HB1788 - Tennessee: Purchasing

Companion Bill SB1723. Purchasing - Allows counties and municipalities to purchase secondhand articles, goods, equipment, materials, supplies, or commodities from federal, state, or local government agencies without public advertisement and competitive bidding and from private entities under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Section 12-3-1003. Fiscal Summary for HB1788 / *SB1723 Decrease Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB1788 / *SB1723 Present law authorizes a municipality to purchase from any federal, state, or local governmental unit or agency secondhand items without public advertisement and competitive bidding. This bill revises the above provision to authorize counties as well as municipalities to purchase used or secondhand items from any federal, state, or local governmental unit or agency without public [...]

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