---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Contracts - As enacted, clarifies that the statutory amount of the bond required from contractors on all public works contracts in excess of $100,000 is the minimum amount for the bond. - Amends TCA Section 12-4-201."
description: "Public Contracts - As enacted, clarifies that the statutory amount of the bond required from contractors on all public works contracts in excess of $100,000 is the minimum amount for the bond. - Amends TCA Section 12-4-201."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 681"
citation: "Tennessee SB 681 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Contracts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Calfee", "Yager"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-08"
last_action: "2017-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/62ff6d73-73a0-481a-adae-8c109f65ecab"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0681&GA=110"
source_hash: "b0c7214f7e88be1eb26cfdf2f54742ada9b06e283daf547e9d65332a08740976"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee SB 681 (110) — Public Contracts - As enacted, clarifies that the statutory amount of the bond required from contractors on all public works contracts in excess of $100,000 is the minimum amount for the bond. - Amends TCA Section 12-4-201.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB0681.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/28/2017 Passed (2) — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT 3/6/2017 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Calfee — primary (person)
- Yager — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-08** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Intro. `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2017-02-13** P1C.
- **2017-02-15** Assigned to s/c State Government Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/28/2017
- **2017-02-28** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-03-01** Placed on s/c cal State Government Subcommittee for 3/8/2017
- **2017-03-03** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 3/6/2017
- **2017-03-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-03-06** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-08** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/14/2017
- **2017-03-08** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-09** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2017-03-14** Action def. in State Government Committee to 3/21/2017
- **2017-03-15** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/16/2017
- **2017-03-15** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-16** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/20/2017
- **2017-03-20** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-20** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-03-20** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-03-21** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-03-22** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-03-22** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-03-23** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-04-04** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-11** Pub. Ch. 92
- **2017-04-11** Effective date(s) 04/04/2017
- **2017-04-11** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 92

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/62ff6d73-73a0-481a-adae-8c109f65ecab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).