---
type: "Bill"
title: "Winchester - Subject to local approval, expands the board of public utilities' jurisdiction to wastewater treatment systems; requires the mayor to serve as a standing member of the board during the mayor's term; creates four-year terms for members; and makes various other changes. - Amends Chapter 34 of the Private Acts of 2019."
description: "Winchester - Subject to local approval, expands the board of public utilities' jurisdiction to wastewater treatment systems; requires the mayor to serve as a standing member of the board during the mayor's term; creates four-year terms for members; and makes various other changes. - Amends Chapter 34 of the Private Acts of 2019."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 2643"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2643 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Winchester"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rudder"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-24"
last_action: "2026-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/014214ff-905b-4b7f-80d1-6ed70a491f9f"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB2643&ga=114"
source_hash: "b2768571526da36a5b2ec82e5f1737c80a9f6d622731e3fb3cbe7b57b1b133c3"
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 2643 (114) — Winchester - Subject to local approval, expands the board of public utilities' jurisdiction to wastewater treatment systems; requires the mayor to serve as a standing member of the board during the mayor's term; creates four-year terms for members; and makes various other changes. - Amends Chapter 34 of the Private Acts of 2019.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA0620** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0620.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2643.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2026 Passed (1) — **86–1** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE PRIVATE ACTS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to State & Local Government Committee 3/9/2026 Passed — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 4/9/2026 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/24/2026 Passed (3) — **17–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Rudder — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-24** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-26** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2026-03-02** P2C, ref. to Private Acts Committee - State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-04** Placed on cal. Private Acts Committee for 3/9/2026
- **2026-03-09** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to State & Local Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026
- **2026-03-24** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026
- **2026-04-09** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026
- **2026-04-15** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2026-04-15** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-04-15** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2026-04-15** Passed H., as am., Ayes 86, Nays 1, PNV 7 `passage`
- **2026-04-15** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0620) `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-20** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2026-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-05** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-27** Pr. Ch. 59

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/014214ff-905b-4b7f-80d1-6ed70a491f9f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).