The general assembly shall consist of a senate composed of thirty-three (33) members and a house of representatives composed of ninety-nine (99) members, to be apportioned among the qualified voters of the several counties and districts as provided in §§ 3-1-102 and 3-1-103.
Senators elected to the One Hundred Seventh General Assembly shall, until the next general election for senators, represent their respective districts as constituted prior to February 9, 2012. Nothing in this section shall be construed as depriving any member of the senate of the One Hundred Seventh General Assembly of such member’s office, or as […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
During the first week of each regular session of the general assembly which begins in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of Tennessee, article II, § 8 in each odd-numbered year and during the first week of any adjourned session in an even-numbered year, the general assembly shall by joint resolution call a joint […]
The county legislative body of any county having a population of not less than eighty-three thousand three hundred (83,300) and not more than eighty-three thousand four hundred (83,400) according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent census shall be authorized to provide any member of the general assembly representing such county, or any part […]
Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, a member of the general assembly shall not be considered as participating in a business or occupation on a part-time or temporary basis because of such member’s attendance at sessions or committee meetings of the general assembly.
The official and permanent flag of the general assembly shall be the official legislative flag denoted and described in House Joint Resolution No. 531 of the Ninetieth General Assembly, which resolution was adopted by the Ninetieth General Assembly on March 29, 1978. The official flag of the general assembly is on a field of white […]
The general assembly shall establish a toll-free telephone service to enable citizens within the state to call the general assembly free of charge. One (1) toll-free telephone line shall be used and be in operation Monday through Friday for twelve (12) hours beginning at seven o’clock a.m. (7:00 a.m.) and ending at seven o’clock p.m. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
