# Tennessee HB 0548: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 56, relative to the "Tennessee Procurement Protection Act." Tennessee HB 0548, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 56, relative to the "Tennessee Procurement Protection Act.", is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-27 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0548-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee HB 0548 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 56, relative to the "Tennessee Procurement Protection Act." - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-29 - Last action: 2026-04-27, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Purchasing and Procurement - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (287 yes, 51 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Heavy penalties for false ICT certifications: cost, high. Beginning July 1, 2026, a company that files a false ICT certification faces large penalties. If the commissioner finds a false certification, the company pays the larger of $250,000 or twice the contract amount. The state terminates the contract. The company is barred from bidding on state contrac… - New rules for Tennessee ICT vendors: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee sets new rules for companies that sell ICT to state or local agencies. Foreign adversary companies cannot bid on ICT contracts. Third-party vendors cannot knowingly sell final ICT made by a foreign adversary company. Bidders must certify they are not a foreign adve… - Who counts as adversary, what is ICT: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law uses the U.S. Commerce list (15 CFR 791.4 as of January 1, 2025, and later updates) to define foreign adversary countries. A foreign adversary company includes firms based, incorporated, listed, or principally doing business in those countries, or controlled or major… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-07 | House | FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 4/7/2026 | pass | 73 | 22 | | | 2026-04-02 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/2/2026 | pass | 21 | 8 | | | 2026-03-02 | House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/2/2026 | pass | 79 | 16 | | | 2026-03-02 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 2 BY ZACHARY PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/2/2026 | pass | 90 | 2 | | | 2025-03-26 | House | HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 19 | 2 | | | 2025-03-12 | House | HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 5 | 1 | | ## Actions (37) - 2026-04-27: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - 2026-04-27: Pub. Ch. 768 - 2026-04-21: Signed by Governor. - 2026-04-09: Transmitted to Governor for his action. (House) - 2026-04-08: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2026-04-07: Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. (House) - 2026-04-07: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2026-04-07: H. concurred in S. am. no. 1 Ayes 73, Nays 22 PNV 0 HB0548 (House) - 2026-04-06: H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/7/2026 (House) - 2026-04-02: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 21, Nays 8 (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0859) (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. (House) - 2026-03-02: Passed H., as am., Ayes 79, Nays 16, PNV 0 (House) - 2026-03-02: H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0579) (House) - 2026-03-02: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0199) (House) - 2026-02-26: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/2/2026 (House) - 2026-02-25: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/26/2026 (House) - 2025-04-03: Taken off notice for cal. in Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-02: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/3/2025 (House) - 2025-03-27: Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to 4/3/2025 (House) - 2025-03-26: Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/27/2025 (House) - 2025-03-26: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-25: Sponsor(s) Added. (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/26/2025 (House) - 2025-03-19: Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/26/2025 (House) - 2025-03-12: Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/19/2025 (House) - 2025-03-12: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2025-03-05: Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/12/2025 (House) - 2025-03-05: Action Def. in s/c Public Service Subcommittee to 3/12/2025 (House) - 2025-02-26: Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/5/2025 (House) - 2025-02-05: Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee (House) - 2025-02-05: P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee (House) - 2025-02-03: Intro., P1C. (House) - 2025-01-29: Filed for introduction (House) ## Bill text - HA0199 (Substitute), 2026-03-02: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0199.pdf) - HA0579, 2026-03-02: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0579.pdf) - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0768.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0377.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0548.pdf) - SA0859: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0859.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (failed) - HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (failed) - SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (failed) - SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026,… (signed) - SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1988; Chapter 204 of the Private Acts of 1990; and an… (failed) - SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 335 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 282 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapte… (failed) ## Sources - [HA0199 (Substitute) (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0199.pdf) - [HA0579 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0579.pdf) - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0768.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0377.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB0548.pdf) - [SA0859 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0859.pdf) ## Related - [HB 0489: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0489-2025-2026) - [HB 0162: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0162-2025-2026) - [SB 2733: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2733-2025-2026) - [SB 2690: AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2690-2025-2026) - [SB 2702: AN ACT to amend Chapter 154 of the Private Acts of 1955; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2702-2025-2026) - [SB 2716: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2716-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB0548-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).