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TN SB 2670

enacted

Public Contracts - As enacted, enacts the "Higher Education Purchasing Act." - Amends TCA Title 12 and Title 49.

Tennessee · 114S1 · upper

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Did TN SB 2670 pass?

Yes. TN SB 2670 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-29): Pub. Ch. 816

What is TN SB 2670 about?

TN SB 2670 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “Public Contracts - As enacted, enacts the "Higher Education Purchasing Act." - Amends TCA Title 12 and Title 49.”.

Who sponsors TN SB 2670?

Akbari is the primary sponsor of TN SB 2670.

Introduced
2026-02-02
Latest action
2026-04-29 — Pub. Ch. 816
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Akbariprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-29

    Pub. Ch. 816

  2. 2026-04-29

    Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

  3. 2026-04-23

    Signed by Governor.

    executive-signature

  4. 2026-04-15

    Transmitted to Governor for action.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-04-14

    Signed by H. Speaker

    passage

  6. 2026-04-09

    Signed by Senate Speaker

    passage

  7. 2026-04-08

    Enrolled and ready for signatures

    enrolled

  8. 2026-04-06

    Subst. for comp. HB.

    substitution

  9. 2026-04-06

    Passed H., Ayes 81, Nays 3, PNV 3

    passage

  10. 2026-03-02

    Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

  11. 2026-02-26

    Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0

    passage

  12. 2026-02-26

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to House

    receipt

  13. 2026-02-24

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  14. 2026-02-24

    Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/26/2026

  15. 2026-02-17

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/24/2026

  16. 2026-02-05

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

    referral-committee

  17. 2026-02-02

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  18. 2026-02-02

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/24/2026 Passed (2)

    2026-02-24 · pass · 8-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/26/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-02-26 · pass · 32-0

  • FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 Passed (1)

    2026-04-06 · pass · 81-3

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Capley: not voting
    • Littleton: not voting
    • Reneau: not voting

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