Purchasing and Procurement - As introduced, authorizes a local governmental entity with centralized purchasing authority to increase the threshold, from $25,000 to $50,000, over which public advertisement and sealed competitive bids are required; reduces the number of purchase orders, from three to two, that must be retained by a county after a purchase order or contract is issued or executed. - Amends TCA Section 5-14-111 and Section 12-3-1212.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2019
Last action Mar 4, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 21, 2019
How they voted
29–0
Passed
Total votes 29
Feb 21, 2019
D
Democratic3
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
8
Committee
9
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee of Local Committee
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/4/2020
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee of Local Committee
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 3/5/2019
lower
Feb 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee
lower
Feb 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Local Committee
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/12/2019
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Intro.
lower
Jan 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Jan 19, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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