Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-29-241 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 29 / Section 4-29-241
Governmental entities terminated on June 30, 2020
Status: in_force

(a) The following governmental entities shall terminate on June 30, 2020: (1) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-248 .] (2) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .] (3) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-242 .] (4) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-249 .] (5) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-244 .] (6) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .] (7) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-249 .] (8) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-244 .] (9) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .] (10) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-249 .] (11) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-246 .] (12) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-246 .] (13) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .] (14) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .] (15) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .] (16) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .] (17) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .] (18) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-244 .] (19) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .] (20) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-244 .] (21) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .] (22) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-244 .] (23) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-246 .] (24) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-248 .] (25) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-246 .] (26) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-246 .] (27) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .] (28) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-246 .] (29) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-249 .] (30) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .] (31) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .] (32) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-243 .] (33) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .] (34) [Terminated by 2020 amendment.] (35) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-249 .] (36) [Deleted by 2021 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-243 .] (37) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-249 .] (38) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .] (39) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-242 .] (40) [Deleted by 2020 amendment.] (41) [Deleted by 2020 amendment.] (42) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-249 .] (43) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-248 .] (44) [Terminated by 2021 amendment.] (45) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .] (46) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .] (47) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .] (48) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .] (49) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .] (50) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .] (51) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-248 .] (52) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .] (53) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .] (54) [Deleted by 2019 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-242 .] (55) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-242 .] (56) [Deleted by 2016 amendment, commission terminated.] (57) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-243 .] (58) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .] (59) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .] (60) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-248 .] (61) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-249 .] (62) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-246 .] (63) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .] (64) [Deleted by 2021 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-246 .] (65) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-249 .] (66) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .] (67) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .] (68) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-243 .] (69) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-249 .] (b) Each department, commission, board, agency or council of state government created during calendar year 2018 terminates on June 30, 2020. (c) Any governmental entity that has been terminated under this section may be continued, reestablished or restructured in accordance with this chapter. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 325, s 1, eff. 5/4/2021. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 209, s 1, eff. 4/22/2021. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 769, s 1, eff. 7/15/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 768, s 1, eff. 7/15/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 767, s 1, eff. 7/15/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 702, s 1, eff. 6/22/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 695, s 1, eff. 6/1/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 678, s 1, eff. 6/15/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 672, s 1, eff. 3/25/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 671, s 1, eff. 4/2/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 667, s 1, eff. 4/2/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 666, s 1, eff. 4/2/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 665, s 1, eff. 4/2/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 664, s 1, eff. 4/2/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 663, s 1, eff. 4/2/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 662, s 1, eff. 4/2/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 661, s 1, eff. 4/2/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 657, s 1, eff. 4/2/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 656, s 1, eff. 4/2/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 641, s 1, eff. 4/1/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 639, s 1, eff. 4/1/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 638, s 1, eff. 4/1/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 637, s 1, eff. 4/1/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 634, s 1, eff. 4/1/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 633, s 1, eff. 4/1/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 617, s 1, eff. 3/25/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 616, s 1, eff. 3/25/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 615, s 1, eff. 3/25/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 614, s 1, eff. 3/25/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 613, s 1, eff. 3/25/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 612, s 1, eff. 3/25/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 611, s 1, eff. 3/25/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 569, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 568, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 567, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 566, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 565, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 564, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 563, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 562, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 561, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 560, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 559, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 558, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 557, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 556, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 555, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 554, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 553, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 552, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 551, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 550, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 549, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 548, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 547, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 546, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 545, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 544, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 543, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 542, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 541, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 540, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 539, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 538, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 537, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020. Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 335, s 1, eff. 5/10/2019. Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 334, s 2, eff. 5/10/2019. Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 305, s 1, eff. 5/8/2019. Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 73, s 2, eff. 3/28/2019. Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 58, s 2, eff. 3/28/2019. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1043, s 2, eff. 5/21/2018. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1035, s 2, eff. 5/21/2018. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1034, s 2, eff. 5/21/2018. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 988, s 2, eff. 5/21/2018. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 987, s 2, eff. 5/21/2018. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 928, s 2, eff. 5/15/2018. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 803, s 1, eff. 4/24/2018. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 711, s 2, eff. 4/12/2018. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 594, s 2, eff. 3/22/2018. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 524, s 2, eff. 3/5/2018. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 512, s 2, eff. 2/22/2018. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 506, s 2, eff. 2/22/2018. Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 327, s 2, eff. 5/9/2017. Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 318, s 2, eff. 5/9/2017. Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 64, s 2, eff. 3/31/2017. Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 63, s 2, eff. 3/31/2017. Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 62, s 2, eff. 3/31/2017. Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 61, s 2, eff. 3/31/2017. Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 60, s 2, eff. 3/31/2017. Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 58, s 2, eff. 3/31/2017. Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 56, s 2, eff. 3/31/2017. Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 53, s 2, eff. 3/31/2017. Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 50, s 2, eff. 3/31/2017. Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 45, s 2, eff. 3/31/2017. Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 37, s 2, eff. 3/31/2017. Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 2, s 2, eff. 3/15/2017. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 580, s 2, eff. 3/28/2014. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 846, s 2, eff. 4/19/2016. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 776, s 2, eff. 4/12/2016. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 639, s 2, eff. 3/23/2016. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 619, s 1, eff. 3/22/2016. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 614, s 2, eff. 3/22/2016. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 610, s 2, eff. 3/22/2016. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 608, s 2, eff. 3/22/2016. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 564, s 2, eff. 3/2/2016. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 560, s 2, eff. 3/2/2016. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 556, s 2, eff. 3/2/2016. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 549, s 2, eff. 3/2/2016. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 545, s 2, eff. 3/2/2016. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 544, s 2, eff. 3/2/2016. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 540, s 2, eff. 3/2/2016. Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 259, s 2, eff. 4/24/2015. Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 146, s 2, eff. 4/17/2015. Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 145, s 2, eff. 4/17/2015. Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 144, s 2, eff. 4/17/2015. Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 66, s 2, eff. 4/6/2015. Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 36, s 2, eff. 3/27/2015. Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 13, s 2, eff. 3/19/2015. Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 5, s 2, eff. 3/19/2015. Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1, s 2, eff. 3/17/2015. Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 665, s 2, eff. 4/14/2014. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 608, s 2, eff. 4/4/2014. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 606, s 2, eff. 4/4/2014. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 605, s 2, eff. 4/4/2014. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 604, Secs.s 2, s 2 eff. 4/4/2014. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 601, s 2, s 2 eff. 4/4/2014. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 541, s 2, eff. 3/17/2014. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 526, s 2, eff. 3/12/2014. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 520, s 2, eff. 3/6/2014. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 519, s 2, eff. 3/6/2014. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 518, s 2, eff. 3/6/2014. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 517, s 2, eff. 3/6/2014. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 516, s 2, eff. 3/6/2014. Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 510, s 2, eff. 3/6/2014. Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 496, s 2, eff. 2/19/2014. Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 490, s 2, eff. 2/19/2014.
(a) The following governmental entities shall terminate on June 30, 2020: (1) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-248 .] (2) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .] (3) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-242 .] (4) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-249 .] (5) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-244 .] (6) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .] (7) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-249 .] (8) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-244 .] (9) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .] (10) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-249 .] (11) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-246 .] (12) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-246 .] (13) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .] (14) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .] (15) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .] (16) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .] (17) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .] (18) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-244 .] (19) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .] (20) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-244 .] (21) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .] (22) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-244 .] (23) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-246 .] (24) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-248 .] (25) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-246 .] (26) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-246 .] (27) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .] (28) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-246 .] (29) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-249 .] (30) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .] (31) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .] (32) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-243 .] (33) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .] (34) [Terminated by 2020 amendment.] (35) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-249 .] (36) [Deleted by 2021 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-243 .] (37) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-249 .] (38) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .] (39) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-242 .] (40) [Deleted by 2020 amendment.] (41) [Deleted by 2020 amendment.] (42) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-249 .] (43) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-248 .] (44) [Terminated by 2021 amendment.] (45) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .] (46) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .] (47) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .] (48) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .] (49) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .] (50) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .] (51) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-248 .] (52) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .] (53) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .] (54) [Deleted by 2019 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-242 .] (55) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-242 .] (56) [Deleted by 2016 amendment, commission terminated.] (57) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-243 .] (58) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .] (59) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .] (60) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-248 .] (61) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-249 .] (62) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-246 .] (63) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .] (64) [Deleted by 2021 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-246 .] (65) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-249 .] (66) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .] (67) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .] (68) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-243 .] (69) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-249 .]
(1) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-248 .]
(2) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .]
(3) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-242 .]
(4) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-249 .]
(5) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-244 .]
(6) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .]
(7) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-249 .]
(8) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-244 .]
(9) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .]
(10) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-249 .]
(11) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-246 .]
(12) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-246 .]
(13) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .]
(14) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .]
(15) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .]
(16) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .]
(17) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .]
(18) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-244 .]
(19) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .]
(20) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-244 .]
(21) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .]
(22) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-244 .]
(23) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-246 .]
(24) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-248 .]
(25) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-246 .]
(26) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-246 .]
(27) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .]
(28) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-246 .]
(29) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-249 .]
(30) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .]
(31) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .]
(32) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-243 .]
(33) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .]
(34) [Terminated by 2020 amendment.]
(35) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-249 .]
(36) [Deleted by 2021 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-243 .]
(37) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-249 .]
(38) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .]
(39) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-242 .]
(40) [Deleted by 2020 amendment.]
(41) [Deleted by 2020 amendment.]
(42) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-249 .]
(43) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-248 .]
(44) [Terminated by 2021 amendment.]
(45) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .]
(46) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .]
(47) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .]
(48) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .]
(49) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .]
(50) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .]
(51) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-248 .]
(52) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .]
(53) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .]
(54) [Deleted by 2019 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-242 .]
(55) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-242 .]
(56) [Deleted by 2016 amendment, commission terminated.]
(57) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-243 .]
(58) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .]
(59) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .]
(60) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-248 .]
(61) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-249 .]
(62) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-246 .]
(63) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .]
(64) [Deleted by 2021 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-246 .]
(65) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-249 .]
(66) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-245 .]
(67) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-247 .]
(68) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-243 .]
(69) [Deleted by 2020 amendment; transferred to § 4-29-249 .]
(b) Each department, commission, board, agency or council of state government created during calendar year 2018 terminates on June 30, 2020.
(c) Any governmental entity that has been terminated under this section may be continued, reestablished or restructured in accordance with this chapter.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 325, s 1, eff. 5/4/2021.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 209, s 1, eff. 4/22/2021.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 769, s 1, eff. 7/15/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 768, s 1, eff. 7/15/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 767, s 1, eff. 7/15/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 702, s 1, eff. 6/22/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 695, s 1, eff. 6/1/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 678, s 1, eff. 6/15/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 672, s 1, eff. 3/25/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 671, s 1, eff. 4/2/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 667, s 1, eff. 4/2/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 666, s 1, eff. 4/2/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 665, s 1, eff. 4/2/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 664, s 1, eff. 4/2/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 663, s 1, eff. 4/2/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 662, s 1, eff. 4/2/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 661, s 1, eff. 4/2/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 657, s 1, eff. 4/2/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 656, s 1, eff. 4/2/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 641, s 1, eff. 4/1/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 639, s 1, eff. 4/1/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 638, s 1, eff. 4/1/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 637, s 1, eff. 4/1/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 634, s 1, eff. 4/1/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 633, s 1, eff. 4/1/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 617, s 1, eff. 3/25/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 616, s 1, eff. 3/25/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 615, s 1, eff. 3/25/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 614, s 1, eff. 3/25/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 613, s 1, eff. 3/25/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 612, s 1, eff. 3/25/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 611, s 1, eff. 3/25/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 569, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 568, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 567, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 566, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 565, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 564, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 563, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 562, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 561, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 560, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 559, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 558, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 557, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 556, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 555, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 554, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 553, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 552, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 551, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 550, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 549, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 548, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 547, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 546, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 545, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 544, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 543, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 542, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 541, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 540, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 539, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 538, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020.
Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 537, s 1, eff. 3/19/2020.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 335, s 1, eff. 5/10/2019.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 334, s 2, eff. 5/10/2019.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 305, s 1, eff. 5/8/2019.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 73, s 2, eff. 3/28/2019.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 58, s 2, eff. 3/28/2019.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1043, s 2, eff. 5/21/2018.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1035, s 2, eff. 5/21/2018.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1034, s 2, eff. 5/21/2018.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 988, s 2, eff. 5/21/2018.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 987, s 2, eff. 5/21/2018.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 928, s 2, eff. 5/15/2018.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 803, s 1, eff. 4/24/2018.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 711, s 2, eff. 4/12/2018.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 594, s 2, eff. 3/22/2018.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 524, s 2, eff. 3/5/2018.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 512, s 2, eff. 2/22/2018.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 506, s 2, eff. 2/22/2018.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 327, s 2, eff. 5/9/2017.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 318, s 2, eff. 5/9/2017.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 64, s 2, eff. 3/31/2017.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 63, s 2, eff. 3/31/2017.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 62, s 2, eff. 3/31/2017.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 61, s 2, eff. 3/31/2017.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 60, s 2, eff. 3/31/2017.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 58, s 2, eff. 3/31/2017.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 56, s 2, eff. 3/31/2017.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 53, s 2, eff. 3/31/2017.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 50, s 2, eff. 3/31/2017.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 45, s 2, eff. 3/31/2017.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 37, s 2, eff. 3/31/2017.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 2, s 2, eff. 3/15/2017.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 580, s 2, eff. 3/28/2014.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 846, s 2, eff. 4/19/2016.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 776, s 2, eff. 4/12/2016.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 639, s 2, eff. 3/23/2016.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 619, s 1, eff. 3/22/2016.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 614, s 2, eff. 3/22/2016.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 610, s 2, eff. 3/22/2016.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 608, s 2, eff. 3/22/2016.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 564, s 2, eff. 3/2/2016.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 560, s 2, eff. 3/2/2016.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 556, s 2, eff. 3/2/2016.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 549, s 2, eff. 3/2/2016.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 545, s 2, eff. 3/2/2016.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 544, s 2, eff. 3/2/2016.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 540, s 2, eff. 3/2/2016.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 259, s 2, eff. 4/24/2015.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 146, s 2, eff. 4/17/2015.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 145, s 2, eff. 4/17/2015.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 144, s 2, eff. 4/17/2015.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 66, s 2, eff. 4/6/2015.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 36, s 2, eff. 3/27/2015.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 13, s 2, eff. 3/19/2015.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 5, s 2, eff. 3/19/2015.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1, s 2, eff. 3/17/2015.
Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 665, s 2, eff. 4/14/2014.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 608, s 2, eff. 4/4/2014.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 606, s 2, eff. 4/4/2014.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 605, s 2, eff. 4/4/2014.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 604, Secs.s 2, s 2 eff. 4/4/2014.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 601, s 2, s 2 eff. 4/4/2014.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 541, s 2, eff. 3/17/2014.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 526, s 2, eff. 3/12/2014.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 520, s 2, eff. 3/6/2014.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 519, s 2, eff. 3/6/2014.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 518, s 2, eff. 3/6/2014.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 517, s 2, eff. 3/6/2014.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 516, s 2, eff. 3/6/2014.
Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 510, s 2, eff. 3/6/2014.
Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 496, s 2, eff. 2/19/2014.
Added by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 490, s 2, eff. 2/19/2014.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-221 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 4-5-221
Powers of secretary of state regarding publication - Certification of rules - Website and its contents prima facie evidence of regulatory law - Delegation of duties and powers
Status: in_force

