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
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
Apr 2023
Introduced Jan 20, 2023
Signed Apr 4, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2023 · House Mar 20, 2023
How they voted
29–2
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 33
Mar 6, 2023
D
Democratic6
33% Nay
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
15
Committee
8
Apr 4, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Mar 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 8, PNV 0
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0091)
upper
Mar 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 29, Nays 2, PNV 2
upper
Feb 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Feb 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 2/28/2023
upper
Feb 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/28/2023
upper
Feb 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 2/21/2023
upper
Feb 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/21/2023
upper
Feb 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 2/14/2023
upper
Feb 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/14/2023
upper
Jan 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/7/2023
upper
Jan 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Jan 20, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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