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HB0546 • 2026

Purchasing and Procurement

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 12-3-1205, relative to cooperative purchasing.

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Sponsor
Cochran, Walley
Last action
2025-04-04
Official status
Effective date(s) 03/28/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details on the types of facilities and grounds covered by this bill.

Cooperative Purchasing for Local Governments

This bill allows local governments in Tennessee to enter into cooperative purchasing agreements with other government entities for materials and services used in maintaining, operating, repairing, or replacing parts of existing facilities and grounds.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows local governments to enter into cooperative purchasing agreements with other local, state, and federal governmental entities.
  • These agreements are for the purpose of buying materials, labor, and services used for maintenance, operations, component replacement, or repairs of existing facilities and grounds owned or operated by a local education agency or government agency.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Local governments in Tennessee
  • Local education agencies

Terms To Know

Cooperative purchasing agreement
An arrangement where multiple government entities work together to buy materials or services.
Local education agency
A school district, charter school, or other educational institution that operates under local control.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the exact types of facilities and grounds covered.
  • It is unclear how this will affect existing purchasing practices in Tennessee.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 03/28/2025

  2. 2025-04-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 98

  3. 2025-04-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 98

  4. 2025-03-28 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2025-03-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  6. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  7. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  8. 2025-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  9. 2025-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0

  10. 2025-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  11. 2025-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Companion House Bill substituted

  12. 2025-03-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 3/10/2025

  13. 2025-03-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  14. 2025-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  15. 2025-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  16. 2025-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recalled from Finance, Ways & Means

  17. 2025-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee

  18. 2025-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0

  19. 2025-02-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/3/2025

  20. 2025-02-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/27/2025

  21. 2025-02-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  22. 2025-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/4/2025

  23. 2025-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/4/2025

  24. 2025-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 2/26/2025

  25. 2025-02-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  26. 2025-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/25/2025

  27. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/19/2025

  28. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  29. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  30. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

  31. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  32. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  33. 2025-01-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  34. 2025-01-29 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

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Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 509
By Walley

HOUSE BILL 546
By Cochran

HB0546
001185
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section
12-3-1205, relative to cooperative purchasing.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 12-3-1205(b)(4)(B), is amended by
deleting the subdivision and substituting instead:
(B) Purchases of construction, engineering, or architectural services, or
construction materials. As used in this subdivision (b)(4)(B), "construction" and
"construction materials" does not include:
(i) Materials used in the operation of a municipal utility system, including,
but not limited to, transformers, conductors, insulators, poles, cross-arms,
anchors, pipes, valves, meters, or other components or parts of a utility system,
whether purchased in accordance with a purchasing agreement with the
Tennessee Valley authority or another purchasing arrangement; or
(ii) Materials, labor, and services used for maintenance, operations,
component replacement, or repairs of existing facilities and grounds owned or
operated by a local education agency or by a local government agency; or
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.