Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed House 2 R cosponsors

HB 1173 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, Chapter 3, relative to public purchases.

Last action — Sponsor(s) Added.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 04, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Advancing 50% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Purchasing and Procurement - 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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  2. Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0

  3. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  4. Sponsor(s) Added.

  5. Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/2/2026

  6. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  7. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 1/20/2026

  8. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee

  9. Held on desk.

  10. Sponsor(s) Added.

  11. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/1/2025

  12. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/1/2025

  13. Objected to on Consent Calendar.

  14. H. Placed on Regular Calendar 3/27/2025

  15. H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/24/2025

  16. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2025

  17. Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  18. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025

  19. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/19/2025

  20. Taken off notice for cal. in State & Local Government Committee

  21. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  22. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/5/2025

  23. Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/26/2025

  24. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

  25. P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  26. Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

  27. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  28. Intro., P1C.

  29. Filed for introduction

  30. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 131 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (131)

131 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1173 do?
Purchasing and Procurement - 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.
Who sponsors HB 1173?
HB 1173 is sponsored by Williams, Ryan (Republican) and Howell, Dan (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1173?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 04, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
Where can I track HB 1173?
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