# Tennessee SB 2670: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12 and Title 49, relative to the procurement opportunities available to private institutions of higher education in this state.

Tennessee SB 2670, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12 and Title 49, relative to the procurement opportunities available to private institutions of higher education in this state., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-29 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 2670
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12 and Title 49, relative to the procurement opportunities available to private institutions of higher education in this state.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- Last action: 2026-04-29, Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Public Contracts
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (121 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Private colleges get state contract pricing: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, eligible private, nonprofit Tennessee colleges can buy goods and services on state cooperative contracts. They get the same terms and prices that public colleges pay. Vendors cannot charge them more for the same items. Vendors also cannot refuse to sell or raise prices in re…
- Easy, no fee signup for private colleges: benefit, low. Starting July 1, 2026, an eligible private institution is a Tennessee private, nonprofit college or university that is accredited and authorized by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. These schools can use statewide contracts run by the Department of General Services or other state procureme…
- Guardrails on access and state liability: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, using state contracts is optional for eligible private colleges. The state is not financially responsible for any purchases they make. Private-college access cannot reduce what public colleges can buy. It also cannot increase the prices the state pays or create any state lia…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-06 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 | pass | 81 | 3 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/26/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2026-04-29: Effective date(s) 07/01/2026
- 2026-04-29: Pub. Ch. 816
- 2026-04-23: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2026-04-15: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2026-04-09: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Passed H., Ayes 81, Nays 3, PNV 3 (House)
- 2026-04-06: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2026-03-02: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2026-02-26: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/26/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/24/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0816.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB2032.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2670.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0816.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB2032.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2670.pdf)

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- [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 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 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)
- [SB 2725: AN ACT to amend Chapter 48 of the Private Acts of 1919; as amended and rewritte…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2725-2025-2026)
- [SB 2557: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2557-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB2670-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).