---
type: "Bill"
title: "Tipton County - Subject to local approval, creates the \"West Tennessee Regional Utility Authority.\" -"
description: "Tipton County - Subject to local approval, creates the \"West Tennessee Regional Utility Authority.\" -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 2976"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2976 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Tipton County"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Moody"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-13"
last_action: "2024-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/de794947-5c8f-4313-8ecf-3de9d6790677"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2976&GA=113"
source_hash: "7073f761b658c58635161b8f5f14c20b913930632004c8c1cbf520a123b1776b"
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 2976 (113) — Tipton County - Subject to local approval, creates the "West Tennessee Regional Utility Authority." -

## 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/HB2976.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/12/2024 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/21/2024 3/14/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/28/2024 Passed (1) — **83–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/8/2024 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Moody — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-02-13** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-02-15** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-02-22** P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-06** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/12/2024
- **2024-03-11** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-12** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-13** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/14/2024
- **2024-03-14** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/21/2024
- **2024-03-21** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/28/2024
- **2024-03-21** Reset on next avail. cal.
- **2024-03-28** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-03-28** Passed H., Ayes 83, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-04-01** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-04-08** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-08** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-04-10** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-04-11** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-23** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-13** Pr. Ch. 56

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/de794947-5c8f-4313-8ecf-3de9d6790677`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).