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HB0568 • 2026

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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, relative to state symbols.

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Sponsor
Dixie, Yarbro
Last action
2025-03-03
Official status
Ref. to Ad Hoc Subcommittee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information on public welfare, funding, or enforcement mechanisms.

Designating Nashville as the Hot Chicken Capital of Tennessee

This bill designates Nashville as the hot chicken capital of Tennessee.

What This Bill Does

  • Adds a new section to Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3 of the Tennessee Code Annotated.
  • Designates Nashville as the hot chicken capital of Tennessee.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The state of Tennessee

Terms To Know

Tennessee Code Annotated
A collection of laws for the state of Tennessee organized by subject.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify any penalties or consequences for violating this designation.
  • It is unclear how this designation will be enforced officially.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Ad Hoc Subcommittee

  2. 2025-02-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Naming & Designating Committee for 3/3/2025

  3. 2025-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  4. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

  5. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  6. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  7. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Naming & Designating Committee- State & Local Government Committee

  8. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  9. 2025-01-29 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 1260
By Yarbro

HOUSE BILL 568
By Dixie

HB0568
000627
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4,
relative to state symbols.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
4-1-350. Hot chicken capital of Tennessee.
Nashville, Tennessee, is hereby designated as the hot chicken capital of this
state.
SECTION 2. The headings in this act are for reference purposes only and do not
constitute a part of the law enacted by this act. However, the Tennessee Code Commission is
requested to include the headings in any compilation or publication containing this act.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.