Transportation, Dept. of - As enacted, in the event of a transportation system failure or other emergency, grants the commissioner emergency contracting authority to enter into contracts for design-build, construction manager/general contractor (CM/GC), and progressive design-build (PDB) services for the delivery of transportation projects; exempts the department from having to identify such contracts exceeding $100 million in its transportation improvement program submitted annually to the general assembly in support of its annual funding recommendations, if they are issued under such emergency contracting authority; makes other revisions to the CM/GC and PDB process. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 12 and Title 54.

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History

1. 2025
   1. Apr 8Pub. Ch. 110Latest
   2. Apr 8Effective date(s) 07/01/2025, 07/01/2029
   3. Mar 28Signed by Governor Bill Lee.Became Law
   4. Mar 20Transmitted to Governor for his action.To Governor
   5. Mar 19Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.Minor
   6. Mar 19Signed by H. SpeakerMajor
   7. Mar 19Signed by Senate SpeakerMajor
   8. Mar 17Received from House, Passed on First ConsiderationMinor
      • Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/17/2025 Passed. Result: pass.Upper
   9. Mar 17Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.Major
   10. Mar 17Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0Passed Senate
   11. Mar 13Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
       • Vote recorded FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/13/2025 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
   12. Mar 13Passed H., Ayes 71, Nays 16, PNV 0Passed House
   13. Mar 13Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.Minor
   14. Mar 10Objected to on Consent Calendar.
       • Vote recorded HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/10/2025 3/6/2025. Result: fail.Lower
   15. Mar 10Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
   16. Mar 10H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/13/2025
   17. Mar 6H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/10/2025
   18. Mar 6Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
   19. Mar 5Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/6/2025
   20. Mar 4Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules CommitteeMinor
       • Vote recorded HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/4/2025 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
   21. Feb 26Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/4/2025
   22. Feb 25Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation CommitteeMinor
       • Vote recorded HOUSE TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Transportation Committee 2/25/2025 Passed. Result: pass.Lower
   23. Feb 19Placed on s/c cal Transportation Subcommittee for 2/25/2025
   24. Feb 12P2C, ref. to Transportation CommitteeMinor
   25. Feb 12Assigned to s/c Transportation SubcommitteeMinor
   26. Feb 10Sponsor(s) Added.Minor
   27. Feb 10Intro., P1C.Minor
   28. Feb 6Filed for introductionIntroduced