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SB2211 • 2026

Local Government, General

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 9; Title 12 and Title 13, relative to local government contracts.

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Sponsor
Johnson
Last action
2026-02-05
Official status
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about how local governments will implement these changes in their current processes.

Changing Notice Requirements for Local Government Contracts

This act changes the notice period from seven days to ten days that local governments must give before meetings about extending long-term contracts, leases, or lease-purchase agreements lasting five years or more.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the time from seven days to ten days that a city or town must tell people about a meeting where they will talk about extending long-term contracts, leases, or lease-purchase agreements for five years or more.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Local governments and their residents who need to be informed about upcoming meetings regarding long-term contracts.
  • Businesses and individuals involved in long-term agreements with local governments.

Terms To Know

Lease
A contract where one party agrees to rent property or equipment from another for a set period of time.
Contract
An agreement between two or more parties that is legally binding and outlines the terms they will follow.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens to contracts, leases, or lease-purchase agreements made before this act becomes law.
  • It's unclear how local governments will implement these changes in their current processes.

Bill History

  1. Date Tennessee General Assembly

  2. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  3. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  4. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 2211
By Johnson
SB2211
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5;
Title 6; Title 7; Title 9; Title 12 and Title 13, relative
to local government contracts.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 7-51-904(b), is amended by deleting
the language "at least seven (7) days prior to the date set for such meeting" and substituting "at
least ten (10) days prior to the date set for such meeting".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it,
and applies to contracts, leases, and lease-purchase agreements executed, renewed, modified,
or extended on or after such date.