(a) (1) With respect to the publication of the administrative code to be cited as the rules and regulations of the state of Tennessee, and with regard to the publication of the monthly administrative register to be cited as the Tennessee administrative register, the secretary of state shall have the powers set out in subdivision (a)(2); provided, that the requirements of subdivision (a)(3) are met. (2) In preparing the administrative code and administrative register the secretary of state shall not alter the sense, meaning or effect of any rule promulgated by an agency, but shall copy the exact language of the text of a rule filed with the secretary of state's office, except that the secretary of state is authorized to rearrange, regroup, and renumber the divisions, chapters, rules, and parts of rules for publication in the administrative code and monthly register and to change reference numbers to agree with any renumbered chapter or rule, to change the wording of and prepare new rule headings and symbols; to substitute the proper rule or chapter reference where the terms "these rules" or "this regulation" or similar expressions are used in the rules; to correct manifest misspelling and typographical errors and to change capitalization and spelling for the purpose of uniformity; to change references to governmental agencies, when part or all of the powers, rights or duties of such agencies have, by act of the general assembly or of the governor, been transferred to other agencies; and to omit preambles, captions and statements declaring authority and rulemaking intent. Where the application or effect of a rule, by its terms, depends on the time when the rule took effect, the secretary of state may substitute the actual effective date for the various forms of expression that mean that date, such as "when this rule (or chapter) takes effect" or "after (or before) the effective date of this rule (or chapter)." No such change shall be deemed an alteration or departure from the rule as filed. (3) Every agency filing rules for publication in the administrative code and administrative register shall assure the accuracy of its submission and that the submission meets the requirements of the rules and regulations promulgated by the secretary of state pursuant to this chapter, when they are filed with the secretary of state. (b) The secretary of state shall prepare a written certificate of approval for each website that certifies approval of the website and its contents and that the text of each rule was compared with the original filing with the secretary of state, and that, with the exception of changes in form permitted by subsection (a), the rules are accurately and correctly copied. (c) The website of the administrative register and administrative code and its contents that contain the secretary of state's certificate of approval shall constitute prima facie evidence of the regulatory law of the state of Tennessee and be received, recognized, referred to and used in all courts, agencies, departments, offices of and proceedings in Tennessee as the official compilation of rules and regulations of Tennessee. (d) The secretary of state is authorized to delegate any or all duties and powers set out in this section and chapter to the director of the publications division or any other members of the secretary of state's staff. Acts 1975, ch. 370, § 11; T.C.A., §§ 4-533, 4-5-127; Acts 1982, ch. 874, § 31; 1996, ch. 779, § 3; 2009 , ch. 566, § 16.
(a) (1) With respect to the publication of the administrative code to be cited as the rules and regulations of the state of Tennessee, and with regard to the publication of the monthly administrative register to be cited as the Tennessee administrative register, the secretary of state shall have the powers set out in subdivision (a)(2); provided, that the requirements of subdivision (a)(3) are met. (2) In preparing the administrative code and administrative register the secretary of state shall not alter the sense, meaning or effect of any rule promulgated by an agency, but shall copy the exact language of the text of a rule filed with the secretary of state's office, except that the secretary of state is authorized to rearrange, regroup, and renumber the divisions, chapters, rules, and parts of rules for publication in the administrative code and monthly register and to change reference numbers to agree with any renumbered chapter or rule, to change the wording of and prepare new rule headings and symbols; to substitute the proper rule or chapter reference where the terms "these rules" or "this regulation" or similar expressions are used in the rules; to correct manifest misspelling and typographical errors and to change capitalization and spelling for the purpose of uniformity; to change references to governmental agencies, when part or all of the powers, rights or duties of such agencies have, by act of the general assembly or of the governor, been transferred to other agencies; and to omit preambles, captions and statements declaring authority and rulemaking intent. Where the application or effect of a rule, by its terms, depends on the time when the rule took effect, the secretary of state may substitute the actual effective date for the various forms of expression that mean that date, such as "when this rule (or chapter) takes effect" or "after (or before) the effective date of this rule (or chapter)." No such change shall be deemed an alteration or departure from the rule as filed. (3) Every agency filing rules for publication in the administrative code and administrative register shall assure the accuracy of its submission and that the submission meets the requirements of the rules and regulations promulgated by the secretary of state pursuant to this chapter, when they are filed with the secretary of state.
(1) With respect to the publication of the administrative code to be cited as the rules and regulations of the state of Tennessee, and with regard to the publication of the monthly administrative register to be cited as the Tennessee administrative register, the secretary of state shall have the powers set out in subdivision (a)(2); provided, that the requirements of subdivision (a)(3) are met.
(2) In preparing the administrative code and administrative register the secretary of state shall not alter the sense, meaning or effect of any rule promulgated by an agency, but shall copy the exact language of the text of a rule filed with the secretary of state's office, except that the secretary of state is authorized to rearrange, regroup, and renumber the divisions, chapters, rules, and parts of rules for publication in the administrative code and monthly register and to change reference numbers to agree with any renumbered chapter or rule, to change the wording of and prepare new rule headings and symbols; to substitute the proper rule or chapter reference where the terms "these rules" or "this regulation" or similar expressions are used in the rules; to correct manifest misspelling and typographical errors and to change capitalization and spelling for the purpose of uniformity; to change references to governmental agencies, when part or all of the powers, rights or duties of such agencies have, by act of the general assembly or of the governor, been transferred to other agencies; and to omit preambles, captions and statements declaring authority and rulemaking intent. Where the application or effect of a rule, by its terms, depends on the time when the rule took effect, the secretary of state may substitute the actual effective date for the various forms of expression that mean that date, such as "when this rule (or chapter) takes effect" or "after (or before) the effective date of this rule (or chapter)." No such change shall be deemed an alteration or departure from the rule as filed.
(3) Every agency filing rules for publication in the administrative code and administrative register shall assure the accuracy of its submission and that the submission meets the requirements of the rules and regulations promulgated by the secretary of state pursuant to this chapter, when they are filed with the secretary of state.
(b) The secretary of state shall prepare a written certificate of approval for each website that certifies approval of the website and its contents and that the text of each rule was compared with the original filing with the secretary of state, and that, with the exception of changes in form permitted by subsection (a), the rules are accurately and correctly copied.
(c) The website of the administrative register and administrative code and its contents that contain the secretary of state's certificate of approval shall constitute prima facie evidence of the regulatory law of the state of Tennessee and be received, recognized, referred to and used in all courts, agencies, departments, offices of and proceedings in Tennessee as the official compilation of rules and regulations of Tennessee.
(d) The secretary of state is authorized to delegate any or all duties and powers set out in this section and chapter to the director of the publications division or any other members of the secretary of state's staff.
Acts 1975, ch. 370, § 11; T.C.A., §§ 4-533, 4-5-127; Acts 1982, ch. 874, § 31; 1996, ch. 779, § 3; 2009 , ch. 566, § 16.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-10-109 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 10 / Section 4-10-109
Inventory of public infrastructure needs
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall annually compile and maintain an inventory of needed infrastructure within this state. The information and data gathered by such an annual inventory is deemed necessary in order for the state, municipal and county governments of Tennessee to develop goals, strategies and programs that would improve the quality of life of its citizens, support livable communities and enhance and encourage the overall economic development of the state through the provision of adequate and essential public infrastructure. All funds necessary and required for this inventory shall be administered through the commission's annual budget, and such funds shall be in addition to the commission's annual operational budget amounts. The inventory shall include, at a minimum, needed public infrastructure facilities that would enhance and encourage economic development, improve the quality of life of the citizens and support livable communities within each municipality, utility district, county and development district region of the state, and shall include needs for transportation, water and wastewater, industrial sites, municipal solid waste, recreation, low and moderate income housing, telecommunications, other infrastructure needs such as public buildings, including city halls, courthouses and kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) educational facilities, and other public facilities needs as deemed necessary by the commission. The data shall be compiled on a county-by-county basis within each development district area. The commission shall annually contract for the services of the state's nine (9) development districts to accomplish this inventory. However, if the executive director finds that a development district has not adequately fulfilled a prior inventory contract, then instead of the development district that has not fulfilled its contract obligations, the executive director may annually contract with another agency or entity of state or local government or higher education to perform the inventory within that district's area. (b) In compiling the public infrastructure needs inventory on a county-by-county basis, at a minimum, the commission shall consult with each county mayor, mayor, local planning commission, utility district, county road superintendent and other appropriate local and state officials concerning planned or anticipated, or both, public infrastructure needs over the next five-year period, together with estimated costs and time of need within that time frame. From those cities and counties with adopted growth plans in accordance with title 6, chapter 58, the commission shall gather and report the infrastructure, urban services' and public facilities' needs reported in the growth plans. These infrastructure needs are factors in the determination of urban growth boundaries for cities and the planned growth areas for counties. Implementation of infrastructure, urban services and public facility elements of the city and county growth plans are to be monitored by means of the five-year inventory of public infrastructure needs. (c) The public infrastructure needs inventory shall not include projects considered to be normal or routine maintenance. Moreover, infrastructure needs projects included in the inventory should involve a capital cost of not less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). The infrastructure needs inventory shall not duplicate the extensive needs data currently maintained by various state agencies on state facilities that are presently available to the commission. This limitation does not prohibit one (1) or more counties or municipalities from identifying a need for a vocational educational facility or a community college or a new public health building in a particular local area. In addition, the commission may request various state agencies to supply various needs data that may be available in such areas as highway or rail bridges, airports or other areas. (d) The annual public infrastructure needs inventory by each development district or an agency or entity of state or local government or higher education shall be conducted utilizing standard statewide procedures and summary format as determined by the commission to facilitate ease and accuracy in summarizing statewide needs and costs. (e) The public infrastructure needs inventory shall be completed by the development districts or an agency or entity of state or local government or higher education and submitted to the commission no later than June 30 of each year. (f) The annual inventory of statewide public infrastructure needs and costs for provision of adequate and essential public infrastructure shall be presented by the commission to the general assembly at its next regular annual session following completion of the inventory each year. Acts 1996, ch. 817, §1; 1997 , ch. 529, §§ 8, 9; 2000, ch. 672, §§2 - 5; 2003 , ch. 90, § 2.
(a) The commission shall annually compile and maintain an inventory of needed infrastructure within this state. The information and data gathered by such an annual inventory is deemed necessary in order for the state, municipal and county governments of Tennessee to develop goals, strategies and programs that would improve the quality of life of its citizens, support livable communities and enhance and encourage the overall economic development of the state through the provision of adequate and essential public infrastructure. All funds necessary and required for this inventory shall be administered through the commission's annual budget, and such funds shall be in addition to the commission's annual operational budget amounts. The inventory shall include, at a minimum, needed public infrastructure facilities that would enhance and encourage economic development, improve the quality of life of the citizens and support livable communities within each municipality, utility district, county and development district region of the state, and shall include needs for transportation, water and wastewater, industrial sites, municipal solid waste, recreation, low and moderate income housing, telecommunications, other infrastructure needs such as public buildings, including city halls, courthouses and kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) educational facilities, and other public facilities needs as deemed necessary by the commission. The data shall be compiled on a county-by-county basis within each development district area. The commission shall annually contract for the services of the state's nine (9) development districts to accomplish this inventory. However, if the executive director finds that a development district has not adequately fulfilled a prior inventory contract, then instead of the development district that has not fulfilled its contract obligations, the executive director may annually contract with another agency or entity of state or local government or higher education to perform the inventory within that district's area.
(b) In compiling the public infrastructure needs inventory on a county-by-county basis, at a minimum, the commission shall consult with each county mayor, mayor, local planning commission, utility district, county road superintendent and other appropriate local and state officials concerning planned or anticipated, or both, public infrastructure needs over the next five-year period, together with estimated costs and time of need within that time frame. From those cities and counties with adopted growth plans in accordance with title 6, chapter 58, the commission shall gather and report the infrastructure, urban services' and public facilities' needs reported in the growth plans. These infrastructure needs are factors in the determination of urban growth boundaries for cities and the planned growth areas for counties. Implementation of infrastructure, urban services and public facility elements of the city and county growth plans are to be monitored by means of the five-year inventory of public infrastructure needs.
(c) The public infrastructure needs inventory shall not include projects considered to be normal or routine maintenance. Moreover, infrastructure needs projects included in the inventory should involve a capital cost of not less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). The infrastructure needs inventory shall not duplicate the extensive needs data currently maintained by various state agencies on state facilities that are presently available to the commission. This limitation does not prohibit one (1) or more counties or municipalities from identifying a need for a vocational educational facility or a community college or a new public health building in a particular local area. In addition, the commission may request various state agencies to supply various needs data that may be available in such areas as highway or rail bridges, airports or other areas.
(d) The annual public infrastructure needs inventory by each development district or an agency or entity of state or local government or higher education shall be conducted utilizing standard statewide procedures and summary format as determined by the commission to facilitate ease and accuracy in summarizing statewide needs and costs.
(e) The public infrastructure needs inventory shall be completed by the development districts or an agency or entity of state or local government or higher education and submitted to the commission no later than June 30 of each year.
(f) The annual inventory of statewide public infrastructure needs and costs for provision of adequate and essential public infrastructure shall be presented by the commission to the general assembly at its next regular annual session following completion of the inventory each year.
Acts 1996, ch. 817, §1; 1997 , ch. 529, §§ 8, 9; 2000, ch. 672, §§2 - 5; 2003 , ch. 90, § 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-709 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-3-709
Designation as broadband ready community
Status: in_force

