal shelters and rescues are designated as the official state pet.
Acts 2014, ch. 821, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-338 - Official state symbol

The official state symbol shall be the circular feature of the state flag, adopted by chapter 498 of the Acts of 1905, and shall be of the following design: a circular field of blue surrounded by a circular stripe of white that is one-twentieth (1/20) the diameter of the circular field of blue. Inside the circular field of blue shall be three (3) five-pointed stars of white distributed at equal intervals around a point, the center of the blue field, and of such size and arrangement that one (1) point of each star shall approach as closely as practicable without actually touching one (1) point of each of the other two (2) around the center point of the blue field; and the two (2) outer points of each star shall approach as nearly as practicable without actually touching the periphery of the blue field. The arrangement of the three (3) stars shall be such that the centers of no two (2) stars shall align horizontally or vertically, but intermediate between same; and the highest star shall be the one located in the upper left of the blue field.
Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 534, s 1, eff. 3/2/2016.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-339 - Official state plane

The Boeing B-17F known as the Memphis Belle is designated as the official state airplane.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 271,s 1, eff. 5/4/2017.
Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 33,s 1, eff. 3/29/2017.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-340 - Official state community theater

The Oak Ridge Playhouse is designated as an official state community theater.
Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 101,s 1, eff. 3/29/2017.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-341 - Here's the Beef Festival

The Here's the Beef Festival in Giles County is designated as the official state beef festival.
Acts 2018, ch. 603, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-342 - Official state buck dance competition

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the Robert Spicer Memorial Buck Dance Championship is hereby designated the official buck dance competition of Tennessee.
Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 2,s 1, eff. 3/7/2019.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-343 - Official state dog

The bluetick coonhound is designated as the official state dog.
Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 7,s 1, eff. 3/20/2019.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 3 - STATE SYMBOLS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-344) › Section 4-1-344 - Official state nickname

The official nickname of this state is "The Volunteer State."
Acts 2020, ch. 516, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 4 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-422) › Section 4-1-NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] (§ 4-1-NEW) › 1

(a)
A state entity shall not submit payment with an entity that has engaged in a cybersecurity incident on an information technology system by encrypting data and then subsequently offering to decrypt that data in exchange for a ransom payment.
(b)
A state entity experiencing a ransom request in connection with a cybersecurity incident shall immediately notify and consult with the technology and innovation division of the Tennessee bureau of investigation.
(c)
As used in this section, "state entity":
(1)
Means an agency, department, institution, board, commission, committee, division, bureau, officer, official, or other entity of the executive, judicial, or legislative branches of state government, including a public institution of higher education and all other entities for which this state has oversight responsibility; and
(2)
Does not mean a vendor, contractor, insurance company, law firm, or other third party that has a contract, or does other business, with a state entity.
Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 534,s 1, eff. 3/7/2024.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 4 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-422) › Section 4-1-NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] (§ 4-1-NEW) › 2

The month of November is designated as "Christian Heritage Month" to encourage citizens to learn more about Christian heritage in this state.
Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 750,s 1, eff. 4/22/2024.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 4 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-422) › Section 4-1-401 - Standard time - Observation of advancement of time - Observation of year-round daylight savings time

