---
type: "Bill"
title: "Morristown - Subject to local approval, rewrites the city charter. - Amends Chapter 103 of the Acts of 1903; as amended."
description: "Morristown - Subject to local approval, rewrites the city charter. - Amends Chapter 103 of the Acts of 1903; as amended."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "HB 2999"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2999 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Morristown"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eldridge"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-03-14"
last_action: "2024-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/794765d9-839d-4132-a296-084762b0413f"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2999&GA=113"
source_hash: "2910c29b403d25e7d9db7e6e48caeeb34ece4ab2ff0befe11c666d20f4f38d48"
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 2999 (113) — Morristown - Subject to local approval, rewrites the city charter. - Amends Chapter 103 of the Acts of 1903; 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/HB2999.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/2/2024 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/22/2024 Passed (1) — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/8/2024 Passed (1) — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/8/2024 4/4/2024 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/2/2024 — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Eldridge — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-03-14** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-03-14** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-03-18** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2024-03-21** P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-27** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 4/2/2024
- **2024-04-02** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/4/2024
- **2024-04-04** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/8/2024
- **2024-04-08** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-04-09** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2024-04-10** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-04-22** Passed Senate, Ayes 28, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-22** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2024-04-30** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2024-05-01** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-10** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-29** Pr. Ch. 64

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/794765d9-839d-4132-a296-084762b0413f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).