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

SB 1823: Public Contracts - As enacted, requires a state department, agency, or official who contracts with a business to acquire property or services to make payments under the contract to the business within a certain time frame after receipt of the invoice; requires such state departments, agencies, and officials to annually report to the chairs of the appropriate standing committees of the senate and house of representatives the number and aggregate amount of late payments made for the preceding fiscal year and the amount of interest paid and outstanding on such late payments. - Amends TCA Title 12, Chapter 4.

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

SB 1823 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Public Contracts - As enacted, requires a state department, agency, or official who contracts with a business to acquire property or services to make payments under the contract to the business within a certain time frame after receipt of the invoice; requires such state departments, agencies, and officials to annually report to the chairs of the appropriate standing committees of the senate and house of representatives the number and aggregate amount of late payments made for the preceding fiscal year and the amount of interest paid and outstanding on such late payments. - Amends TCA Title 12, Chapter 4. Primary sponsor: Adam Lowe (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 18, 2026): Pub. Ch. 894.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Adam LowePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1

“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. 894
  2. Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
  3. Signed by Governor.
  4. Transmitted to Governor for action.
  5. Signed by Senate Speaker
  6. Signed by H. Speaker
  7. Enrolled and ready for signatures
  8. Concurred, Ayes 29, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA1036)
  9. Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/16/2026
  10. Subst. for comp. HB.
  11. H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1036)
  12. Passed H., as am., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0

Showing 12 most recent of 24 actions. Full history

Sources

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