---
type: "Bill"
title: "Humboldt - Subject to local approval, enacts the Humboldt Utilities Authority Act to create and empower the Humboldt Utilities Authority. - Amends Chapter 61 of the Private Acts of 2001."
description: "Humboldt - Subject to local approval, enacts the Humboldt Utilities Authority Act to create and empower the Humboldt Utilities Authority. - Amends Chapter 61 of the Private Acts of 2001."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 2981"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2981 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Humboldt"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Martin B"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-20"
last_action: "2024-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ede0624d-62b4-4884-b26f-35f5c4deef26"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2981&GA=113"
source_hash: "1f225a046c5f364d7771596819089d347748a8e3315b378dec0d256869df5b2d"
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 2981 (113) — Humboldt - Subject to local approval, enacts the Humboldt Utilities Authority Act to create and empower the Humboldt Utilities Authority. - Amends Chapter 61 of the Private Acts of 2001.

## 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/HB2981.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/11/2024 3/7/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/14/2024 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/5/2024 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/11/2024 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Martin B — 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`
- **2024-02-28** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/5/2024
- **2024-03-05** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-06** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/7/2024
- **2024-03-07** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/11/2024
- **2024-03-11** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2024-03-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-03-14** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-14** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-03-14** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-03-15** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-03-18** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-19** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-20** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-03** Pr. Ch. 41

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ede0624d-62b4-4884-b26f-35f5c4deef26`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).