Contracts Legislation - Tennessee

Companion Bill SB0509. Adoption - Clarifies that a parent who attempts to support or visit a child has not willfully abandoned the child for the purpose of termination of parental rights in either foster care or adoption situations; clarifies that foster care agreements must be entered in any foster care arrangement, including private arrangements. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 37, Chapter 2, Part 4 and Title 47, Chapter 50, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for *HB0351 / SB0509Increase State Expenditures - $1,300,200 Other Fiscal Impact - Increase Federal Expenditures - $721,300 Bill Summary for *HB0351 / SB0509 Under present law, abandonment is grounds for terminating a person's parental or guardian rights to a child in order to make that child available for adoption. Present law considers the following to be abandonment: for a period [...]

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Companion Bill HB0351. Adoption - Clarifies that a parent who attempts to support or visit a child has not willfully abandoned the child for the purpose of termination of parental rights in either foster care or adoption situations; clarifies that foster care agreements must be entered in any foster care arrangement, including private arrangements. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 37, Chapter 2, Part 4 and Title 47, Chapter 50, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for SB0509 / *HB0351Increase State Expenditures - $1,300,200 Other Fiscal Impact - Increase Federal Expenditures - $721,300 Bill Summary for SB0509 / *HB0351 Under present law, abandonment is grounds for terminating a person's parental or guardian rights to a child in order to make that child available for adoption. Present law considers the following to be abandonment: for a period [...]

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Companion Bill SB1275. Contracts - Requires the escrow account used when a percentage of a real property improvement contract price is held back by the owner or contractor to be interest-bearing; places limits on the withholding of retainage for construction contracts. - Amends TCA Section 4-15-102; Section 66-11-144 and Title 66, Chapter 34. Fiscal Summary for *HB1003 / SB1275Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB1003 / SB1275 ON APRIL 30, 2007, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 1003, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill. Under present law, whenever, in any contract for the improvement of real property, a certain amount or percentage of the contract price is held back by the owner or contractor, that retained amount must be deposited [...]

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Companion Bill HB1003. Contracts - Requires the escrow account used when a percentage of a real property improvement contract price is held back by the owner or contractor to be interest-bearing; places limits on the withholding of retainage for construction contracts. - Amends TCA Section 4-15-102; Section 66-11-144 and Title 66, Chapter 34. Fiscal Summary for SB1275 / *HB1003Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB1275 / *HB1003 ON APRIL 30, 2007, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 1003, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill. Under present law, whenever, in any contract for the improvement of real property, a certain amount or percentage of the contract price is held back by the owner or contractor, that retained amount must be deposited [...]

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Companion Bill SB1596. Fire Prevention and Investigation - Authorizes counties that create county-wide fire districts to include performance-based criteria in interlocal agreements and contracts for fire protection services, subject to local approval. - Amends TCA Section 5-17-101. Fiscal Summary for HB1758 / *SB1596 Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB1758 / *SB1596 Present law authorizes any county legislative body to form a county-wide fire department for the purpose of providing fire protection services to the entire county. This bill authorizes any county that chooses to create a county-wide fire department, with the approval of the local legislative body, to mandate that all interlocal agreements and contracts with providers for fire protection services contain performance-based criteria designed to ensure [...]

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Companion Bill HB1758. Fire Prevention and Investigation - Authorizes counties that create county-wide fire districts to include performance-based criteria in interlocal agreements and contracts for fire protection services, subject to local approval. - Amends TCA Section 5-17-101. Fiscal Summary for *SB1596 / HB1758 Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB1596 / HB1758 Present law authorizes any county legislative body to form a county-wide fire department for the purpose of providing fire protection services to the entire county. This bill authorizes any county that chooses to create a county-wide fire department, with the approval of the local legislative body, to mandate that all interlocal agreements and contracts with providers for fire protection services contain performance-based criteria designed to ensure [...]

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Companion Bill SB1023. Physicians and Surgeons - Specifies which employers may enter non-compete agreements that limit a physician's right to practice; establishes criteria for determining whether non-compete agreement is reasonable. - Amends TCA Section 63-6-204. Fiscal Summary for *HB0628 / SB1023Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB0628 / SB1023 Present law specifies the restrictions that are permissible upon the practice of licensed physicians; however, notwithstanding these restrictions, licensed physicians or a group of licensed physicians including, but not limited to, a physician's professional corporation or a domestic nonprofit public benefit corporation are not prohibited from employing physicians. This bill expands those groups of licensed physicians that may employ physicians to include [...]

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Companion Bill HB0628. Physicians and Surgeons - Specifies which employers may enter non-compete agreements that limit a physician's right to practice; establishes criteria for determining whether non-compete agreement is reasonable. - Amends TCA Section 63-6-204. Fiscal Summary for SB1023 / *HB0628Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB1023 / *HB0628 Present law specifies the restrictions that are permissible upon the practice of licensed physicians; however, notwithstanding these restrictions, licensed physicians or a group of licensed physicians including, but not limited to, a physician's professional corporation or a domestic nonprofit public benefit corporation are not prohibited from employing physicians. This bill expands those groups of licensed physicians that may employ physicians to include [...]

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Companion Bill SB2398. Contracts - Requires publication of public grants and contracts in Internet database. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 12. Fiscal Summary for HB3851 / *SB2398Increase State Expenditures - $3,600,000 One-Time Exceeds $500,000 Recurring Bill Summary for HB3851 / *SB2398 This bill requires the department of finance and administration to ensure the existence and operation of a searchable Web site, accessible to the public at no cost, that contains information regarding each state award. "State award" is defined as all state financial assistance and expenditures, contracts, purchased orders, task orders, and delivery awards. Individual transaction of less than $5,000 will not be included. The information to be contained on the Web site is: (1) The name and address of the entity receiving [...]