(a) A political subdivision may apply to the department of economic and community development for designation as a "broadband ready community" pursuant to guidelines established by the department. The guidelines for designation must include a requirement that the political subdivision has adopted an efficient and streamlined ordinance or policy for reviewing applications and issuing permits related to projects relative to broadband services. The ordinance or policy must contain the following: (1) A single point of contact for all matters related to a project; (2) A provision that all applications related to a project will be reviewed and either approved or denied within thirty (30) business days after the application is submitted; and (3) An authorization that all forms, applications, and documentation related to a project may be signed by electronic means, where possible. (b) A political subdivision shall not be designated a broadband ready community if the ordinance or policy: (1) Requires an applicant to designate a final contractor to complete a project; (2) Imposes an unreasonable fee for reviewing an application or issuing a permit for a project. A fee that exceeds one hundred dollars ($100) is unreasonable for the purposes of this section; (3) Imposes a seasonal moratorium on the issuance of permits for projects; or (4) Discriminates among communications services providers or utilities with respect to any action related to a broadband project, including granting access to public rights-of-way, infrastructure and poles, and any other physical assets owned or controlled by the political subdivision. Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 228,s 2, eff. 4/24/2017. Prior version renumbered as T.C.A. s 4-3-511 by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 743,s 11, eff. 4/7/2016.
(a) A political subdivision may apply to the department of economic and community development for designation as a "broadband ready community" pursuant to guidelines established by the department. The guidelines for designation must include a requirement that the political subdivision has adopted an efficient and streamlined ordinance or policy for reviewing applications and issuing permits related to projects relative to broadband services. The ordinance or policy must contain the following: (1) A single point of contact for all matters related to a project; (2) A provision that all applications related to a project will be reviewed and either approved or denied within thirty (30) business days after the application is submitted; and (3) An authorization that all forms, applications, and documentation related to a project may be signed by electronic means, where possible.
(1) A single point of contact for all matters related to a project;
(2) A provision that all applications related to a project will be reviewed and either approved or denied within thirty (30) business days after the application is submitted; and
(3) An authorization that all forms, applications, and documentation related to a project may be signed by electronic means, where possible.
(b) A political subdivision shall not be designated a broadband ready community if the ordinance or policy: (1) Requires an applicant to designate a final contractor to complete a project; (2) Imposes an unreasonable fee for reviewing an application or issuing a permit for a project. A fee that exceeds one hundred dollars ($100) is unreasonable for the purposes of this section; (3) Imposes a seasonal moratorium on the issuance of permits for projects; or (4) Discriminates among communications services providers or utilities with respect to any action related to a broadband project, including granting access to public rights-of-way, infrastructure and poles, and any other physical assets owned or controlled by the political subdivision.
(1) Requires an applicant to designate a final contractor to complete a project;
(2) Imposes an unreasonable fee for reviewing an application or issuing a permit for a project. A fee that exceeds one hundred dollars ($100) is unreasonable for the purposes of this section;
(3) Imposes a seasonal moratorium on the issuance of permits for projects; or
(4) Discriminates among communications services providers or utilities with respect to any action related to a broadband project, including granting access to public rights-of-way, infrastructure and poles, and any other physical assets owned or controlled by the political subdivision.
Added by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 228,s 2, eff. 4/24/2017.
Prior version renumbered as T.C.A. s 4-3-511 by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 743,s 11, eff. 4/7/2016.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-31-110 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 31 / Section 4-31-110
Bonds and notes issued under Section 4-31-109 - Limitations
Status: in_force

