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HB 1696 Comp

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.

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17 actions
  1. May 18, 2026 lower
    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 894
  2. Apr 14, 2026 lower
    Comp. SB subst.
  3. Apr 14, 2026 lower
    Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. Apr 9, 2026 lower
    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026
  5. Apr 8, 2026 lower
    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026
  6. Apr 1, 2026 lower
    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
  7. Mar 25, 2026 lower
    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026
  8. Mar 25, 2026 lower
    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026
  9. Mar 18, 2026 lower
    Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
  10. Mar 18, 2026 lower
    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026
  11. Mar 11, 2026 lower
    Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
  12. Mar 4, 2026 lower
    Action Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to 3/18/2026
  13. Feb 25, 2026 lower
    Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/4/2026
  14. Jan 22, 2026 lower
    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
  15. Jan 22, 2026 lower
    Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee
  16. Jan 21, 2026 lower
    Intro., P1C.
  17. Jan 15, 2026 lower
    Filed for introduction
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