(a)
There shall be observed in each and every part of this state only standard time as fixed for such area by the United States department of transportation. No town, city, municipal corporation, taxing district, county or other governmental subdivision shall possess power to adopt permanently or temporarily or from time to time any other standard of time to be observed than as prescribed by this subsection (a). All municipal ordinances, resolutions or other forms of enactment by any body of the nature mentioned in this subsection (a) in conflict with this section are hereby nullified and made of no effect, whether enacted prior or subsequent to the effective date of this section.
(b)
No person, firm, partnership, corporation or other entity operating or maintaining a place of business of whatsoever kind or nature shall employ, display or maintain or use any other standard of time in connection with such place of business than standard time as prescribed by this section. No radio or television station doing business in this state shall operate on, announce, employ, display, maintain or use any other standard of time than standard time as prescribed by this section.
(c)
Whoever shall in connection with any place of business of whatsoever kind or nature employ, display, announce, operate on, maintain or use any other than standard time as prescribed by this section commits a Class C misdemeanor. Each day of such violation constitutes a separate offense.
(d)
(1)
This state shall observe the advancement of time provided in
15 U.S.C. § 260a
at all times throughout the year, and daylight saving time will be the standard time of the entire state and all of its political subdivisions upon compliance with the following conditions:
(A)
The United States congress amending or repealing
15 U.S.C. § 260a
to authorize states to observe daylight saving time year round;
(B)
The commissioner of transportation certifying in writing to the speakers of the senate and the house of representatives the congressional action described in subdivision (d)(1)(A); and
(C)
The general assembly, by joint resolution, confirming the congressional action described in subdivision (d)(1)(A) and authorizing the implementation of the state's observation of daylight saving time year round.
(2)
The observation of year-round daylight saving time will begin the first Sunday of November following compliance with the requirements of subdivision (d)(1).
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 416,s 1, eff. 5/21/2019.
Acts 1949, ch. 5, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 5755.33 (Williams, § 11.1); Acts 1957, ch. 260, § 1; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-113; Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 113.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 4 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-422) › Section 4-1-402 - Due dates falling on Saturday or Sunday

Whenever the due date for filing any schedule, form or return with any state department or agency or for paying any tax due the state occurs on a Saturday or Sunday, the taxpayer shall have until the close of business hours for such department or agency on the following Monday to file such schedule, form or return or to pay such tax.
Acts 1974, ch. 439, § 1; T.C.A., § 4-119.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 4 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-422) › Section 4-1-403 - Appointments to state boards or commissions - Age discrimination prohibited

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a person meeting all other requirements shall not be ineligible for appointment or reappointment to any state board or commission because of age.
Acts 1973, ch. 120, § 3; 1977, ch. 8, § 1; T.C.A. § 4-115.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 4 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-422) › Section 4-1-404 - English - Official and legal language

English is hereby established as the official and legal language of Tennessee. All communications and publications, including ballots, produced by governmental entities in Tennessee shall be in English, and instruction in the public schools and colleges of Tennessee shall be conducted in English unless the nature of the course would require otherwise.
Acts 1984, ch. 821, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 4 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-422) › Section 4-1-405 - Use of certain symbols, mascots and names

(a)
The general assembly recognizes that many Tennessee institutions, both public and private, have elected to select symbols, mascots, and names to represent those institutions. The symbols, mascots, and names are often chosen in recognition of the area's heritage and to honor and respect certain persons or cultures and their contributions to our citizens and our state.
(b)
No state agency has the authority to require or to prohibit or impair in any way the right of any public or private institution to continue to honor certain persons or cultures through the use of symbols, mascots and names.
Acts 2007, ch. 371, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 4 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-422) › Section 4-1-406 - Flag display protocol - Display for soldiers killed in line of duty

(a)
Whenever the official United States flag or the official state flag is displayed, appropriate flag display protocol requires that when flown on the same pole on property owned, operated or controlled by the state or any political subdivision of the state, including all educational institutions, the order of placement from top to bottom shall be the official United States flag, the official state flag, and any other flags.
(b)
(1)
As used in this subsection (b):
(A)
"County" includes, but is not limited to, any county having a metropolitan form of government;
(B)
"Member of the armed services" or "member" means a citizen of Tennessee who is a member of the armed forces of the United States, or a member of a reserve or Tennessee national guard unit who is called into active military service of the United States, as defined in §
58-1-102
, and is stationed outside the United States during hostilities in which military personnel are entitled to combat compensation as determined by the United States department of defense; and
(C)
"Political subdivision" means county or municipality.
(2)
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, in the event a member of the armed services, while serving honorably, is killed in action or dies as a direct result of injuries sustained from a service connected, combat-related cause, the governor shall proclaim a state-wide day of mourning and shall order the state flag to be flown at half-staff over the state capitol during such period of mourning.
(3)
The governor or the governor's designee shall notify the executive official of the political subdivision in which such member of the armed services resided of the deceased member's identity and the date of the day of mourning declared pursuant to subdivision (b)(2). The executive official of the political subdivision, or such official's designee, shall order any state flag hoisted on the property of the political subdivision to be flown at half-staff during such day of mourning.
(4)
The names of all members of the armed services for whom a state-wide day of mourning is declared pursuant to subdivision (b)(2) shall be recorded in the journals of the senate and the house of representatives.
Acts 2007, ch. 394, § 1; 2009, ch. 169, § 1; 2011, ch. 8, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 4 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-422) › Section 4-1-408 - Departments and agencies of state government to strive for economic efficiency

