§ 3-1-113. Purchases of Computer Equipment by Members
A member of the general assembly may purchase through the office of legislative administration computer equipment for legislative use which is the same as or compatible with the computer hardware or software installed or used by legislative information systems for the general assembly. The cost of any purchases made pursuant to this section shall be […]
§ 3-1-114. Reporting Requirement Satisfied by Notice to Legislators of Publication of Report
If a statute requires an official or entity of state government to make a report to each member of the general assembly, the statute is satisfied if the official or entity notifies each of the members in writing to each member’s office that the report has been published. A member may then notify the official […]
§ 3-1-115. Orientation on Ethics Laws and Rules for General Assembly Members
An orientation shall be provided to all members elected or appointed to serve for their first term or partial term of office in the general assembly, which shall include, as part of the orientation, instruction on ethics laws and rules that pertain to members of the general assembly.
§ 3-1-116. Group Health Insurance Not Applicable to Certain Members of General Assembly — Exceptions
The provisions of § 8-27-203 [repealed and reenacted. See Compiler’s Notes] shall not apply to persons who are appointed to fill a vacancy in the general assembly, or to persons elected to fill an unexpired term in the general assembly, unless such person: Was elected to serve a full term of office as a member […]
§ 3-1-118. Open Meetings — Exceptions — Enforcement
Every meeting of the general assembly, senate, house of representatives, or any joint committee, standing committee, statutory committee, special committee, select committee, oversight committee, ad hoc committee, any other committee or any subcommittee shall be open to the public. Only when considering a matter involving the security of the state or nation or when investigating […]
§ 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 […]