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

SB 0795 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, Chapter 3, relative to public purchases.

Last action — Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  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 February 04, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 50% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    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.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

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. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

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

  4. Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  13. Objected to on Consent Calendar.

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

  15. Held on desk.

  16. Sponsor(s) Added.

  17. Filed for introduction

  18. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

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

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

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

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

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

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

  25. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

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

  27. Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0

  28. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

  29. Sponsor(s) Added.

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

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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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 0795 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 SB 0795?
SB 0795 is sponsored by Bailey, Paul (Republican) and Southerland, Steve (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 0795?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 04, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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