(a) Prior to the issuance of bonds or notes pursuant to § 4-31-109 , the industrial development authority shall file with the authority a certificate to the effect that the pollution control facilities to be financed from the proceeds of such bonds or notes constitute pollution control facilities as defined in this chapter, and that assisting the small business concern in financing such pollution control facilities is in furtherance of the public purpose of abating or controlling pollution in the state. (b) Such certificate by an officer of the industrial development authority shall be conclusive evidence that the pollution control facilities to be financed from the proceeds of such bonds or notes are pollution control facilities that may properly be financed from the proceeds of such bonds or notes. (c) No bonds or notes shall be authorized by the authority under § 4-31-109 to provide moneys to assist a small business concern in financing pollution control facilities, unless the aforementioned certificate by an officer of the industrial development authority shall have been filed with the authority, and the authority shall receive evidence, as it deems sufficient, that the payments of all moneys by such small business concern that are due under the small business financing agreement entered into by such small business concern and the authority have been guaranteed by the small business administration of the United States under the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. § 631 et seq.), and Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( 15 U.S.C. § 661 et seq.), or otherwise. Acts 1978, ch. 785, § 10; T.C.A., § 4-3110.
(a) Prior to the issuance of bonds or notes pursuant to § 4-31-109 , the industrial development authority shall file with the authority a certificate to the effect that the pollution control facilities to be financed from the proceeds of such bonds or notes constitute pollution control facilities as defined in this chapter, and that assisting the small business concern in financing such pollution control facilities is in furtherance of the public purpose of abating or controlling pollution in the state.
(b) Such certificate by an officer of the industrial development authority shall be conclusive evidence that the pollution control facilities to be financed from the proceeds of such bonds or notes are pollution control facilities that may properly be financed from the proceeds of such bonds or notes.
(c) No bonds or notes shall be authorized by the authority under § 4-31-109 to provide moneys to assist a small business concern in financing pollution control facilities, unless the aforementioned certificate by an officer of the industrial development authority shall have been filed with the authority, and the authority shall receive evidence, as it deems sufficient, that the payments of all moneys by such small business concern that are due under the small business financing agreement entered into by such small business concern and the authority have been guaranteed by the small business administration of the United States under the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. § 631 et seq.), and Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( 15 U.S.C. § 661 et seq.), or otherwise.
Acts 1978, ch. 785, § 10; T.C.A., § 4-3110.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-226 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 4-5-226
Expiration of rules - Review by general assembly
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, unless legislation is enacted to continue a rule to a date certain or indefinitely, any permanent rule filed in the office of the secretary of state shall expire on June 30 of the year following the year of its filing. (b) (1) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, unless legislation is enacted to continue a rule to a date certain or to a date indefinitely beyond the date upon which an agency terminates, each permanent rule that does not expire under subsection (a), shall expire on the day provided in chapter 29, part 2 of this title for termination of the agency that promulgated such rule; provided, that if such agency continues in existence pursuant to § 4-29-112 , such agency rule shall expire upon completion of such wind-up period. (2) All rules and regulations issued or promulgated by any department or agency of state government whose functions, duties, or responsibilities have been transferred to another department or agency shall remain in full force and effect, and shall thereafter be administered and enforced by the agency or department assuming responsibility for those functions, duties, or responsibilities as rules of that agency or department, and all proposed rules or rulemaking hearing rules pending with the attorney general and reporter or secretary of state, unless withdrawn, shall continue that status as proposed rules or rulemaking hearing rules until becoming effective as rules of the agency assuming the functions, duties, or responsibilities. The agency or department assuming responsibility for such functions, duties, or responsibilities shall have the authority to promulgate new rules and regulations pursuant to this chapter to effectuate its duties and responsibilities. To this end, the department or agency shall have the authority, consistent with the statutes and regulations pertaining to the programs and functions transferred, to modify or rescind orders, rules and regulations, decisions or policies heretofore issued and to adopt, issue or promulgate new orders, rules and regulations, decisions or policies as may be necessary for the administration of the programs or functions transferred. (c) Rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter shall be reviewed by the government operations committees of the senate and the house of representatives meeting jointly or separately, or, alternatively, at the discretion of the chair of either of such committees, by a subcommittee of the government operations committees. Members of the government operations committees of the senate and the house of representatives shall serve as members of such committees until their successors are duly appointed; provided, that such members remain members of the general assembly. Any member of either government operations committee who ceases to be a member of the general assembly shall cease to be a member of the government operations committee on the same date such member's membership in the general assembly ceases, as provided in the Constitution of Tennessee. In the event a majority of the membership of either government operations committee shall cease to be members of the general assembly, the speaker of the senate or the speaker of the house of representatives, as the case may be, may designate an appropriate number of members to serve interim appointments until the government operations committee is reconstituted. The house of representatives and senate government operations committees shall strive to hear rules within ninety (90) days of such rules being filed in the office of the secretary of state. (d) (1) In conducting the review required by subsection (c), the committees or subcommittees shall hold at least one (1) public hearing to receive testimony from the public and from the administrative head of the agency. At such hearing, the agency shall have the burden of demonstrating, by convincing evidence, that consideration of the factors enumerated in subsection (e), in their totality, justifies the continued existence of an agency rule. Notice of the time and place of the public hearing shall be on the general assembly website prior to the hearing. To the extent reasonably practicable, the committees or subcommittees shall conduct hearings on newly filed rules, other than emergency rules, during the ninety-day period immediately following the filing of the original of such rule in the office of the secretary of state. (2) Whether an agency has met its burden of persuasion for the continued existence of a rule is solely within the discretion of the general assembly. Nothing in subdivision (d)(1) or subsection (e) creates a cause of action for any person to seek judicial review of whether the demonstration that an agency offered to justify the continued existence of a rule met the requirements of the standard prescribed in subdivision (d)(1). (e) As part of the review of agency rules, the agency has the burden of demonstrating, by convincing evidence, that consideration of the factors enumerated in this subsection (e) justify the continued existence of an agency rule. Such factors include: (1) Whether the agency is acting within its authority to adopt the rule; (2) Whether the rule, considered in its entirety, will be easily understood by persons directly affected by the rule; (3) Whether the rule is consistent, and not in conflict with or contradictory to existing law; (4) Whether the rule is necessary to secure the health, safety, or welfare of the public; (5) Whether the rule is necessary and essential for the agency to serve persons affected by the rule; (6) Whether the rule is arbitrary or capricious; (7) Whether the rule adversely impacts a person's constitutional rights; (8) Whether the rule unnecessarily adversely impacts business or individuals; (9) Whether the rule will result in economic efficiency for persons served by the agency and persons affected by the rule; and (10) Whether the rule exceeds the mandatory minimum requirements of any relevant federal law or rule. (f) As used in subsection (e): (1) "Arbitrary or capricious" means a willful or unreasonable agency action without consideration of or in disregard of facts or law; and (2) "Authority" means provisions of law that permit or obligate the agency to adopt, amend, or repeal a rule. (g) Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the general assembly by legislative enactment from directly or indirectly repealing or amending any rule. (h) The committees or subcommittees have the authority to hold hearings, subpoena records, documents and persons, and to exercise all powers otherwise vested upon committees of the general assembly by title 3, chapter 3, and by the rules of the appropriate house. (i) (1) All agencies, upon filing a rule in the office of the secretary of state, shall also submit the following information: (A) A brief summary of the rule and a description of all relevant changes in previous regulations effectuated by such rule; (B) A citation to and brief description of any federal law or regulation or any state law or regulation mandating promulgation of such rule or establishing guidelines relevant thereto; (C) Identification of persons, organizations, corporations or governmental entities most directly affected by this rule, and whether those persons, organizations, corporations or governmental entities urge adoption or rejection of this rule; (D) Identification of any opinions of the attorney general and reporter or any judicial ruling that directly relates to the rule or the necessity to promulgate the rule; (E) An estimate of the probable increase or decrease in state and local government revenues and expenditures, if any, resulting from the promulgation of this rule, and assumptions and reasoning upon which the estimate is based. An agency shall not state that the fiscal impact is minimal if the fiscal impact is more than two percent (2%) of the agency's annual budget or five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), whichever is less; (F) Identification of the appropriate agency representative or representatives, possessing substantial knowledge and understanding of the rule; (G) Identification of the appropriate agency representative or representatives who will explain the rule at a scheduled meeting of the committees; (H) Office address, e-mail address and telephone number of the agency representative or representatives who will explain the rule at a scheduled meeting of the committees; and (I) Any additional information relevant to the rule being proposed for continuation that the committee requests. (2) (A) All amendments to existing executive agency rules to be reviewed by the committees or subcommittees pursuant to this part shall be filed with the secretary of state. One (1) copy of the amendments shall be filed in redline form for review by the committees or subcommittees. (B) As used in subdivision (i)(2)(A), "redline form" means to denote all amendments to an existing rule by placing a line through all language to be deleted and by including all language to be added in brackets or underlined or by another clearly recognizable method that indicates the changes made to the rule. (3) Failure to comply with this subsection (i) may be considered as evidence of the failure by an agency to meet its burden of proof required by subsection (d). (4) The secretary of state shall refuse to accept the filing of any rule that fails to comply with this subsection (i). (j) (1) The committee may express its disapproval of a rule that fails, in its judgment, to satisfy any or all of the factors enumerated in subsection (e), by voting to allow such rule to expire upon its established expiration date or by voting to request the agency to repeal, amend or withdraw this rule before such established expiration date. Notice of the committee's disapproval of a rule whether by vote to allow the rule to expire or by vote to request the agency to repeal, amend or withdraw a rule shall be posted, by the secretary of state, to the administrative register on the secretary of state's website as soon as possible after the committee meeting in which such action was taken. (2) In the event an agency fails to comply with the committee's request to repeal, amend, or withdraw a rule within a reasonable time and before the established expiration date, the committee may vote to request the general assembly to repeal the rule, or to suspend any or all of such agency's rulemaking authority for any reasonable period of time or with respect to any particular subject matter, by legislative enactment. (k) In addition to the grounds stated in subsection (j) it shall also be grounds for the government operations committee to recommend to the general assembly to terminate a rule promulgated under authority of any provision of title 68, chapters 201 - 221, or title 69, chapter 3, that imposes environmental requirements or restrictions on municipalities or counties that are more stringent than federal statutes or rules on the same subject, and that result in increased expenditure requirements on municipalities or counties beyond those required to meet the federal requirements, unless the general assembly has appropriated funds to the affected local government or governments to cover the increased expenditures, in addition to those they receive pursuant to other laws; provided, that a timely comment was addressed to the promulgating authority pursuant to § 4-5-204 , raising this issue and specifying the level of increased expenditure mandated by the rule. (l) If, pursuant to this section, the general assembly terminates a rule amending a previously existing rule, then such previously existing rule shall continue in effect until it is later amended, repealed or superseded by law. (m) If, pursuant to this chapter, an agency withdraws a rule amending a previously existing rule, then such previously existing rule shall continue in effect until it is later amended, repealed or superseded by law. (n) (1) All permanent rules filed in the office of secretary of state on or after January 1, 2022, that are in effect on May 5, 2023, and that are scheduled for expiration under this section on June 30, 2023, do not expire on June 30, 2023, but remain in effect until repealed or amended by subsequent rule of the appropriate rulemaking agency or until otherwise superseded by legislative enactment. (2) This subsection (n) is not to be construed to justify the continued effectiveness of any rule that remains in effect under subdivision (n)(1) if the rule conflicts with the provisions of any legislative enactment other than the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 531, s 10, eff. 7/1/2021. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 531, s 9, eff. 7/1/2021. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 859, Secs.s 2, s 3 eff. 7/1/2016. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 859, s 4, Secs.s 5, s 6 eff. 7/1/2016. Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 502, Secs.s 5, s 6, s 7, s 8 eff. 7/1/2015. Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 502, s 4, eff. 7/1/2015. Acts 1982, ch. 874, § 67; 1983, ch. 479, §§ 2-5; 1984, ch. 707, § 1; 1984, ch. 969, §§ 3, 4; 1985, ch. 440, § 3; 1986, ch. 575, §§ 3, 4; 1986, ch. 738, §§ 8, 9; 1988, ch. 700, § 3; 1990, ch. 838, § 1; 1991, ch. 206, § 1; 1992, ch. 703, § 1; 1993, ch. 316, § 3; 1994, ch. 878, § 1; 1995, ch. 546, §§ 1, 3; 1996, ch. 844, § 1; 1997 , ch. 162, § 1; T.C.A., § 4-5-225 ; Acts 1999, ch. 381, § 1; 2008 , ch. 741, § 1; 2009 , ch. 566, § 19.
(a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, unless legislation is enacted to continue a rule to a date certain or indefinitely, any permanent rule filed in the office of the secretary of state shall expire on June 30 of the year following the year of its filing.
(b) (1) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, unless legislation is enacted to continue a rule to a date certain or to a date indefinitely beyond the date upon which an agency terminates, each permanent rule that does not expire under subsection (a), shall expire on the day provided in chapter 29, part 2 of this title for termination of the agency that promulgated such rule; provided, that if such agency continues in existence pursuant to § 4-29-112 , such agency rule shall expire upon completion of such wind-up period. (2) All rules and regulations issued or promulgated by any department or agency of state government whose functions, duties, or responsibilities have been transferred to another department or agency shall remain in full force and effect, and shall thereafter be administered and enforced by the agency or department assuming responsibility for those functions, duties, or responsibilities as rules of that agency or department, and all proposed rules or rulemaking hearing rules pending with the attorney general and reporter or secretary of state, unless withdrawn, shall continue that status as proposed rules or rulemaking hearing rules until becoming effective as rules of the agency assuming the functions, duties, or responsibilities. The agency or department assuming responsibility for such functions, duties, or responsibilities shall have the authority to promulgate new rules and regulations pursuant to this chapter to effectuate its duties and responsibilities. To this end, the department or agency shall have the authority, consistent with the statutes and regulations pertaining to the programs and functions transferred, to modify or rescind orders, rules and regulations, decisions or policies heretofore issued and to adopt, issue or promulgate new orders, rules and regulations, decisions or policies as may be necessary for the administration of the programs or functions transferred.
(1) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, unless legislation is enacted to continue a rule to a date certain or to a date indefinitely beyond the date upon which an agency terminates, each permanent rule that does not expire under subsection (a), shall expire on the day provided in chapter 29, part 2 of this title for termination of the agency that promulgated such rule; provided, that if such agency continues in existence pursuant to § 4-29-112 , such agency rule shall expire upon completion of such wind-up period.
(2) All rules and regulations issued or promulgated by any department or agency of state government whose functions, duties, or responsibilities have been transferred to another department or agency shall remain in full force and effect, and shall thereafter be administered and enforced by the agency or department assuming responsibility for those functions, duties, or responsibilities as rules of that agency or department, and all proposed rules or rulemaking hearing rules pending with the attorney general and reporter or secretary of state, unless withdrawn, shall continue that status as proposed rules or rulemaking hearing rules until becoming effective as rules of the agency assuming the functions, duties, or responsibilities. The agency or department assuming responsibility for such functions, duties, or responsibilities shall have the authority to promulgate new rules and regulations pursuant to this chapter to effectuate its duties and responsibilities. To this end, the department or agency shall have the authority, consistent with the statutes and regulations pertaining to the programs and functions transferred, to modify or rescind orders, rules and regulations, decisions or policies heretofore issued and to adopt, issue or promulgate new orders, rules and regulations, decisions or policies as may be necessary for the administration of the programs or functions transferred.
