Public Contracts - As enacted, requires a state department, agency, or official who contracts with a business to acquire property or services to make payments under the contract to the business within a certain time frame after receipt of the invoice; requires such state departments, agencies, and officials to annually report to the chairs of the appropriate standing committees of the senate and house of representatives the number and aggregate amount of late payments made for the preceding fiscal year and the amount of interest paid and outstanding on such late payments. - Amends TCA Title 12, Chapter 4.
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Introduced
2Passed House
3Passed Senate
4To Governor
5Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
2026
May 18Comp. became Pub. Ch. 894Latest
Apr 14Comp. SB subst.
Apr 14Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
Apr 13
Vote recorded HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026 4/9/2026. Result: fail.Lower
Apr 9H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026
Apr 8Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026
Apr 1Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules CommitteeMinor
Vote recorded HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/1/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 25Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026
Mar 25Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026
Mar 18Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government CommitteeMinor
Vote recorded HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee 3/18/2026 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 18Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026
Mar 11Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
Mar 4Action Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to 3/18/2026
Feb 25Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/4/2026
Jan 22P2C, ref. to State & Local Government CommitteeMinor
Jan 22Assigned to s/c Public Service SubcommitteeMinor