§ 3-4-103. Expenses — Mileage Allowance
Each member of any standing, select or special committee of the general assembly, shall be paid the same expense allowance provided in § 3-1-106 for each day in attendance at any authorized meeting of a committee of which such person is a member, and a mileage allowance at the same rate as provided in § […]
§ 3-4-104. Chapter Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: “Select or special committee” means any committee, or subcommittee thereof, of the general assembly appointed by: Either the house of representatives or by the senate; Joint action of the house of representatives and the senate; The speaker of the house of representatives or the speaker […]
§ 3-5-101. Creation — Purpose — Staff — Duties
On May 15, 2018, there is created the “Tennessee civil rights crimes information, reconciliation, and research center” within the office of minority affairs created by Senate Joint Resolution No. 61 of the Public Acts of 1981. The Tennessee civil rights crimes information, reconciliation, and research center shall serve as a civil rights crimes remembrance and […]
§ 3-5-102. Website and Toll-Free Telephone Line for Receipt of Information Related to Unsolved Civil Right Crimes and Cold Cases
The Tennessee civil rights crimes information, reconciliation, and research center shall obtain and operate a website and a toll-free telephone line for the express purpose of receiving information related to unsolved civil right crimes and cold cases in this state. The center shall regularly undertake appropriate activities to inform and remind the citizens of this […]
§ 3-6-101. Short Title
Parts 1 and 2 of this chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Ethics Commission Act of 2006.”
§ 3-6-102. Legislative Intent
It is the intent of the general assembly that the integrity of the processes of government be secured and protected from abuse. The general assembly recognizes that a public office is a public trust and that the citizens of Tennessee are entitled to a responsive, accountable, and incorruptible government. The Tennessee ethics commission is established […]
§ 3-6-103. Creation — Composition — Staff — Selection of Members — Terms — Meetings
There is created as a division of the bureau of ethics and campaign finance, as provided in title 4, chapter 55, a Tennessee ethics commission. The commission shall be composed of six (6) members appointed as provided in this section. Appointments shall be made to reflect the broadest possible representation of Tennessee citizens. Of the […]
§ 3-3-119. Self-Incrimination
No person shall be excused from attending and testifying or producing papers, documents, records, or other items of evidence, before houses of the general assembly, or any such committee of either or both houses, in obedience to a subpoena of those bodies or any such committee, on the ground or for the reason that the […]
§ 3-3-120. Perjury and Subornation of Perjury — Penalty
Any person who willfully and corruptly swears or affirms falsely in any material manner, upon any oath or affirmation, in respect of any matter under inquiry before either house, or such committee of either house or joint committee of both houses, commits perjury and shall be subject to indictment, trial and conviction for such perjury. […]
§ 3-3-121. Prosecution by District Attorney General
Whenever a witness, summoned by subpoena issued as hereinbefore provided, fails to appear, or, having appeared, fails to answer, as provided in § 3-3-112, and the facts are reported to either house, the speaker of the senate or the speaker of the house of representatives, as the case may be or the chair of the […]