Purchasing and Procurement - As enacted, increases from $10,000 or more to $25,000 or more, the amount for which a local board of education or the governing body of a public charter school located in a county having a population of 40,000 or more must make purchases or expenditures by competitive bids. - Amends TCA Section 12-3-1212; Section 49-13-111 and Section 49-2-203.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Jan 19, 2021
Signed May 4, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 19, 2021 · House Apr 22, 2021
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Apr 19, 2021
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
43
Key actions
20
Committee
18
May 4, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
H. concurred in S. am. no. SA1 Ayes 86, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB0235
lower
Apr 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0227)
lower
Apr 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 5
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Education Committee to 4/7/2021
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 4/7/2021
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/1/2021
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/31/2021
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 3/30/2021
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/24/2021
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Mar 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Education Administration
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/2/2021
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Administration
lower
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 2/23/2021
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education Administration
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 19, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mary Littleton
RRepublican
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