Public Contracts - As enacted, prohibits a party from protesting a solicitation for a public contract if the party cancels the solicitation; revises bonding requirements for submitting a protest or an appeal of a decision to a protest to the chief procurement officer or protest committee; establishes certain restrictions on the contractual terms of public contracts. - Amends TCA Title 12, Chapter 3, Part 5.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2023
Last action Apr 18, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
10
Committee
12
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/16/2023
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee
lower
Mar 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/13/2023
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/8/2023
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/28/2023
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to 2/28/2023
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/14/2023
lower
Jan 12, 2023
Committee
Ref. to State Government Committee-- Government Operations for Review
lower
Jan 12, 2023
Committee
Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee
lower
Jan 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
lower
Jan 10, 2023
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
William Lamberth
RRepublican
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