# Tennessee HB 2643: AN ACT to amend Chapter 34 of the Private Acts of 2019; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the city of Winchester. Tennessee HB 2643, AN ACT to amend Chapter 34 of the Private Acts of 2019; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the city of Winchester., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-27 (Pr. Ch. 59) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2643-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 2643 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Chapter 34 of the Private Acts of 2019; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the city of Winchester. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-24 - Last action: 2026-05-27, Pr. Ch. 59 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Winchester - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (114 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New rules for Winchester utility bills: mixed, medium. Both the Utilities Board and City Council must approve electric, water, and sewer rates. Rates must cover operating and maintenance costs, debt, and needed reserves. No free utility service is allowed for the City, any department, or any customer. Money from utility bills can only fund utility cost… - City must approve by two-thirds vote: mixed, low. The law takes effect in Winchester only if two‑thirds of the City’s legislative body approves it. The presiding officer must proclaim and certify the result to the Secretary of State. Without two‑thirds approval, the law does not take effect locally. - Winchester creates utilities board and budget rules: mixed, low. The law creates a five-member Utilities Board for Winchester. The Mayor is a member; four resident voters serve staggered four‑year terms so one seat ends each August 31, and at least one current City Council member must serve. Vacancies are filled by Mayor nomination with City Council approval. Ci… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-15 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2026 | pass | 86 | 1 | | | 2026-04-13 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-24 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 17 | 0 | | | 2026-03-09 | House | HOUSE PRIVATE ACTS COMMITTEE | pass | 11 | 0 | | ## Actions (21) - 2026-05-27: Pr. Ch. 59 - 2026-05-21: Signed by Governor. - 2026-05-11: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-05-05: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-20: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-04-15: Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-04-15: Passed H., as am., Ayes 86, Nays 1, PNV 7 (House) - 2026-04-15: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0620) (House) - 2026-04-09: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 (House) - 2026-04-08: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026 (House) - 2026-03-24: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026 (House) - 2026-03-09: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2026-03-04: Placed on cal. Private Acts Committee for 3/9/2026 (House) - 2026-03-02: P2C, ref. to Private Acts Committee - State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2026-02-26: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2026-02-24: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0620, 2026-04-15: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0620.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/priv/pr0059.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2643.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 2631: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (failed) - HB 2649: AN ACT to amend Chapter 84 of the Private Acts of 1991; as amended by Chapter 162 of the Private Acts of 1994; Chapter 140 of the Private Acts of 1996; Chapter… (signed) - HB 2541: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 4, relative to the prevailing wage rate. (signed) - HB 2542: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 50-7-303, relative to suitable work requirements. (signed) - HB 2533: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 5, Chapter 21; Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 8; Title 49, Chapter 10, Part 1; Title 49, Chapte… (signed) - HB 2502: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 38; Title 39; Title 45; Title 47; Title 49 and Title 67, relative to money transmission. (signed) ## Sources - [HA0620 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0620.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/priv/pr0059.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB2643.pdf) ## Related - [HB 2631: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2631-2025-2026) - [HB 2649: AN ACT to amend Chapter 84 of the Private Acts of 1991; as amended by Chapter 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2649-2025-2026) - [HB 2541: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 4, relative…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2541-2025-2026) - [HB 2542: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 50-7-303, relative to suitabl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2542-2025-2026) - [HB 2533: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 5, Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2533-2025-2026) - [HB 2502: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 38; Title 39; Title 45…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2502-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2643-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).