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Committee approves bill to add Nashville hot chicken to state foods
Summary
House Bill 567, proposed to recognize Nashville hot chicken as an official state food, passed the House Naming and Designating Committee and will move to the State and Local Government Committee with a positive recommendation.
Representative Hemmer introduced House Bill 567 to designate Nashville hot chicken as a state food, saying the item recognizes the city's culinary history and complements existing state food designations such as Memphis barbecue and hot slaw. Hemmer described the bill as "a great bill" and said the culinary history of Nashville hot chicken merited inclusion in state code.
Committee members made light, informal comments about local restaurants. Representative Pamela recommended Prince's Hot Chicken and mentioned Hattie B's; Representative Dixie noted the original hot chicken was started in her district and endorsed Prince's. No substantive amendments were offered.
The clerk announced a 10-aye vote; the chair declared HB 567 passed and sent the bill to the State and Local Government Committee with a positive recommendation.
