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IntroducedJan 15, 2026
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Tennessee House Bill
Public Contracts - As introduced, 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 30 days rather than 45 days after receipt of the invoice from the business; 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 by January 10 of each year the number and aggregate amount of late payments made for the preceding calendar year and the amount of interest paid and outstanding on such late payments. - Amends TCA Title 12, Chapter 4.
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 09, 2026: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 1696
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 9
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 5
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 31
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 22
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 0
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/9/2026
- Apr 01, 2026 | House
- Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026
- Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026
- Mar 18, 2026 | House
- Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
- Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/18/2026
- Mar 04, 2026 | House
- Action Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to 3/18/2026
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/4/2026
- Jan 22, 2026 | House
- P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
- Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee
- Jan 21, 2026 | House
- Intro., P1C.
- Jan 15, 2026 | House
- Filed for introduction
Documents
- Fiscal Memo for HA1036 (16041) - Amendment 1-0 to HB1696
- House Fiscal Note (Dashboard): Fiscal Note for HB1696 -- Public Service Subcommittee 03/04/2026PDF
- Video: Calendar & Rules Committee Apr 9, 2026 (00h 26m)HTML
- Video: State & Local Government Committee Apr 1, 2026 (02h 05m)HTML
- Video: State & Local Government Committee Mar 31, 2026 (02h 11m)HTML
- Video: State & Local Government Committee Mar 25, 2026 (01h 40m)HTML
- Video: State & Local Government Committee Mar 24, 2026 (01h 26m)HTML
- Video: Public Service Subcommittee Mar 18, 2026 (01h 28m)HTML
- Video: Public Service Subcommittee Mar 4, 2026 (01h 02m)HTML

