TN HB1851

Designates the bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) as an official state reptile of Tennessee alongside the existing eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina)

Amends Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-1-321 to recognize two official state reptiles instead of one

Cites conservation concerns: fewer than 2,000 bog turtles remain, with the southern population declining by at least 50% in the past two decades

Notes only 500 acres of mountain bog habitat remain across the species' entire southern range, with habitat destruction and poaching identified as primary threats

Takes effect immediately upon becoming law