---
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).