---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Contracts - As enacted, prohibits a public entity from entering into a contract with a company unless the contract includes a written certification that the company is not currently engaged in, and will not for the duration of the contract engage in, a boycott of Israel; provides exemptions for contracts with a total value of less than $250,000 and contractors with fewer than 10 employees. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 12."
description: "Public Contracts - As enacted, prohibits a public entity from entering into a contract with a company unless the contract includes a written certification that the company is not currently engaged in, and will not for the duration of the contract engage in, a boycott of Israel; provides exemptions for contracts with a total value of less than $250,000 and contractors with fewer than 10 employees. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 12."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 1993"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1993 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Contracts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Watson", "Williams"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-01-27"
last_action: "2022-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bd084492-b98b-41e4-a0df-ab7abbbd04ae"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1993&GA=112"
source_hash: "01891c19520a1d2e9d4f01d8f171ea317be49766e74f83660423684d297614c0"
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 1993 (112) — Public Contracts - As enacted, prohibits a public entity from entering into a contract with a company unless the contract includes a written certification that the company is not currently engaged in, and will not for the duration of the contract engage in, a boycott of Israel; provides exemptions for contracts with a total value of less than $250,000 and contractors with fewer than 10 employees. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 12.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0573** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0573.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0547** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0547.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB1993.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 3/1/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/7/2022 Passed — **30–1** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE PUBLIC SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee 2/23/2022 — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/7/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/21/2022 Passed (1) — **70–13** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/21/2022 3/17/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/1/2022 Passed — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Watson — primary (person)
- Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-01-27** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-27** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-01-31** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-01-31** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-02-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2022-02-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-02** Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-02** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee-- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-14** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-16** Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 2/23/2022
- **2022-02-17** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-18** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-22** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/1/2022
- **2022-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-23** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-23** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-23** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/1/2022
- **2022-02-23** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-01** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2022-03-01** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-02** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 3/7/2022
- **2022-03-03** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/7/2022
- **2022-03-07** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-03-07** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 1 `passage`
- **2022-03-07** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0547)
- **2022-03-07** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-07** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-10** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-03-16** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/17/2022
- **2022-03-17** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/21/2022
- **2022-03-21** Passed H., Ayes 70, Nays 13, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2022-03-21** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0573) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2022-03-21** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-03-21** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-03-21** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **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** Effective date(s) 04/08/2022, 07/01/2022
- **2022-04-13** Pub. Ch. 775
- **2022-04-13** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 775

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bd084492-b98b-41e4-a0df-ab7abbbd04ae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).