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type: "Bill"
title: "Public Contracts - As enacted, prohibits a state agency, local agency, or law enforcement agency from purchasing or acquiring a drone or other covered telecommunications equipment or service produced by a manufacturer banned under the federal National Defense Authorization Act of 2019. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 12 and Title 39, Chapter 13."
description: "Public Contracts - As enacted, prohibits a state agency, local agency, or law enforcement agency from purchasing or acquiring a drone or other covered telecommunications equipment or service produced by a manufacturer banned under the federal National Defense Authorization Act of 2019. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 12 and Title 39, Chapter 13."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 776"
citation: "Tennessee SB 776 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Contracts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stevens"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-30"
last_action: "2023-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e1c759f-abc6-4337-9997-ea3d87d15a41"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0776&GA=113"
source_hash: "b1b137bf0724d01158873af6958c7cfaaf0ee33fae2837e4b857f321a9733071"
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 776 (113) — Public Contracts - As enacted, prohibits a state agency, local agency, or law enforcement agency from purchasing or acquiring a drone or other covered telecommunications equipment or service produced by a manufacturer banned under the federal National Defense Authorization Act of 2019. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 12 and Title 39, Chapter 13.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0224** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0224.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0095** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0095.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0776.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/6/2023 Passed (1) — **330** (pass) · upper
- SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 2/28/2023 Passed (2) — **90** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/10/2023 Passed (1) — **890** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Stevens — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-01-30** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-21** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-28** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-03-03** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/6/2023
- **2023-03-06** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-06** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-06** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0095)
- **2023-03-07** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-09** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-04-10** Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2023-04-10** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0224) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-04-10** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-11** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-12** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-12** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-13** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-03** Effective date(s) 01/01/2023
- **2023-05-03** Pub. Ch. 223
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1e1c759f-abc6-4337-9997-ea3d87d15a41`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).