County Government

Plain English Breakdown

The bill has been withdrawn and its status is uncertain.

County Insurance Brokerage Law

This bill allows counties that have adopted the County Purchasing Law of 1957 to require competitive bidding for insurance brokerage services.

What This Bill Does

• Changes Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5 and Title 12, Chapter 3, Part 12, regarding county governments.
• Allows a county legislative body in counties that have adopted the County Purchasing Law of 1957 to require a competitive bid process for insurance brokerage services.

Who It Names or Affects

• Counties that have adopted the County Purchasing Law of 1957
• Insurance brokers who work with these counties

Terms To Know

Competitive bid process

A way to choose a company or service by having them compete for business based on price and quality.

County legislative body

The group that makes decisions about how the county is run, like a board of commissioners.

Limits and Unknowns

• This bill does not apply to counties that have not adopted the County Purchasing Law of 1957.
• It's unclear if this law will be passed since it was withdrawn on February 5, 2025.

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

SENATE BILL 399
By Hatcher

HOUSE BILL 360
By Moon

HB0360
002273
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5 and
Title 12, Chapter 3, Part 12, relative to county
governments.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5, Chapter 14, Part 1, is amended by
adding the following as a new section:
Notwithstanding another law to the contrary, in a county that has adopted this
part, the county legislative body may require a competitive bid process for insurance
brokerage services.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.