---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Services, Dept. of - As enacted, deletes the Paperwork Reduction and Simplification Act of 1976; redistributes the recordkeeping responsibilities for the state protest committee; revises other various provisions governing state contracts. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 25; Title 4, Chapter 56, Part 1; Title 12, Chapter 3, Part 3 and Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 1."
description: "General Services, Dept. of - As enacted, deletes the Paperwork Reduction and Simplification Act of 1976; redistributes the recordkeeping responsibilities for the state protest committee; revises other various provisions governing state contracts. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 25; Title 4, Chapter 56, Part 1; Title 12, Chapter 3, Part 3 and Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 746"
citation: "Tennessee SB 746 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dept. of", "General Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Lamberth"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2021-01-05"
last_action: "2021-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/62b9cb4a-f12a-4117-b4d8-ec37a7ac167e"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0746&GA=112"
source_hash: "7e1100f072d6a123ea5c27b5ce71c516252c4f4f41dd0cc9689b6eda66521d1b"
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 746 (112) — General Services, Dept. of - As enacted, deletes the Paperwork Reduction and Simplification Act of 1976; redistributes the recordkeeping responsibilities for the state protest committee; revises other various provisions governing state contracts. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 25; Title 4, Chapter 56, Part 1; Title 12, Chapter 3, Part 3 and Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 1.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0166** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0166.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0133** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0133.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0746.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/29/2021 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 3/23/2021 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/13/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/30/2021 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/19/2021 Passed (1) — **69–22** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/19/2021 4/15/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/7/2021 (4) — **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 3/24/2021 Passed — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)
- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-05** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-12** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-01-13** Ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-13** P2C held on desk.
- **2021-01-27** Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-09** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2021-03-16** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-17** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/23/2021
- **2021-03-23** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-23** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-23** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-25** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/29/2021
- **2021-03-29** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-03-29** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-03-29** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0133)
- **2021-03-30** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-30** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-01** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-07** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-13** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-14** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2021
- **2021-04-15** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/19/2021
- **2021-04-19** Passed H., Ayes 69, Nays 22, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-19** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0166) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-04-19** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-04-19** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-04-19** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-20** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-04-21** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-21** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-22** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-05-03** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-05** Effective date(s) 05/03/2021
- **2021-05-05** Pub. Ch. 279
- **2021-05-05** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 279

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/62b9cb4a-f12a-4117-b4d8-ec37a7ac167e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).