Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, authorizes the board of commissioners of a utility district to use competitive sealed proposals to purchase goods or services instead of competitive sealed bids in emergency situations or when the board determines that the use of competitive sealed bids is either not practical or advantageous to the utility district. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 82, Part 8 and Section 12-3-1207.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Jan 21, 2021
Signed May 4, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2021 · House Mar 22, 2021
How they voted
32–0
Passed
Total votes 32
Apr 21, 2021
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
43
Key actions
21
Committee
20
May 4, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Apr 13, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/14/2021
upper
Apr 13, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/14/2021
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
upper
Apr 6, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/13/2021
upper
Apr 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/6/2021
upper
Mar 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/6/2021
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/30/2021
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/30/2021
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2021
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2021
upper
Mar 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 1
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/18/2021
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/23/2021
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/16/2021
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/10/2021
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 8, 2021
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Richard Briggs
RRepublican
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