---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Contracts - As enacted, specifies means by which a city or county may procure surveying services. - Amends TCA Title 7 and Title 12, Chapter 4."
description: "Public Contracts - As enacted, specifies means by which a city or county may procure surveying services. - Amends TCA Title 7 and Title 12, Chapter 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 585"
citation: "Tennessee SB 585 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Contracts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hulsey", "Lundberg"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-02-04"
last_action: "2019-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8405ea77-59c0-47cd-b3fb-611f8dbf9c58"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0585&GA=111"
source_hash: "77768dfd5787b0a6fe00bf165946cd9c215601190ba095814b14a5cc51abc0ca"
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 585 (111) — Public Contracts - As enacted, specifies means by which a city or county may procure surveying services. - Amends TCA Title 7 and Title 12, Chapter 4.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0313** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0313.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0324** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0324.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SB0585.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE STATE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/9/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/24/2019 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE & EMPLOYEES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Committee 3/13/2019 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0 4/16/2019 Passed — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2019 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/15/2019 4/11/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hulsey — primary (person)
- Lundberg — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-04** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2019-02-07** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2019-02-13** Assigned to s/c Public Service & Employees Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-13** Ref. to State Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-06** Placed on s/c cal Public Service & Employees Subcommittee for 3/13/2019
- **2019-03-13** Placed on cal. State Committee for 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-13** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-19** Action def. in State Committee to 3/26/2019
- **2019-03-20** Placed on cal. State Committee for 3/26/2019
- **2019-03-26** Action def. in State Committee to 4/2/2019
- **2019-03-27** Placed on cal. State Committee for 4/2/2019
- **2019-04-02** Action def. in State Committee to 4/9/2019
- **2019-04-03** Placed on cal. State Committee for 4/9/2019
- **2019-04-09** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-10** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/16/2019
- **2019-04-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/11/2019
- **2019-04-11** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/15/2019
- **2019-04-15** Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2019-04-15** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0313) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-16** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2019-04-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-04-17** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-04-22** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/24/2019
- **2019-04-24** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2019-04-24** Passed Senate, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-24** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0324)
- **2019-04-24** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2019-04-25** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-04-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-05-01** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-05-02** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-10** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-15** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 338
- **2019-05-15** Pub. Ch. 338
- **2019-05-15** Effective date(s) 05/10/2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8405ea77-59c0-47cd-b3fb-611f8dbf9c58`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).