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type: "Bill"
title: "Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, adds services to the list of purchases that may be made for use in a business enterprise program for the blind without taking bids for the purchases, advertising bids for such purchases, or complying with other state law on purchasing on behalf of state government; changes from the director of services for the blind to the commissioner of human services or the commissioner's designee, the person authorized to make such purchases; designates the purchase of software for use in inmate commissary facilities as remaining subject to state procurement practices. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 4."
description: "Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, adds services to the list of purchases that may be made for use in a business enterprise program for the blind without taking bids for the purchases, advertising bids for such purchases, or complying with other state law on purchasing on behalf of state government; changes from the director of services for the blind to the commissioner of human services or the commissioner's designee, the person authorized to make such purchases; designates the purchase of software for use in inmate commissary facilities as remaining subject to state procurement practices. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 2920"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2920 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dept. of", "Human Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-01"
last_action: "2024-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/151b69ef-eaff-46bc-a382-91de7b80e207"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2920&GA=113"
source_hash: "340559be49f867ae86267f21d839930f92695f4a4ee5469b9d0b78f72fccb982"
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 2920 (113) — Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, adds services to the list of purchases that may be made for use in a business enterprise program for the blind without taking bids for the purchases, advertising bids for such purchases, or complying with other state law on purchasing on behalf of state government; changes from the director of services for the blind to the commissioner of human services or the commissioner's designee, the person authorized to make such purchases; designates the purchase of software for use in inmate commissary facilities as remaining subject to state procurement practices. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 4.
## 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/113/Bill/SB2920.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/26/2024 Passed (1) — **320** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/14/2024 Passed (1) — **911** (pass) · lower
- SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/21/2024 Passed (2) — **90** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bailey — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-02-01** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee `passage`
- **2024-02-14** Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/21/2024
- **2024-02-21** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2024-02-23** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/26/2024
- **2024-02-26** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-02-29** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-03-14** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 1, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-03-14** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-03-15** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-03-18** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-18** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-03-19** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-03** Effective date(s) 03/27/2024
- **2024-04-03** Pub. Ch. 609
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/151b69ef-eaff-46bc-a382-91de7b80e207`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).