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TN HB 2344

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Public Contracts - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Businesses First Act," which requires local governmental entities to provide a 30-day local bidding period for certain contracts, during which only local businesses may submit bids; creates a bidding preference for local businesses. - Amends TCA Title 9 and Title 12.

Tennessee · 114S1 · lower

Introduced
2026-02-04
Status date
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Latest action
2026-02-18 — Taken off notice for cal in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
Bill type
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Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Harrisprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-02

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-02-04

    Intro., P1C.

    introduction

  3. 2026-02-05

    Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-05

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-11

    Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/18/2026

  6. 2026-02-18

    Taken off notice for cal in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee

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Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=HB2344&ga=114

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