---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pikeville - Subject to local approval, increases the monthly salary for the members of the board of aldermen from $150 to $500 a month. - Amends Chapter 574 of the Private Acts of 1939; as amended."
description: "Pikeville - Subject to local approval, increases the monthly salary for the members of the board of aldermen from $150 to $500 a month. - Amends Chapter 574 of the Private Acts of 1939; as amended."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 2979"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2979 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Pikeville"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Travis"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-20"
last_action: "2024-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b6a6eaa5-0cfe-404f-b5f7-67a9f60a90f0"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2979&GA=113"
source_hash: "65bed97d52f3e79a4d009a57ae851614b16c2253a7e0cc1abfafc359881e195a"
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 2979 (113) — Pikeville - Subject to local approval, increases the monthly salary for the members of the board of aldermen from $150 to $500 a month. - Amends Chapter 574 of the Private Acts of 1939; 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/HB2979.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/25/2024 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- 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 Consent Calendar for 3/18/2024 3/14/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/18/2024 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Travis — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-20** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-02-22** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-02-26** P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-06** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/12/2024
- **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 Consent Calendar for 3/18/2024
- **2024-03-18** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-03-21** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-03-25** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-25** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-03-27** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-04-02** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-04-04** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-16** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-22** Pr. Ch. 52

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b6a6eaa5-0cfe-404f-b5f7-67a9f60a90f0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).