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

SB 795: Purchasing and Procurement - As introduced, authorizes local governments to purchase goods and services directly, without bid or quotations, from vendors awarded general services administration (GSA) schedule contracts at prices equal to the vendor's current GSA schedule price. - Amends TCA Title 12, Chapter 3.

Passed one chamber 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 795 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Purchasing and Procurement - As introduced, authorizes local governments to purchase goods and services directly, without bid or quotations, from vendors awarded general services administration (GSA) schedule contracts at prices equal to the vendor's current GSA schedule price. - Amends TCA Title 12, Chapter 3. Primary sponsor: Paul Bailey (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 4, 2026): Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.

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
Paul BaileyPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate15

“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. Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
  2. Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0
  3. Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
  4. Sponsor(s) Added.
  5. Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/2/2026
  6. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
  7. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 1/20/2026
  8. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee
  9. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/1/2025
  10. Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/1/2025
  11. Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2025
  12. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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