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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Viola - Subject to local approval, reduces the number of aldermen from five to two; deletes an obsolete provision regarding work houses. - Amends Chapter 320 of the Acts of 1901; as amended."
+description: "Viola - Subject to local approval, reduces the number of aldermen from five to two; deletes an obsolete provision regarding work houses. - Amends Chapter 320 of the Acts of 1901; as amended."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "113"
+identifier: "HB 2994"
+citation: "Tennessee HB 2994 (113)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Viola"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Sherrell"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2024-03-11"
+last_action: "2024-05-13"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/878059fc-ada5-429f-97e5-ef63e7fd7fa3"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2994&GA=113"
+source_hash: "e16f5212095dc18ea9b311a43a9918a5586a1aeeaf8a8394eed6e90b80349114"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee HB 2994 (113) — Viola - Subject to local approval, reduces the number of aldermen from five to two; deletes an obsolete provision regarding work houses. - Amends Chapter 320 of the Acts of 1901; as amended.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB2994.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/4/2024 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
+- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/1/2024 3/28/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/26/2024 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/1/2024 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Sherrell — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-03-11** Filed for introduction `filing`
+- **2024-03-14** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
+- **2024-03-18** P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2024-03-20** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/26/2024
+- **2024-03-26** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-03-27** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/28/2024
+- **2024-03-28** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/1/2024
+- **2024-04-01** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
+- **2024-04-02** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
+- **2024-04-04** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
+- **2024-04-04** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
+- **2024-04-04** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2024-04-05** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
+- **2024-04-10** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
+- **2024-04-10** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
+- **2024-04-11** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
+- **2024-04-23** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2024-05-13** Pr. Ch. 61
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/878059fc-ada5-429f-97e5-ef63e7fd7fa3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
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