(a)
Each department and agency of state government shall strive to achieve economic efficiency through utilization of innovative approaches and methodologies while maintaining the highest level of service for the citizens of Tennessee.
(b)
In achieving economic efficiency, each department and agency is encouraged to seek input and ideas from their employees and the general public. Each department and agency is encouraged to include a public comment portal on its website to facilitate such solicitations.
(c)
Each department and agency shall annually report progress in achieving economic efficiency during their budget hearings to the appropriate committees of the senate and house of representatives.
Acts 2010 , ch. 706, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 4 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-422) › Section 4-1-409 - Autism Awareness Recognition Day

The governor shall designate one (1) day of each calendar year during the month of April as "Autism Awareness Recognition Day" in order to promote knowledge within the state's communities about the condition, the need for community services and appropriate medical treatment for the condition.
Acts 2011, ch. 226, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 4 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-422) › Section 4-1-410 - Tennessee's Day of Prayer

The governor shall designate the first Thursday during the month of May of each calendar year as "Tennessee's Day of Prayer" on which the people of this state may turn to prayer, meditation or otherwise give thanks, in accordance with their own faiths and consciences.
Acts 2012, ch. 566, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 4 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-422) › Section 4-1-411 - Tennessee Genealogy Month

The month of July each year shall be observed as "Tennessee Genealogy Month," to be proclaimed as such by the governor.
Acts 2012, ch. 850, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 4 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-422) › Section 4-1-413 - Women in STEM month

The month of August shall be designated "Women in STEM" month to raise awareness of the opportunities for women to pursue a career in a science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) related field.
Acts 2014, ch. 935, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 4 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-422) › Section 4-1-414 - Tennessee's Weekend of Prayer Over Students

The governor shall designate the first weekend in August of each calendar year as "Tennessee's Weekend of Prayer Over Students" on which the people of this state may, in accordance with their own faith and consciences, turn to prayer, meditation, or otherwise give thanks for the students of this state as well as their teachers, administrators, and schools.
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 298,s 1, eff. 4/24/2015.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 4 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-422) › Section 4-1-415 - Tennessee Archaeology Awareness Month

The month of September shall be designated "Tennessee Archaeology Awareness Month" to encourage all citizens to learn more about prehistoric and historic archaeology in Tennessee.
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 28,s 1, eff. 3/27/2015.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 4 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-422) › Section 4-1-416 - Carbon Monoxide Awareness Day

September 18 of each calendar year shall be designated "Carbon Monoxide Awareness Day" to bring awareness to the dangers of carbon monoxide.
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 111,s 1, eff. 4/10/2015.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 4 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-422) › Section 4-1-417 - Lung Cancer Awareness Month

The month of November each year shall be designated as "Lung Cancer Awareness Month" in order to promote knowledge within the state concerning lung cancer diagnosis, treatment, and research.
Added by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 299,s 1, eff. 4/24/2015.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 4 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-422) › Section 4-1-418 - Tennessee Tri-Star General Award

(a)
There is established an award to be known as the "Tennessee Tri-Star General Award."
(b)
(1)
The governor may recognize distinguished individuals who have a record of outstanding service to this state or a local subdivision of this state by awarding such individuals the Tennessee Tri-Star General Award. The award shall honor individuals who have demonstrated a high level of service, including, but not limited to: volunteer work or community service; public service; military service; leadership; or charitable, business, or scientific contributions.
(2)
Each member of the general assembly may submit one (1) nomination for the award to the governor each calendar year.
(3)
The governor may recognize with the award up to five (5) individuals who are not nominated by the general assembly each calendar year.
(4)
Nominees must have resided in this state for at least five (5) years.
(5)
The award may recognize an individual posthumously; provided, that the individual satisfies all other requirements in this section.
(c)
Individuals recognized pursuant to this section shall bear the honorary title of "Tennessee Tri-Star General". The award shall consist of a certificate bearing the great seal of the state of Tennessee and be signed by the governor and secretary of state.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 920, s 1, eff. 1/1/2017.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 4 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-422) › Section 4-1-419 - Tennessee craft beer and cider month