(c) Rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter shall be reviewed by the government operations committees of the senate and the house of representatives meeting jointly or separately, or, alternatively, at the discretion of the chair of either of such committees, by a subcommittee of the government operations committees. Members of the government operations committees of the senate and the house of representatives shall serve as members of such committees until their successors are duly appointed; provided, that such members remain members of the general assembly. Any member of either government operations committee who ceases to be a member of the general assembly shall cease to be a member of the government operations committee on the same date such member's membership in the general assembly ceases, as provided in the Constitution of Tennessee. In the event a majority of the membership of either government operations committee shall cease to be members of the general assembly, the speaker of the senate or the speaker of the house of representatives, as the case may be, may designate an appropriate number of members to serve interim appointments until the government operations committee is reconstituted. The house of representatives and senate government operations committees shall strive to hear rules within ninety (90) days of such rules being filed in the office of the secretary of state.
(d) (1) In conducting the review required by subsection (c), the committees or subcommittees shall hold at least one (1) public hearing to receive testimony from the public and from the administrative head of the agency. At such hearing, the agency shall have the burden of demonstrating, by convincing evidence, that consideration of the factors enumerated in subsection (e), in their totality, justifies the continued existence of an agency rule. Notice of the time and place of the public hearing shall be on the general assembly website prior to the hearing. To the extent reasonably practicable, the committees or subcommittees shall conduct hearings on newly filed rules, other than emergency rules, during the ninety-day period immediately following the filing of the original of such rule in the office of the secretary of state. (2) Whether an agency has met its burden of persuasion for the continued existence of a rule is solely within the discretion of the general assembly. Nothing in subdivision (d)(1) or subsection (e) creates a cause of action for any person to seek judicial review of whether the demonstration that an agency offered to justify the continued existence of a rule met the requirements of the standard prescribed in subdivision (d)(1).
(1) In conducting the review required by subsection (c), the committees or subcommittees shall hold at least one (1) public hearing to receive testimony from the public and from the administrative head of the agency. At such hearing, the agency shall have the burden of demonstrating, by convincing evidence, that consideration of the factors enumerated in subsection (e), in their totality, justifies the continued existence of an agency rule. Notice of the time and place of the public hearing shall be on the general assembly website prior to the hearing. To the extent reasonably practicable, the committees or subcommittees shall conduct hearings on newly filed rules, other than emergency rules, during the ninety-day period immediately following the filing of the original of such rule in the office of the secretary of state.
(2) Whether an agency has met its burden of persuasion for the continued existence of a rule is solely within the discretion of the general assembly. Nothing in subdivision (d)(1) or subsection (e) creates a cause of action for any person to seek judicial review of whether the demonstration that an agency offered to justify the continued existence of a rule met the requirements of the standard prescribed in subdivision (d)(1).
(e) As part of the review of agency rules, the agency has the burden of demonstrating, by convincing evidence, that consideration of the factors enumerated in this subsection (e) justify the continued existence of an agency rule. Such factors include: (1) Whether the agency is acting within its authority to adopt the rule; (2) Whether the rule, considered in its entirety, will be easily understood by persons directly affected by the rule; (3) Whether the rule is consistent, and not in conflict with or contradictory to existing law; (4) Whether the rule is necessary to secure the health, safety, or welfare of the public; (5) Whether the rule is necessary and essential for the agency to serve persons affected by the rule; (6) Whether the rule is arbitrary or capricious; (7) Whether the rule adversely impacts a person's constitutional rights; (8) Whether the rule unnecessarily adversely impacts business or individuals; (9) Whether the rule will result in economic efficiency for persons served by the agency and persons affected by the rule; and (10) Whether the rule exceeds the mandatory minimum requirements of any relevant federal law or rule.
(1) Whether the agency is acting within its authority to adopt the rule;
(2) Whether the rule, considered in its entirety, will be easily understood by persons directly affected by the rule;
(3) Whether the rule is consistent, and not in conflict with or contradictory to existing law;
(4) Whether the rule is necessary to secure the health, safety, or welfare of the public;
(5) Whether the rule is necessary and essential for the agency to serve persons affected by the rule;
(6) Whether the rule is arbitrary or capricious;
(7) Whether the rule adversely impacts a person's constitutional rights;
(8) Whether the rule unnecessarily adversely impacts business or individuals;
(9) Whether the rule will result in economic efficiency for persons served by the agency and persons affected by the rule; and
(10) Whether the rule exceeds the mandatory minimum requirements of any relevant federal law or rule.
(f) As used in subsection (e): (1) "Arbitrary or capricious" means a willful or unreasonable agency action without consideration of or in disregard of facts or law; and (2) "Authority" means provisions of law that permit or obligate the agency to adopt, amend, or repeal a rule.
(1) "Arbitrary or capricious" means a willful or unreasonable agency action without consideration of or in disregard of facts or law; and
(2) "Authority" means provisions of law that permit or obligate the agency to adopt, amend, or repeal a rule.
(g) Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the general assembly by legislative enactment from directly or indirectly repealing or amending any rule.
(h) The committees or subcommittees have the authority to hold hearings, subpoena records, documents and persons, and to exercise all powers otherwise vested upon committees of the general assembly by title 3, chapter 3, and by the rules of the appropriate house.
(i) (1) All agencies, upon filing a rule in the office of the secretary of state, shall also submit the following information: (A) A brief summary of the rule and a description of all relevant changes in previous regulations effectuated by such rule; (B) A citation to and brief description of any federal law or regulation or any state law or regulation mandating promulgation of such rule or establishing guidelines relevant thereto; (C) Identification of persons, organizations, corporations or governmental entities most directly affected by this rule, and whether those persons, organizations, corporations or governmental entities urge adoption or rejection of this rule; (D) Identification of any opinions of the attorney general and reporter or any judicial ruling that directly relates to the rule or the necessity to promulgate the rule; (E) An estimate of the probable increase or decrease in state and local government revenues and expenditures, if any, resulting from the promulgation of this rule, and assumptions and reasoning upon which the estimate is based. An agency shall not state that the fiscal impact is minimal if the fiscal impact is more than two percent (2%) of the agency's annual budget or five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), whichever is less; (F) Identification of the appropriate agency representative or representatives, possessing substantial knowledge and understanding of the rule; (G) Identification of the appropriate agency representative or representatives who will explain the rule at a scheduled meeting of the committees; (H) Office address, e-mail address and telephone number of the agency representative or representatives who will explain the rule at a scheduled meeting of the committees; and (I) Any additional information relevant to the rule being proposed for continuation that the committee requests. (2) (A) All amendments to existing executive agency rules to be reviewed by the committees or subcommittees pursuant to this part shall be filed with the secretary of state. One (1) copy of the amendments shall be filed in redline form for review by the committees or subcommittees. (B) As used in subdivision (i)(2)(A), "redline form" means to denote all amendments to an existing rule by placing a line through all language to be deleted and by including all language to be added in brackets or underlined or by another clearly recognizable method that indicates the changes made to the rule. (3) Failure to comply with this subsection (i) may be considered as evidence of the failure by an agency to meet its burden of proof required by subsection (d). (4) The secretary of state shall refuse to accept the filing of any rule that fails to comply with this subsection (i).
(1) All agencies, upon filing a rule in the office of the secretary of state, shall also submit the following information: (A) A brief summary of the rule and a description of all relevant changes in previous regulations effectuated by such rule; (B) A citation to and brief description of any federal law or regulation or any state law or regulation mandating promulgation of such rule or establishing guidelines relevant thereto; (C) Identification of persons, organizations, corporations or governmental entities most directly affected by this rule, and whether those persons, organizations, corporations or governmental entities urge adoption or rejection of this rule; (D) Identification of any opinions of the attorney general and reporter or any judicial ruling that directly relates to the rule or the necessity to promulgate the rule; (E) An estimate of the probable increase or decrease in state and local government revenues and expenditures, if any, resulting from the promulgation of this rule, and assumptions and reasoning upon which the estimate is based. An agency shall not state that the fiscal impact is minimal if the fiscal impact is more than two percent (2%) of the agency's annual budget or five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), whichever is less; (F) Identification of the appropriate agency representative or representatives, possessing substantial knowledge and understanding of the rule; (G) Identification of the appropriate agency representative or representatives who will explain the rule at a scheduled meeting of the committees; (H) Office address, e-mail address and telephone number of the agency representative or representatives who will explain the rule at a scheduled meeting of the committees; and (I) Any additional information relevant to the rule being proposed for continuation that the committee requests.
(A) A brief summary of the rule and a description of all relevant changes in previous regulations effectuated by such rule;
(B) A citation to and brief description of any federal law or regulation or any state law or regulation mandating promulgation of such rule or establishing guidelines relevant thereto;
(C) Identification of persons, organizations, corporations or governmental entities most directly affected by this rule, and whether those persons, organizations, corporations or governmental entities urge adoption or rejection of this rule;
(D) Identification of any opinions of the attorney general and reporter or any judicial ruling that directly relates to the rule or the necessity to promulgate the rule;
(E) An estimate of the probable increase or decrease in state and local government revenues and expenditures, if any, resulting from the promulgation of this rule, and assumptions and reasoning upon which the estimate is based. An agency shall not state that the fiscal impact is minimal if the fiscal impact is more than two percent (2%) of the agency's annual budget or five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), whichever is less;
(F) Identification of the appropriate agency representative or representatives, possessing substantial knowledge and understanding of the rule;
(G) Identification of the appropriate agency representative or representatives who will explain the rule at a scheduled meeting of the committees;
(H) Office address, e-mail address and telephone number of the agency representative or representatives who will explain the rule at a scheduled meeting of the committees; and
(I) Any additional information relevant to the rule being proposed for continuation that the committee requests.
(2) (A) All amendments to existing executive agency rules to be reviewed by the committees or subcommittees pursuant to this part shall be filed with the secretary of state. One (1) copy of the amendments shall be filed in redline form for review by the committees or subcommittees. (B) As used in subdivision (i)(2)(A), "redline form" means to denote all amendments to an existing rule by placing a line through all language to be deleted and by including all language to be added in brackets or underlined or by another clearly recognizable method that indicates the changes made to the rule.
(A) All amendments to existing executive agency rules to be reviewed by the committees or subcommittees pursuant to this part shall be filed with the secretary of state. One (1) copy of the amendments shall be filed in redline form for review by the committees or subcommittees.
(B) As used in subdivision (i)(2)(A), "redline form" means to denote all amendments to an existing rule by placing a line through all language to be deleted and by including all language to be added in brackets or underlined or by another clearly recognizable method that indicates the changes made to the rule.
(3) Failure to comply with this subsection (i) may be considered as evidence of the failure by an agency to meet its burden of proof required by subsection (d).
(4) The secretary of state shall refuse to accept the filing of any rule that fails to comply with this subsection (i).
(j) (1) The committee may express its disapproval of a rule that fails, in its judgment, to satisfy any or all of the factors enumerated in subsection (e), by voting to allow such rule to expire upon its established expiration date or by voting to request the agency to repeal, amend or withdraw this rule before such established expiration date. Notice of the committee's disapproval of a rule whether by vote to allow the rule to expire or by vote to request the agency to repeal, amend or withdraw a rule shall be posted, by the secretary of state, to the administrative register on the secretary of state's website as soon as possible after the committee meeting in which such action was taken. (2) In the event an agency fails to comply with the committee's request to repeal, amend, or withdraw a rule within a reasonable time and before the established expiration date, the committee may vote to request the general assembly to repeal the rule, or to suspend any or all of such agency's rulemaking authority for any reasonable period of time or with respect to any particular subject matter, by legislative enactment.
(1) The committee may express its disapproval of a rule that fails, in its judgment, to satisfy any or all of the factors enumerated in subsection (e), by voting to allow such rule to expire upon its established expiration date or by voting to request the agency to repeal, amend or withdraw this rule before such established expiration date. Notice of the committee's disapproval of a rule whether by vote to allow the rule to expire or by vote to request the agency to repeal, amend or withdraw a rule shall be posted, by the secretary of state, to the administrative register on the secretary of state's website as soon as possible after the committee meeting in which such action was taken.
(2) In the event an agency fails to comply with the committee's request to repeal, amend, or withdraw a rule within a reasonable time and before the established expiration date, the committee may vote to request the general assembly to repeal the rule, or to suspend any or all of such agency's rulemaking authority for any reasonable period of time or with respect to any particular subject matter, by legislative enactment.
(k) In addition to the grounds stated in subsection (j) it shall also be grounds for the government operations committee to recommend to the general assembly to terminate a rule promulgated under authority of any provision of title 68, chapters 201 - 221, or title 69, chapter 3, that imposes environmental requirements or restrictions on municipalities or counties that are more stringent than federal statutes or rules on the same subject, and that result in increased expenditure requirements on municipalities or counties beyond those required to meet the federal requirements, unless the general assembly has appropriated funds to the affected local government or governments to cover the increased expenditures, in addition to those they receive pursuant to other laws; provided, that a timely comment was addressed to the promulgating authority pursuant to § 4-5-204 , raising this issue and specifying the level of increased expenditure mandated by the rule.
(l) If, pursuant to this section, the general assembly terminates a rule amending a previously existing rule, then such previously existing rule shall continue in effect until it is later amended, repealed or superseded by law.
(m) If, pursuant to this chapter, an agency withdraws a rule amending a previously existing rule, then such previously existing rule shall continue in effect until it is later amended, repealed or superseded by law.
(n) (1) All permanent rules filed in the office of secretary of state on or after January 1, 2022, that are in effect on May 5, 2023, and that are scheduled for expiration under this section on June 30, 2023, do not expire on June 30, 2023, but remain in effect until repealed or amended by subsequent rule of the appropriate rulemaking agency or until otherwise superseded by legislative enactment. (2) This subsection (n) is not to be construed to justify the continued effectiveness of any rule that remains in effect under subdivision (n)(1) if the rule conflicts with the provisions of any legislative enactment other than the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
(1) All permanent rules filed in the office of secretary of state on or after January 1, 2022, that are in effect on May 5, 2023, and that are scheduled for expiration under this section on June 30, 2023, do not expire on June 30, 2023, but remain in effect until repealed or amended by subsequent rule of the appropriate rulemaking agency or until otherwise superseded by legislative enactment.
(2) This subsection (n) is not to be construed to justify the continued effectiveness of any rule that remains in effect under subdivision (n)(1) if the rule conflicts with the provisions of any legislative enactment other than the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 531, s 10, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 531, s 9, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 859, Secs.s 2, s 3 eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 859, s 4, Secs.s 5, s 6 eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 502, Secs.s 5, s 6, s 7, s 8 eff. 7/1/2015.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 502, s 4, eff. 7/1/2015.
Acts 1982, ch. 874, § 67; 1983, ch. 479, §§ 2-5; 1984, ch. 707, § 1; 1984, ch. 969, §§ 3, 4; 1985, ch. 440, § 3; 1986, ch. 575, §§ 3, 4; 1986, ch. 738, §§ 8, 9; 1988, ch. 700, § 3; 1990, ch. 838, § 1; 1991, ch. 206, § 1; 1992, ch. 703, § 1; 1993, ch. 316, § 3; 1994, ch. 878, § 1; 1995, ch. 546, §§ 1, 3; 1996, ch. 844, § 1; 1997 , ch. 162, § 1; T.C.A., § 4-5-225 ; Acts 1999, ch. 381, § 1; 2008 , ch. 741, § 1; 2009 , ch. 566, § 19.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-49-201 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 49 / Section 4-49-201
Short title
Status: in_force

