# Tennessee SB 1823: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, Chapter 4, relative to public contracts.

Tennessee SB 1823, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, Chapter 4, relative to public contracts., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-18 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1823
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, Chapter 4, relative to public contracts.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-20
- Last action: 2026-05-18, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Public Contracts
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (164 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Tennessee contractors get shorter payment deadlines: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Tennessee agencies must pay businesses under covered public contracts within 30 days, down from 45. Starting September 15, 2027, covered agencies must report each September 15 on the prior fiscal year's late payments. Reports must list the number and total dollar amount of l…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Paul Bailey (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Janice Bowling (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Paul Rose (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-16 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/16/2026 | pass | 29 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-14 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2026 | pass | 95 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-30 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/30/2026 | pass | 31 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2026-05-18: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- 2026-05-18: Pub. Ch. 894
- 2026-05-05: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2026-04-21: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-04-20: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Concurred, Ayes 29, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA1036) (Senate)
- 2026-04-15: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/16/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/16/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Passed H., as am., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House)
- 2026-04-14: H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1036) (House)
- 2026-04-14: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2026-04-02: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2026-03-30: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0743) (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- HA1036, 2026-04-14: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1036.pdf)
- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0894.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1696.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1823.pdf)
- SA0743: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0743.pdf)

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## Sources
- [HA1036 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1036.pdf)
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0894.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1696.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1823.pdf)
- [SA0743 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0743.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1823-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).