HB2032

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.

Complete·4/29/26

Tennessee HB2032 allows private institutions of higher education to access state purchasing contracts on the same terms as public institutions.

Tennessee HB2032, known as the Higher Education Purchasing Act, amends Tennessee Code to allow private institutions of higher education to purchase goods and services through state cooperative purchasing contracts on the same terms and pricing as public institutions. This act aims to address the disparity where private institutions, including nonprofit and minority-serving institutions, are not allowed to purchase goods in the same manner as public institutions and must pay higher prices for identical goods and services.

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Sponsors

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Roll Call Votes

17 Yea

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0 Nay

History

Apr 29

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 816

Apr 6

House

Comp. SB subst.

Apr 6

House

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