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Companion Bill SB3752. Consumer Protection - Establishes requirements for health clubs to enter into agreements with prospective buyer prior to certification, including requirement for surety bond. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18. Fiscal Summary for HB3375 / *SB3752MINIMAL Bill Summary for HB3375 / *SB3752 Under present law, a buyer is not bound by any health club agreement with a stated initial term greater than 36 months, unless the buyer is granted a right to cancel the continuing portion of the agreement on 30 days' notice. This bill increases from 36 months to 48 months the maximum initial term of health club membership agreements, which do not provide for cancellation of the continuing portion on 30 days' notice. ON MARCH 10, 2008, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 3752, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT [...]

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Companion Bill HB3375. Consumer Protection - Establishes requirements for health clubs to enter into agreements with prospective buyer prior to certification, including requirement for surety bond. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18. Fiscal Summary for *SB3752 / HB3375MINIMAL Bill Summary for *SB3752 / HB3375 Under present law, a buyer is not bound by any health club agreement with a stated initial term greater than 36 months, unless the buyer is granted a right to cancel the continuing portion of the agreement on 30 days' notice. This bill increases from 36 months to 48 months the maximum initial term of health club membership agreements, which do not provide for cancellation of the continuing portion on 30 days' notice. ON MARCH 10, 2008, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 3752, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT [...]

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Companion Bill SB3184. Contracts - Requires a procuring state agency that has been granted a special delegated authority, pursuant to rules authorized by law regarding contracts for state services, to establish fee-for-service contracts to report to the fiscal review committee a listing of all contracts awarded under the delegated authority. - Amends TCA Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for HB3098 / *SB3184Increase State Expenditures - $5,000/One-Time $82,600/Recurring Bill Summary for HB3098 / *SB3184 ON APRIL 28, 2008, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 3098, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to require a procuring state agency that has been granted a special delegated authority, pursuant to rules authorized by present law regarding contracts for state services, to establish [...]

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Companion Bill SB2970. Contracts - Specifies that a covenant, promise, agreement or understanding in, or in connection with or collateral to, a motor carrier transportation contract purporting to indemnify the promisee against liability for damages resulting from the negligence of the promisee or the promissee's agent is void and unenforceable, with certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 12; Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 65, Chapter 15. Fiscal Summary for HB3135 / *SB2970Decrease State Expenditures - Not Significant Decrease Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB3135 / *SB2970 ON FEBRUARY 11, 2008, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2970, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 exempts from the provisions of this bill the Uniform Intermodal Interchange and Facilities Access Agreement administered [...]

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Companion Bill SB3114. Contracts - Requires publication of public grants and contracts in Internet database. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 12. Fiscal Summary for *HB2921 / SB3114Increase State Expenditures - $3,600,000 One-Time Exceeds $500,000 Recurring Bill Summary for *HB2921 / SB3114 This bill requires the department of finance and administration to ensure the existence and operation of a searchable Web site, accessible to the public at no cost, that contains information regarding each state award. "State award" is defined as all state financial assistance and expenditures, contracts, purchased orders, task orders, and delivery awards. Individual transaction of less than $5,000 will not be included. The information to be contained on the Web site is: (1) The name and address of the entity receiving [...]

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Companion Bill HB3135. Contracts - Specifies that a covenant, promise, agreement or understanding in, or in connection with or collateral to, a motor carrier transportation contract purporting to indemnify the promisee against liability for damages resulting from the negligence of the promisee or the promissee's agent is void and unenforceable, with certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 12; Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 65, Chapter 15. Fiscal Summary for *SB2970 / HB3135Decrease State Expenditures - Not Significant Decrease Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB2970 / HB3135 ON FEBRUARY 11, 2008, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2970, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 exempts from the provisions of this bill the Uniform Intermodal Interchange and Facilities Access Agreement administered [...]

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Companion Bill HB2921. Contracts - Requires publication of public grants and contracts in Internet database. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 12. Fiscal Summary for SB3114 / *HB2921Increase State Expenditures - $3,600,000 One-Time Exceeds $500,000 Recurring Bill Summary for SB3114 / *HB2921 This bill requires the department of finance and administration to ensure the existence and operation of a searchable Web site, accessible to the public at no cost, that contains information regarding each state award. "State award" is defined as all state financial assistance and expenditures, contracts, purchased orders, task orders, and delivery awards. Individual transaction of less than $5,000 will not be included. The information to be contained on the Web site is: (1) The name and address of the entity receiving [...]

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Companion Bill HB3098. Contracts - Requires a procuring state agency that has been granted a special delegated authority, pursuant to rules authorized by law regarding contracts for state services, to establish fee-for-service contracts to report to the fiscal review committee a listing of all contracts awarded under the delegated authority. - Amends TCA Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for *SB3184 / HB3098Increase State Expenditures - $5,000/One-Time $82,600/Recurring Bill Summary for *SB3184 / HB3098 ON APRIL 28, 2008, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 3098, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to require a procuring state agency that has been granted a special delegated authority, pursuant to rules authorized by present law regarding contracts for state services, to establish [...]

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Companion Bill HB3851. Contracts - Requires publication of public grants and contracts in Internet database. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 12. Fiscal Summary for *SB2398 / HB3851Increase State Expenditures - $3,600,000 One-Time Exceeds $500,000 Recurring Bill Summary for *SB2398 / HB3851 This bill requires the department of finance and administration to ensure the existence and operation of a searchable Web site, accessible to the public at no cost, that contains information regarding each state award. "State award" is defined as all state financial assistance and expenditures, contracts, purchased orders, task orders, and delivery awards. Individual transaction of less than $5,000 will not be included. The information to be contained on the Web site is: (1) The name and address of the entity receiving [...]

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