This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Fantasy Sports Act". Renumbered from 47-18-1601 by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 143,s 5, eff. 7/1/2023.
This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Fantasy Sports Act".
Renumbered from 47-18-1601 by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 143,s 5, eff. 7/1/2023.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-27-102 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 27 / Section 4-27-102
Board - Establishment - Composition
Status: in_force

There is hereby established an employee suggestion award board, which shall be composed of the commissioner of finance and administration, the commissioner of human resources, the commissioner of general services, the executive director of fiscal review committee, and one (1) member appointed by the Tennessee State Employees Association. Acts 1977, ch. 212, § 2; T.C.A., § 4-2702; Acts 1985, ch. 292, §1; 2007 , ch. 60, § 3.
There is hereby established an employee suggestion award board, which shall be composed of the commissioner of finance and administration, the commissioner of human resources, the commissioner of general services, the executive director of fiscal review committee, and one (1) member appointed by the Tennessee State Employees Association.
Acts 1977, ch. 212, § 2; T.C.A., § 4-2702; Acts 1985, ch. 292, §1; 2007 , ch. 60, § 3.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-201 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 4-5-201
Petitions for or against rules
Status: in_force

(a) Except where the right to petition for a rule is restricted by statute to a designated group or except where the form of procedure for such petition is otherwise prescribed by statute, any municipality, corporation or any five (5) or more persons having an interest in a rule may petition an agency requesting the adoption, amendment or repeal of such rule. (b) Such petition shall state clearly and concisely: (1) The substance or nature of the rulemaking that is requested; (2) The reasons for the request and the petitioner's interest in the request; and (3) Reference to the authority of the agency to take the action that is requested. (c) After submission of a petition, the agency shall, as promptly as is consistent with the orderly dispatch of its business, deny the request or grant the same or provide for some modified form of the rule to be proposed. If the agency denies the petition, it shall promptly give notice thereof to the person who filed the petition. If the agency grants the petition in whole or in part, it shall proceed to meet the rulemaking requirements set out in this chapter. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 531, s 1, eff. 7/1/2021. Acts 1974, ch. 725, § 5; 1975, ch. 370, § 9; T.C.A., §§ 4-511, 4-5-105; Acts 1982, ch. 874, § 9.
(a) Except where the right to petition for a rule is restricted by statute to a designated group or except where the form of procedure for such petition is otherwise prescribed by statute, any municipality, corporation or any five (5) or more persons having an interest in a rule may petition an agency requesting the adoption, amendment or repeal of such rule.
(b) Such petition shall state clearly and concisely: (1) The substance or nature of the rulemaking that is requested; (2) The reasons for the request and the petitioner's interest in the request; and (3) Reference to the authority of the agency to take the action that is requested.
(1) The substance or nature of the rulemaking that is requested;
(2) The reasons for the request and the petitioner's interest in the request; and
(3) Reference to the authority of the agency to take the action that is requested.
(c) After submission of a petition, the agency shall, as promptly as is consistent with the orderly dispatch of its business, deny the request or grant the same or provide for some modified form of the rule to be proposed. If the agency denies the petition, it shall promptly give notice thereof to the person who filed the petition. If the agency grants the petition in whole or in part, it shall proceed to meet the rulemaking requirements set out in this chapter.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 531, s 1, eff. 7/1/2021.
Acts 1974, ch. 725, § 5; 1975, ch. 370, § 9; T.C.A., §§ 4-511, 4-5-105; Acts 1982, ch. 874, § 9.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-29-119 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 29 / Section 4-29-119
Review of entities not enumerated in chapter
Status: in_force

(a) If any state governmental entity is not scheduled for review in part 2 of this chapter, the comptroller of the treasury shall advise the chairs of the appropriate evaluation committee of the schedule for the limited program review audit for such entity, and such entity shall be reviewed by such evaluation committee in accordance with such schedule and every eight (8) years thereafter. (b) It is the duty of the commissioner of finance and administration to advise the comptroller of the treasury and the chairs of the appropriate evaluation committee of any such entity. Acts 1977, ch. 452, § 19; T.C.A., § 4-2925; Acts 1985, ch. 405, § 8.
(a) If any state governmental entity is not scheduled for review in part 2 of this chapter, the comptroller of the treasury shall advise the chairs of the appropriate evaluation committee of the schedule for the limited program review audit for such entity, and such entity shall be reviewed by such evaluation committee in accordance with such schedule and every eight (8) years thereafter.
(b) It is the duty of the commissioner of finance and administration to advise the comptroller of the treasury and the chairs of the appropriate evaluation committee of any such entity.
Acts 1977, ch. 452, § 19; T.C.A., § 4-2925; Acts 1985, ch. 405, § 8.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-32-101 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 32 / Section 4-32-101
Creation
Status: in_force

