SB3257 - Tennessee: Public Contracts, Purchasing

Companion Bill HB3071. Public Contracts - Requires that the majority ownership interest for any contractor providing public safety-related goods or services to state or local government must be domestically owned. - Fiscal Summary for SB3257 / *HB3071Increase State Expenditures - Exceeds $500,000 Increase Local Expenditures - Exceeds $200,000 Bill Summary for SB3257 / *HB3071 This bill requires that the majority ownership of any business enterprise supplying public safety-related goods or services to any unit of state or local government must be vested in one or more companies or corporations domiciled in the United States. For purposes of this bill, "public safety-related goods or services" means essential equipment used for law enforcement, traffic safety, firefighting, or correctional services. This bill would [...]

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