2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB1173: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, Chapter 3, relative to public purchases.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, authorizes local governments to purchase goods and services directly, without bid or quotations, from vendors awarded general services administration (GSA) schedule contracts at prices equal to the vendor's current GSA schedule price. - Amends TCA Title 12, Chapter 3.

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Bill History

2/6/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/26/2025
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/5/2025
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Taken off notice for cal. in State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/24/2025
House of Representatives
3/24/2025
Objected to on Consent Calendar.
House of Representatives
3/24/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar 3/27/2025
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Held on desk.
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
3/19/2025
21
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE CITIES & COUNTIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
2/26/2025
7
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/6/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/6/202510.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/20/2025119.6 KB