There is established a "governor's office of faith-based and community initiatives," referred to as the "office" in this chapter. Acts 2019, ch. 218, § 1.
There is established a "governor's office of faith-based and community initiatives," referred to as the "office" in this chapter.
Acts 2019, ch. 218, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-31-102 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 31 / Section 4-31-102
Chapter definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Agricultural development loan program" means the authority's program of providing loans to lenders or purchasing loans from lenders for the purpose of making funds available for the financing of agricultural enterprises; (2) "Agricultural enterprise" means the acquisition, reconstruction or improvement of land or buildings or other improvements thereto, or any combination thereof, and any breeding stock and machinery or equipment necessary or suitable for use in farming, ranching, the production of agricultural commodities, including the products of agriculture and silviculture, or necessary and suitable for treating, processing, storing or transporting raw agricultural commodities; (3) "Authority" means the Tennessee local development authority, a public agency and instrumentality of the state, created by this chapter, or if such authority shall be abolished, the board, body, commission or agency succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to which the powers and duties granted or imposed upon the authority shall be given by law; (4) "Bond" means any bond authorized and issued pursuant to this chapter; (5) "Capital project" means the same as "public works project" as defined in § 9-21-105 ; (6) "Department" means the department of environment and conservation, or, if the department shall be abolished, the board, body, commission or agency succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to which the powers and duties granted or imposed upon the department shall be given by law; (7) "Industrial development authority" means the Tennessee industrial development authority, or, if the industrial development authority shall be abolished, the board, body, commission or agency succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to which the powers and duties granted or imposed upon the industrial development authority shall be given by law; (8) "Lender" means any federal or state chartered bank, federal land bank, production credit association, bank for cooperatives, federal or state chartered savings and loan association or building and loan association, insurance company, or mortgage loan company; (9) "Loan insurer" or "loan guarantor" means an agency, department, administration or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of or in the department of housing and urban development, the farmers home administration of the department of agriculture or the veterans administration of the United States, any private mortgage insurance company or any other public or private agency that insures or guarantees loans; (10) "Loan program agreement" means a contractual arrangement by and between a local government unit and the authority pursuant to and in accordance with part 4 of this chapter providing for loans to such local government units for the purpose of paying the cost of the construction of capital projects and a contractual arrangement by and between a local government unit and the state acting by and through the department, pursuant to and in accordance with [former] title 68, chapter 211, part 4 [repealed], or title 68, chapter 221, parts 2 and 5 providing for loans to such local government unit for the purpose of paying the cost of the construction of sewage treatment works, waterworks, or energy recovery facilities and/or solid waste resource recovery facilities, as the case may be, which loans are made or are to be made from the proceeds of bonds or notes issued pursuant to this chapter; (11) "Local government unit" means any county, metropolitan government, incorporated town or city, or special district of the state, water/wastewater authority or any energy authority created by an act of the general assembly; (12) "Note" means any note authorized and issued pursuant to this chapter; (13) "Pollution" means the placing of any noxious or deleterious substances, including noise, in any air or water or land of or adjacent to the state or affecting the physical, chemical or biological properties of any air or waters or land of or adjacent to the state in a manner and to an extent that renders or is likely to render such air or waters or land inimical or harmful to the public health, safety or welfare, or to animal, bird or aquatic life, or to the use of such air or waters or land for domestic, industrial, agricultural or recreational purposes; (14) "Pollution control facilities" means any equipment, structure or facility or any land and any building, structure, facility or other improvement thereon, or any combination thereof, and all real and personal property deemed necessary therewith having to do with or the end purpose of which is the control, abatement or prevention of water, air, noise or general environmental pollution, including, but not limited to, any air pollution control facility, noise abatement facility, water management facility, waste water collecting system, waste water treatment works, or solid waste disposal facility; (15) "Program loans" means loans or grants made to a local government unit by the state that are required to be repaid pursuant to a loan program agreement; (16) "Small business concern" means an enterprise that constitutes a "small business concern" under federal law and the criteria used by the administrator of the small business administration of the United States as the same may be amended from time to time; (17) "Small business financing agreement" means a lease, sublease or loan agreement entered into between a small business concern and the authority, the payments under which have been guaranteed by the small business administration of the United States or any other agency thereof; (18) "State" means the state of Tennessee; (19) "State loan programs" means the activities and policies undertaken by the state pursuant to title 68, chapter 221, part 2 to provide assistance to local government units by making grants that are required to be repaid for the construction of sewage treatment works, or pursuant to title 68, chapter 221, part 5, to provide assistance to local government units by making loans for the construction of waterworks, or pursuant to [former] title 68, chapter 211, part 4 [repealed], to provide assistance to local government units by making loans for the construction of energy recovery facilities or solid waste resource recovery facilities, or both, or pursuant to part 4 of this chapter to provide assistance to local government units by making loans for the construction of capital projects; and (20) "State-shared taxes" means taxes imposed and collected by the state pursuant to law and allocated by law to local government units, whether allocated for a particular purpose or for the general use of such local government units. Acts 1978, ch. 785, § 2; T.C.A., § 4-3102; Acts 1981, ch. 394, § 3; 1982, ch. 873, § 10; 1986, ch. 846, §§ 1-3; 1990, ch. 885, §§ 1, 2; 1992, ch. 693, §1; 2009 , ch. 409, § 1; 2012 , ch. 957, § 1.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Agricultural development loan program" means the authority's program of providing loans to lenders or purchasing loans from lenders for the purpose of making funds available for the financing of agricultural enterprises;
(2) "Agricultural enterprise" means the acquisition, reconstruction or improvement of land or buildings or other improvements thereto, or any combination thereof, and any breeding stock and machinery or equipment necessary or suitable for use in farming, ranching, the production of agricultural commodities, including the products of agriculture and silviculture, or necessary and suitable for treating, processing, storing or transporting raw agricultural commodities;
(3) "Authority" means the Tennessee local development authority, a public agency and instrumentality of the state, created by this chapter, or if such authority shall be abolished, the board, body, commission or agency succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to which the powers and duties granted or imposed upon the authority shall be given by law;
(4) "Bond" means any bond authorized and issued pursuant to this chapter;
(5) "Capital project" means the same as "public works project" as defined in § 9-21-105 ;
(6) "Department" means the department of environment and conservation, or, if the department shall be abolished, the board, body, commission or agency succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to which the powers and duties granted or imposed upon the department shall be given by law;
(7) "Industrial development authority" means the Tennessee industrial development authority, or, if the industrial development authority shall be abolished, the board, body, commission or agency succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to which the powers and duties granted or imposed upon the industrial development authority shall be given by law;
(8) "Lender" means any federal or state chartered bank, federal land bank, production credit association, bank for cooperatives, federal or state chartered savings and loan association or building and loan association, insurance company, or mortgage loan company;
(9) "Loan insurer" or "loan guarantor" means an agency, department, administration or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of or in the department of housing and urban development, the farmers home administration of the department of agriculture or the veterans administration of the United States, any private mortgage insurance company or any other public or private agency that insures or guarantees loans;
(10) "Loan program agreement" means a contractual arrangement by and between a local government unit and the authority pursuant to and in accordance with part 4 of this chapter providing for loans to such local government units for the purpose of paying the cost of the construction of capital projects and a contractual arrangement by and between a local government unit and the state acting by and through the department, pursuant to and in accordance with [former] title 68, chapter 211, part 4 [repealed], or title 68, chapter 221, parts 2 and 5 providing for loans to such local government unit for the purpose of paying the cost of the construction of sewage treatment works, waterworks, or energy recovery facilities and/or solid waste resource recovery facilities, as the case may be, which loans are made or are to be made from the proceeds of bonds or notes issued pursuant to this chapter;
(11) "Local government unit" means any county, metropolitan government, incorporated town or city, or special district of the state, water/wastewater authority or any energy authority created by an act of the general assembly;
(12) "Note" means any note authorized and issued pursuant to this chapter;
(13) "Pollution" means the placing of any noxious or deleterious substances, including noise, in any air or water or land of or adjacent to the state or affecting the physical, chemical or biological properties of any air or waters or land of or adjacent to the state in a manner and to an extent that renders or is likely to render such air or waters or land inimical or harmful to the public health, safety or welfare, or to animal, bird or aquatic life, or to the use of such air or waters or land for domestic, industrial, agricultural or recreational purposes;
(14) "Pollution control facilities" means any equipment, structure or facility or any land and any building, structure, facility or other improvement thereon, or any combination thereof, and all real and personal property deemed necessary therewith having to do with or the end purpose of which is the control, abatement or prevention of water, air, noise or general environmental pollution, including, but not limited to, any air pollution control facility, noise abatement facility, water management facility, waste water collecting system, waste water treatment works, or solid waste disposal facility;
(15) "Program loans" means loans or grants made to a local government unit by the state that are required to be repaid pursuant to a loan program agreement;
(16) "Small business concern" means an enterprise that constitutes a "small business concern" under federal law and the criteria used by the administrator of the small business administration of the United States as the same may be amended from time to time;
(17) "Small business financing agreement" means a lease, sublease or loan agreement entered into between a small business concern and the authority, the payments under which have been guaranteed by the small business administration of the United States or any other agency thereof;
(18) "State" means the state of Tennessee;
(19) "State loan programs" means the activities and policies undertaken by the state pursuant to title 68, chapter 221, part 2 to provide assistance to local government units by making grants that are required to be repaid for the construction of sewage treatment works, or pursuant to title 68, chapter 221, part 5, to provide assistance to local government units by making loans for the construction of waterworks, or pursuant to [former] title 68, chapter 211, part 4 [repealed], to provide assistance to local government units by making loans for the construction of energy recovery facilities or solid waste resource recovery facilities, or both, or pursuant to part 4 of this chapter to provide assistance to local government units by making loans for the construction of capital projects; and
(20) "State-shared taxes" means taxes imposed and collected by the state pursuant to law and allocated by law to local government units, whether allocated for a particular purpose or for the general use of such local government units.
Acts 1978, ch. 785, § 2; T.C.A., § 4-3102; Acts 1981, ch. 394, § 3; 1982, ch. 873, § 10; 1986, ch. 846, §§ 1-3; 1990, ch. 885, §§ 1, 2; 1992, ch. 693, §1; 2009 , ch. 409, § 1; 2012 , ch. 957, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-228 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 4-5-228
Statement by proposing agency projecting whether new rule or regulation to have financial impact on local governments
Status: in_force

