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HB0548Introduced in the House

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 56, relative to the "Tennessee Procurement Protection Act."

Passed

Introduced by Mark Cochran, District 23

What does this bill do?

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Official description

As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Procurement Protection Act." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 56.

Where it stands

Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

April 27, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

HouseStage: FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 · April 7, 2026

73

Yes

22

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

95 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
John Crawford1Yes
Bud Hulsey2Yes
Timothy Hill3Yes
Renea Jones4Yes
David Hawk5Yes
Tim Hicks6Yes
Rebecca Alexander7Yes
Jerome Moon8Yes
Gary Hicks9Yes
Rick Eldridge10Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  4. Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/5/2025

  6. Action Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to 3/12/2025

  7. Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/12/2025

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

  9. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/19/2025

  10. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/26/2025

  11. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025

  12. Sponsor(s) Added.

  13. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  14. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/27/2025

  15. Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to 4/3/2025

  16. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025

  17. Taken off notice for cal. in Calendar & Rules Committee

  18. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/26/2026

  19. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/2/2026

  20. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0199)

  21. H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0579)

  22. Passed H., as am., Ayes 79, Nays 16, PNV 0

  23. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  24. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  25. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  26. Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0859)

  27. Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 21, Nays 8

  28. H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/7/2026

  29. H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 73, Nays 22 PNV 0 HB0548

  30. Sponsor(s) Added.

  31. Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  32. Signed by H. Speaker

  33. Signed by Senate Speaker

  34. Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  35. Signed by Governor.

  36. Pub. Ch. 768

  37. Effective date(s) 07/01/2026

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