§ 12-6-113. Exchanges by State Librarian
The state librarian and archivist may, from time to time, procure from the general government, any foreign government, or from any state or territory within the United States, the public acts, and law and equity reports of such government, state or territory, by exchanging the public acts or reports of this state. Code 1858, § […]
§ 12-6-115. Rules Regarding State Depository Publications in Electronic Format
The secretary of state shall promulgate rules to effectuate the preservation, distribution, accessibility, and availability of state depository publications in electronic format. The rules must be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
§ 12-6-116. Copies of Acts — Acts on the Internet
The secretary of state is authorized to furnish to any person, firm, or corporation, so requesting in writing, copies of the public acts of the general assembly which are prepared at intervals during and after each legislative session and made available online pending publication of the bound volumes of the public acts of Tennessee, for […]
§ 12-6-117. Certain Resolutions Not to Be Printed or Distributed — Distribution to State Library and Archives and Legislative Reference and Law Library
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, resolutions of the general assembly that honor or commend individuals or groups or that express sympathy or condolences upon the death of an individual shall not be printed in the Acts of Tennessee, nor shall such resolutions be distributed in accordance with this chapter, unless the secretary of state, […]
§ 12-6-118. Automatic and Other Distributions
Except for exchange and depository copies provided for herein, there shall be no automatic distribution of any state report or publication, unless such distribution is required by an act or resolution enacted after May 25, 1984. Any other distribution must be approved by the state publications committee, as provided for in chapter 7, part 1 […]
§ 12-6-119. Electronic General Assembly Journals
Copies of the journals of the house of representatives and the senate may be distributed to depository libraries in electronic format rather than in bound volumes.
§ 12-6-105. Penalty for Failure to Distribute Acts
If the printer or secretary of state fails to perform such printer’s or secretary of state’s duties, the printer or secretary of state shall forfeit five hundred dollars ($500), to be recovered in the name and for the use of the state by the comptroller of the treasury. Moreover, such failure is a Class C […]
§ 12-6-106. All Other Public Documents
All other public documents, required to be distributed by law, may be distributed with the acts and journals. Code 1858, § 37; Shan., § 54; Code 1932, § 78; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 12-606; Acts 1984, ch. 798, § 7; 2017, ch. 111, § 1.
§ 12-6-107. Libraries as Depositories for State Documents and State Depository Publications — Copies — Legislative Reference and Law Library
The state library and archives at Nashville, the John C. Hodges Library of the University of Tennessee, at Knoxville, the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library at Memphis, the Ned R. McWherter Library at the University of Memphis, the Sherrod Library at East Tennessee State University, and such other libraries as the governor may at any […]
§ 12-6-108. Printed Copy of Acts for Members of the General Assembly — Written Request Requirements
Each member of the general assembly is entitled to one (1) copy of the printed acts of the general assembly of which the person was a member, which must be delivered to the member’s legislative office in Nashville, but only upon written request to the secretary of state by the member not later than February […]