---
type: "Bill"
title: "Erin - Subject to local approval, makes changes to definitions in the city charter; adds corporate powers to be exercised by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen; makes several other changes to the city charter. - Amends Chapter 403 of the Private Acts of 1951; as amended and rewritten."
description: "Erin - Subject to local approval, makes changes to definitions in the city charter; adds corporate powers to be exercised by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen; makes several other changes to the city charter. - Amends Chapter 403 of the Private Acts of 1951; as amended and rewritten."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "HB 1438"
citation: "Tennessee HB 1438 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Erin"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Reedy"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-03-25"
last_action: "2025-06-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0be7ee64-ed93-454e-b84d-5ccf59c0a052"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB1438&ga=114"
source_hash: "5b1ade1b778b12bb376ff33534c2ffd4a62e6d8c85853160eed90d12a7d6f54b"
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 1438 (114) — Erin - Subject to local approval, makes changes to definitions in the city charter; adds corporate powers to be exercised by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen; makes several other changes to the city charter. - Amends Chapter 403 of the Private Acts of 1951; as amended and rewritten.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1438.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/8/2025 Passed (3) — **23–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2025 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/14/2025 4/10/2025 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/17/2025 Passed (1) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE PRIVATE ACTS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee 4/7/2025 Passed (4) — **10–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Reedy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-25** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-03-27** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2025-03-31** P2C, ref. to Private Acts Committee - State & Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-02** Placed on cal. Private Acts Committee for 4/7/2025
- **2025-04-07** Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/9/2025
- **2025-04-07** Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-08** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-09** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025
- **2025-04-10** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/14/2025
- **2025-04-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt`
- **2025-04-14** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2025-04-15** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-04-17** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2025-04-17** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution`
- **2025-04-23** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled`
- **2025-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-08** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-09** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-04** Pr. Ch. 29

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0be7ee64-ed93-454e-b84d-5ccf59c0a052`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).