---
type: "Bill"
title: "Springfield - Subject to local approval, reduces the number of readings required for the passage of ordinances by the board of mayor and aldermen from three to two; raises the monetary limit on purchases that do not require competitive bidding from $4,000 to $25,000. - Amends Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1927; as amended and rewritten."
description: "Springfield - Subject to local approval, reduces the number of readings required for the passage of ordinances by the board of mayor and aldermen from three to two; raises the monetary limit on purchases that do not require competitive bidding from $4,000 to $25,000. - Amends Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1927; as amended and rewritten."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 2856"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2856 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Springfield"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kumar", "Roberts"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 27
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-11-17"
last_action: "2022-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ea07c524-a0a6-4ce2-8e69-785aa6816e94"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2856&GA=112"
source_hash: "5d843a971606a96c18d2773091f07f85dc37d05a6772cc67ae6c8bd30f9c2717"
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 HB 2856 (112) — Springfield - Subject to local approval, reduces the number of readings required for the passage of ordinances by the board of mayor and aldermen from three to two; raises the monetary limit on purchases that do not require competitive bidding from $4,000 to $25,000. - Amends Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1927; as amended and rewritten.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB2856.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/21/2022 Passed (1) — **88–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/21/2022 Passed (2) — **88–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/14/2022 Passed (1) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/1/2022 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/21/2022 3/17/2022 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kumar — primary (person)
- Roberts — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-11-17** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-01-12** Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill
- **2022-02-02** Intro. `introduction`
- **2022-02-02** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-03** P1C.
- **2022-02-07** P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-10** Placed on Senate Local Calendar for 2/14/2022
- **2022-02-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-02-14** Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-02-16** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 2/22/2022
- **2022-02-17** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-02-22** Action def. in Local Government Committee to 3/1/2022
- **2022-02-23** Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/1/2022
- **2022-03-01** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-16** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/17/2022
- **2022-03-17** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/21/2022
- **2022-03-21** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-03-21** Passed H., Ayes 88, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-03-21** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-03-23** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-03-23** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-03-28** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-03-29** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-04-08** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-13** Comp. became Pr. Ch. 43
- **2022-04-13** Pr. Ch. 43

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ea07c524-a0a6-4ce2-8e69-785aa6816e94`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).