§ 3-1-119. Statement Disclosing Contributions and Expenditures for Each Caucus of the General Assembly — Maintenance of Caucus Records and Accounts
Each caucus of the general assembly shall make a full disclosure of the sources of contributions received and expenditures made by submitting statements to the registry of election finance within ten (10) days following the conclusion of the quarterly periods ending March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31. A statement filed pursuant to […]
§ 3-1-120. Mass Mailings Sent Within Thirty Days of an Election
Any mass mailings, including surveys and newsletters, that a member of the general assembly sends to persons in the member’s district within thirty (30) days of any election in which the member’s name appears on the ballot shall be paid from non-state funds. For purposes of subsection (a): “Election” does not include any early voting […]
§ 3-1-121. Tennessee Legislative Record
The legislative publication commonly known as the “Tennessee Legislative Record” shall be published in printed form only at the conclusion of each annual session of the general assembly or as requested by any member of the general assembly for that member’s official duties; provided, that the information shall continue to be compiled, updated and available […]
§ 3-1-122. Forwarding of Former General Assembly Member’s E-Mail
A former member of the general assembly may request that e-mails sent to the former member’s legislative e-mail address be automatically forwarded to the former member’s private e-mail address for up to twelve (12) months from the former member’s last official day of service as a member of the general assembly. This section shall not […]
§ 3-1-123. Filing of Report With Legislative Reference and Law Library and Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives
If a statute requires an official or entity to make a report to the general assembly, the speakers of the general assembly, a committee of the general assembly, or any combination thereof, then a copy of the report shall also be filed with the legislative reference and law library. In addition to the filing requirement […]
§ 3-1-103. Composition of State House of Representative Districts
All census descriptions, counties, tracts, blocks, census delineations, census district lines and other census designations are those established for or by the United States department of commerce, bureau of the census, for taking the 2010 federal decennial census in Tennessee as contained in the automated geographic database, known as the TIGER (topologically integrated geographic encoding […]
§ 3-1-104. Residence Requirements — Counties Electing Two or More Direct Representatives
In those counties entitled to elect two (2) or more direct representatives and divided by § 3-1-103 into representative districts, a candidate for election to the office of representative shall not be required to reside in the representative district from which such candidate seeks to be elected, but shall be a resident of the county.
§ 3-1-105. Oaths of Office
The speaker of the senate may administer the official oath to any senators-elect, in the presence of the senate. The speaker of the house of representatives may administer the official oath to any members-elect of the house of representatives, in the presence of the house. The speaker of the senate and the speaker of the […]
§ 3-1-106. Expenses — Mileage Allowances
Except as otherwise provided in this section, each member of the general assembly shall be paid for the member’s expenses in attending legislative sessions and legislative committee meetings, and such conferences, symposiums, workshops, assemblages, gatherings and other official meetings and endeavors concerning state business and the duties of a legislator, held within or without the […]
§ 3-1-107. Salaries
Beginning with the election of the Ninety-Sixth General Assembly, each member shall receive an annual salary of sixteen thousand five hundred dollars ($16,500), payable in equal monthly installments, which shall be in addition to all other expenses and allowances provided by law. Beginning with the election of the Ninety-Seventh General Assembly, in addition to the […]