The month of April is designated as "Tennessee Craft Beer and Cider Month" in recognition of the contributions of Tennessee craft breweries and cideries to this state's economic growth and diversification.
Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 136,s 1, eff. 4/17/2017.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 4 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-422) › Section 4-1-420 - Reelfoot Lake designated Tennessee Heritage Site

(a)
Reelfoot Lake is designated as a Tennessee Heritage Site.
(b)
A department or agency of this state may use the terms "Reelfoot Lake" or "Tennessee Heritage Site," or both, for purposes of publications, advertisements, marketing, and other communications.
Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 443,s 1, eff. 5/22/2019.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 4 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-422) › Section 4-1-421 - Tennessee's first peoples

The following cultural groups are recognized as Tennessee's first peoples:
(1)
The Algonquian peoples, including the Shawnee and Lenape;
(2)
The Chickamaugan peoples;
(3)
The Iroquoian peoples, including the Cherokee;
(4)
The Muskogean peoples, including the Alabama, Coosa, Chickasaw, Natchez, Koasati, Tuskegee, and Taliwa;
(5)
The Siouan peoples, including the Quapaw and Mosopelea; and
(6)
The Yuchean peoples, including the Chisca, Yuchi, Taougal, Tongeria, and Tamahita.
Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 58, s 1, eff. 3/29/2021.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-1-504) › Part 4 - MISCELLANEOUS (§§ 4-1-NEW — 4-1-422) › Section 4-1-422 - Protection of private property rights in implementation of United Nations policies

(a)
As used in this section, "political subdivision" means a local governmental entity, including, but not limited to, a municipality, metropolitan government, county, utility district, school district, public building authority, and development district created and existing pursuant to the laws of this state, or any instrumentality of government created by any one (1) or more of the named local governmental entities.
(b)
This state and its political subdivisions shall not adopt or implement policy recommendations that deliberately or inadvertently infringe or restrict private property rights without due process, as may be required by policy recommendations originating in, or traceable to, the United Nations or a subsidiary entity of the United Nations, including, but not limited to:
(1)
"Agenda 21," adopted by the United Nations in 1992 at its Conference on Environment and Development;
(2)
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, introduced at a United Nations Summit in 2015;
(3)
The United Nations' proposal to reach net zero emissions by 2050; or
(4)
Another international law or ancillary plan of action that contravenes the constitution of the United States or the constitution of this state.
(c)
Since the United Nations has accredited and enlisted numerous non-governmental and intergovernmental organizations to assist in the implementation of its policies relative to Agenda 21, The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, net zero goals for 2050, and its related plans and initiatives, this state and its political subdivisions shall not enter into an agreement, expend any sum of money, or provide financial aid to those non-governmental and intergovernmental organizations as described in or promoted by such plans and initiatives.
(d)
As part of a political subdivision's annual audit, the executive of the political subdivision or the governing body of the political subdivision shall present a written attestation to the comptroller of the treasury certifying that the political subdivision has not sought or received a grant in intentional pursuit of a policy described under subsection (b).
(e)
(1)
An individual who believes that a political subdivision has violated subsection (b) or (c) may bring a private cause of action in a court of competent jurisdiction.
(2)
A court shall award court costs and fees, including reasonable attorneys' fees, to the prevailing party in an action brought pursuant to this subsection (e). In addition, the court may award the following remedies to a plaintiff who prevails in an action brought pursuant to this subsection (e):
(A)
Actual damages; and
(B)
Punitive damages.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 877,s 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 479, s 1, eff. 5/17/2023.