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Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 546: Purchasing and Procurement - As enacted, authorizes a local government to execute a cooperative purchasing agreement with other local, state, and federal governmental entities for purposes of purchasing 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. - Amends TCA Section 12-3-1205.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 546 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Purchasing and Procurement - As enacted, authorizes a local government to execute a cooperative purchasing agreement with other local, state, and federal governmental entities for purposes of purchasing 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. - Amends TCA Section 12-3-1205. Primary sponsor: Mark Cochran (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 4, 2025): Pub. Ch. 98.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mark CochranPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse23

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Pub. Ch. 98
  2. Effective date(s) 03/28/2025
  3. Signed by Governor.
  4. Transmitted to Governor for his action.
  5. Signed by H. Speaker
  6. Signed by Senate Speaker
  7. Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
  8. Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
  9. Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0
  10. Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
  11. Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
  12. Passed H., Ayes 90, Nays 0, PNV 0

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source