Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed Senate 1 R cosponsors

SB 0369 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 5-14-204; Section 5-14-205 and Section 6-56-305, relative to competitive sealed bids.

Last action — Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

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

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 28, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

Prognosis

Stalled 28% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

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, requires local governments to obtain, when possible, three written quotations for purchases costing less than the threshold established pursuant to law but more than 40 percent of such threshold, or some lower amount as may be established by the governing body of the local government. - Amends TCA Section 5-14-204; Section 5-14-205 and Section 6-56-305.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee

  2. Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

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

  4. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

  6. Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

  7. Intro., P1C.

  8. Filed for introduction

  9. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (132)

132 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety finance
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0369 do?
Purchasing and Procurement - As introduced, requires local governments to obtain, when possible, three written quotations for purchases costing less than the threshold established pursuant to law but more than 40 percent of such threshold, or some lower amount as may be established by the governing body of the local government. - Amends TCA Section 5-14-204; Section 5-14-205 and Section 6-56-305.
Who sponsors SB 0369?
SB 0369 is sponsored by Briggs, Richard (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0369?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 28, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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