§ 4-56-102. Procurement Commission — Creation
There is created a procurement commission, which shall consist of the commissioners of general services and finance and administration, and the comptroller of the treasury. The chief procurement officer shall serve as a nonvoting member. The commission shall adopt a procedure governing its proceedings, and the chief procurement officer shall keep a permanent and accurate […]
§ 4-56-103. Proposed Rules Related to Procurement — State Protest Committee — Creation — Commission’s Authority — Appeals
Creation of Committee. There is created a state protest committee, which shall consist of the commissioners of general services and finance and administration, and the treasurer. The committee shall adopt procedures governing its operations, and the chief procurement officer shall keep a permanent and accurate record of all of its proceedings. If a member is […]
§ 4-56-104. Procurement Office — Creation — Chief Procurement Officer — Personnel — Contracts and Contract Rights and Responsibilities — Adoption of Operational Procedures
There is created a procurement office headed by the chief procurement officer in such department as the governor shall designate, after consulting with the comptroller of the treasury, which shall take effect as provided in subsection (b). Effective July 1, 2011, the governor shall appoint the chief procurement officer, who shall be a person: Qualified […]
§ 4-56-105. Powers and Duties of Chief Procurement Officer
The chief procurement officer has the power and duty to: Effective January 1, 2012, establish a single, public procurement website that includes how to do business with the state; registration for bidders; posting of all procurements in process and related status to award; and a database of established contracts by state agencies, departments and institutions; […]
§ 4-56-106. Advisory Council on State Procurement — Creation
Effective November 1, 2011, there is created an advisory council on state procurement. There shall be five (5) voting members of the council. There shall be seven (7) nonvoting members of the council representing the proposer and vendor community and other procurement professionals. All members shall have a demonstrable working knowledge of the state procurement […]
§ 4-56-107. Requests for Noncompetitive Contracts to Fiscal Review Committee — Review by the Fiscal Review Committee — Exceptions to Requests — Reports
All requests of the procuring agency to procure goods or services by negotiation with a single service provider, referred to in this section as a noncompetitive contract, shall be contemporaneously filed with the fiscal review committee of the general assembly, comptroller of the treasury and the chief procurement officer. Such requests shall document the following: […]
§ 4-54-104. Firearms, Firearm Accessories and Ammunition Manufactured in This State Not Subject to Federal Regulation Under Interstate Commerce Clause
A personal firearm, a firearm accessory or ammunition that is manufactured commercially or privately in this state and that remains within the borders of this state is not subject to federal law or federal regulation, including registration, under the authority of congress to regulate interstate commerce. It is declared by the legislature that those items […]
§ 4-54-105. Application of § 4-54-104
Section 4-54-104 shall not apply to: A firearm that cannot be carried and used by one (1) person; A firearm that has a bore diameter greater than one and one-half inches (1 ½”) and that uses smokeless powder, not black powder, as a propellant; Ammunition with a projectile that explodes using an explosion of chemical […]
§ 4-54-106. Firearm Must Be Clearly Stamped With Words “Made in Tennessee”
A firearm manufactured or sold in this state under this chapter must have the words “Made in Tennessee” clearly stamped on a central metallic part, such as the receiver or frame.
§ 4-55-101. Creation — Composition — Governance — Attachment to Department of State — Meetings
There is created, as an independent entity of state government, the bureau of ethics and campaign finance, referred to in this chapter as the “bureau.” The bureau shall be composed of two (2) divisions as follows: The Tennessee registry of election finance, established by title 2, chapter 10, part 2; and The Tennessee ethics commission, […]