(a) On any rule and regulation proposed to be promulgated, the proposing agency shall state in a simple declarative sentence, without additional comments on the merits or the policy of the rule or regulation, whether the rule or regulation may have a projected financial impact on local governments. The statement shall describe the financial impact in terms of increase in expenditures or decrease in revenues. If the statement says that the rule or regulation has a financial impact on local governments, the general assembly may request representatives of any affected local government to testify concerning its impact. (b) The proposing agency shall submit a copy of the statement provided in subsection (a) to the secretary of state. Acts 2010, ch. 1070, § 2.
(a) On any rule and regulation proposed to be promulgated, the proposing agency shall state in a simple declarative sentence, without additional comments on the merits or the policy of the rule or regulation, whether the rule or regulation may have a projected financial impact on local governments. The statement shall describe the financial impact in terms of increase in expenditures or decrease in revenues. If the statement says that the rule or regulation has a financial impact on local governments, the general assembly may request representatives of any affected local government to testify concerning its impact.
(b) The proposing agency shall submit a copy of the statement provided in subsection (a) to the secretary of state.
Acts 2010, ch. 1070, § 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-44-106 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 44 / Section 4-44-106
[Effective until 12/31/2027, see T.C.A. 4-44-116] Meetings
Status: in_force

Meetings of the commission are held throughout the state at times and locations to be determined by the chair, who is selected by a majority vote of the commission and may serve up to two (2) consecutive two-year terms. The first meeting of the commission is to be called by the commissioner of tourist development. A majority of the members of the commission constitutes a quorum. Acts 2019, ch. 384, § 6.
Meetings of the commission are held throughout the state at times and locations to be determined by the chair, who is selected by a majority vote of the commission and may serve up to two (2) consecutive two-year terms. The first meeting of the commission is to be called by the commissioner of tourist development. A majority of the members of the commission constitutes a quorum.
Acts 2019, ch. 384, § 6.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-505 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-3-505
Deputy and assistant commissioners - Absence or incapacity of commissioner - Vacancy in office
Status: in_force

The commissioner is authorized to appoint such deputy and assistant commissioners as may be necessary to discharge the powers and duties of the department. In the event of absence or incapacity of the commissioner or in the event of a vacancy in the office of the commissioner, an appropriate person designated by the governor may be authorized, in accordance with § 4-4-115 , to exercise any and all of the powers of the commissioner until such time as the duly appointed commissioner can fulfill such commissioner's responsibilities. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 11; impl. am. Acts 1963, ch. 169, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-317; Acts 1992, ch. 693, § 8.
The commissioner is authorized to appoint such deputy and assistant commissioners as may be necessary to discharge the powers and duties of the department. In the event of absence or incapacity of the commissioner or in the event of a vacancy in the office of the commissioner, an appropriate person designated by the governor may be authorized, in accordance with § 4-4-115 , to exercise any and all of the powers of the commissioner until such time as the duly appointed commissioner can fulfill such commissioner's responsibilities.
Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 11; impl. am. Acts 1963, ch. 169, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-317; Acts 1992, ch. 693, § 8.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-18-108 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 18 / Section 4-18-108
Inapplicable to medical claims
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not apply to any conduct, activity or claims covered by the Medicaid False Claims Act, §§ 71-5-181 - 71-5-185, including without limitation, claims arising out of funds paid to or by TennCare managed care organizations. Acts 2001, ch. 367, § 8.
This chapter shall not apply to any conduct, activity or claims covered by the Medicaid False Claims Act, §§ 71-5-181 - 71-5-185, including without limitation, claims arising out of funds paid to or by TennCare managed care organizations.
Acts 2001, ch. 367, § 8.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-203 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-3-203
Powers and duties
Status: in_force

The department of agriculture has the power to: (1) Encourage and promote, in every practicable manner, the interests of agriculture, including horticulture, livestock industry, dairying, poultry raising, beekeeping, production of wool and other allied industries; (2) Promote and improve methods of conducting agricultural industries, with a view to increasing the production, and facilitating the distribution, of products at minimum cost; (3) Collect, publish and distribute statistics relating to crop production and marketing of beef, pork, poultry, fish, mutton, wool, butter, cheese and other agricultural products, so far as such statistical information may be of value to the agricultural and allied interests of the state; (4) Inquire into the cause of contagious, infectious and communicable diseases among domestic animals, and the means for the prevention and cure of the same; (5) Assist, encourage and promote the organization of farmers' institutes, horticultural and agricultural societies, the holding of fairs, stock shows or other exhibits of the products of agriculture; (6) Cooperate with producers and consumers in devising and maintaining economical and efficient systems of distribution, and to aid in whatever way may be consistent or necessary in accomplishing the reduction of waste and expenses in marketing; (7) Cooperate with the agricultural college, the experiment stations of the state university and the federal government; (8) Enter and inspect any rights-of-way of any highway, railway, field, orchard, nursery, fruit packing house, storeroom, depot or other place where fruits are grown or stored, and inspect fruits, trees, plants, vines, shrubs or other articles within the state, and if such plant life is infected with pests or with their eggs or larvae, or with any contagious disease injurious to plant life, abate the same as a nuisance; (9) Enforce all of the penal and regulatory laws of the state in the same manner and with like authority as the sheriffs of the counties; and (10) (A) Promulgate rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes, duties and responsibilities of the department. Such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in chapter 5 of this title, except as otherwise provided by law. (B) The enactment of a federal declaration of an extraordinary emergency or issuance of an emergency federal order or similar federal enactment that relates to the spread of plant or animal disease, the spread of pests from state to state, the protection of the food or feed supply, or that otherwise relates matters generally regulated by the department shall be deemed to constitute sufficient evidence of an immediate danger to the public health, safety or welfare of such a nature to justify the enactment of emergency rules for purposes of § 4-5-208(a) . Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 29; Shan. Supp., § 373a71; Code 1932, § 294; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 69; C. Supp. 1950, § 294; Acts 1973, ch. 38, § 1; 1974, ch. 415, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-308; Acts 2005, ch. 46, § 1.
The department of agriculture has the power to:
(1) Encourage and promote, in every practicable manner, the interests of agriculture, including horticulture, livestock industry, dairying, poultry raising, beekeeping, production of wool and other allied industries;
(2) Promote and improve methods of conducting agricultural industries, with a view to increasing the production, and facilitating the distribution, of products at minimum cost;
(3) Collect, publish and distribute statistics relating to crop production and marketing of beef, pork, poultry, fish, mutton, wool, butter, cheese and other agricultural products, so far as such statistical information may be of value to the agricultural and allied interests of the state;
(4) Inquire into the cause of contagious, infectious and communicable diseases among domestic animals, and the means for the prevention and cure of the same;
(5) Assist, encourage and promote the organization of farmers' institutes, horticultural and agricultural societies, the holding of fairs, stock shows or other exhibits of the products of agriculture;
(6) Cooperate with producers and consumers in devising and maintaining economical and efficient systems of distribution, and to aid in whatever way may be consistent or necessary in accomplishing the reduction of waste and expenses in marketing;
(7) Cooperate with the agricultural college, the experiment stations of the state university and the federal government;
(8) Enter and inspect any rights-of-way of any highway, railway, field, orchard, nursery, fruit packing house, storeroom, depot or other place where fruits are grown or stored, and inspect fruits, trees, plants, vines, shrubs or other articles within the state, and if such plant life is infected with pests or with their eggs or larvae, or with any contagious disease injurious to plant life, abate the same as a nuisance;
(9) Enforce all of the penal and regulatory laws of the state in the same manner and with like authority as the sheriffs of the counties; and
(10) (A) Promulgate rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes, duties and responsibilities of the department. Such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in chapter 5 of this title, except as otherwise provided by law. (B) The enactment of a federal declaration of an extraordinary emergency or issuance of an emergency federal order or similar federal enactment that relates to the spread of plant or animal disease, the spread of pests from state to state, the protection of the food or feed supply, or that otherwise relates matters generally regulated by the department shall be deemed to constitute sufficient evidence of an immediate danger to the public health, safety or welfare of such a nature to justify the enactment of emergency rules for purposes of § 4-5-208(a) .
(A) Promulgate rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes, duties and responsibilities of the department. Such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in chapter 5 of this title, except as otherwise provided by law.
(B) The enactment of a federal declaration of an extraordinary emergency or issuance of an emergency federal order or similar federal enactment that relates to the spread of plant or animal disease, the spread of pests from state to state, the protection of the food or feed supply, or that otherwise relates matters generally regulated by the department shall be deemed to constitute sufficient evidence of an immediate danger to the public health, safety or welfare of such a nature to justify the enactment of emergency rules for purposes of § 4-5-208(a) .
Acts 1923, ch. 7, § 29; Shan. Supp., § 373a71; Code 1932, § 294; impl. am. Acts 1937, ch. 33, § 69; C. Supp. 1950, § 294; Acts 1973, ch. 38, § 1; 1974, ch. 415, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-308; Acts 2005, ch. 46, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-35-106 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 35 / Section 4-35-106
Powers and duties
Status: in_force

An audit committee created pursuant to this chapter shall have the power and duty to take whatever actions the audit committee deems necessary in carrying out its responsibilities in this chapter, including, but not limited to: (1) Seeking information the audit committee requires from employees or external parties; (2) Meeting with agency management, board, council, commission, or equivalent body members, external and internal auditors, legal counsel, or others as necessary; and (3) Requiring internal auditors to report directly to the audit committee. Acts 2005, ch. 310, § 7.
An audit committee created pursuant to this chapter shall have the power and duty to take whatever actions the audit committee deems necessary in carrying out its responsibilities in this chapter, including, but not limited to:
(1) Seeking information the audit committee requires from employees or external parties;
(2) Meeting with agency management, board, council, commission, or equivalent body members, external and internal auditors, legal counsel, or others as necessary; and
(3) Requiring internal auditors to report directly to the audit committee.
Acts 2005, ch. 310, § 7.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-29-237 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 29 / Section 4-29-237
§ 4-29-237
Status: in_force

(a) The following governmental entities terminate June 30, 2016: (1) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 535, § 1, eff. March 2, 2016 . (2) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 608, § 1, eff. March 22, 2016 . (3) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 609, § 1, eff. March 22, 2016 . (4) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 536, § 1, eff. March 2, 2016 . (5) Deleted by 2017 Pub.Acts, c. 327, § 1, eff. May 9, 2017 . (6) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 537, § 1, eff. March 2, 2016 . (7) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 538, § 1, eff. March 2, 2016 . (8) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 772, § 1, eff. April 12, 2016 . (9) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 610, § 1, eff. March 22, 2016 . (10) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 611, § 1, eff. March 22, 2016 . (11) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 539, § 1, eff. March 2, 2016 . (12) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 540, § 1, eff. March 2, 2016 . (13) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 773, § 1, eff. April 12, 2016 . (14) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 541, § 1, eff. March 2, 2016 . (15) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 542, § 1, eff. March 2, 2016 . (16) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 543, § 1, eff. March 2, 2016 . (17) Deleted by 2012 Pub.Acts, c. 1031, § 3, eff. April 1, 2013 . (18) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 544, § 1, eff. March 2, 2016 . (19) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 545, § 1, eff. March 2, 2016 . (20) Deleted by 2013 Pub.Acts, c. 126, § 3, eff. April 12, 2013 . (21) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 546, § 1, eff. March 2, 2016 . (22) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 547, § 1, eff. March 2, 2016 . (23) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 612, § 1, eff. March 22, 2016 . (24) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 846, § 1, eff. April 19, 2016 . (25) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 774, § 1, eff. April 12, 2016 . (26) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 639, § 1, eff. March 23, 2016 . (27) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 548, § 1, eff. March 2, 2016 . (28) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 549, § 1, eff. March 2, 2016 . (29) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 613, § 1, eff. March 22, 2016 . (30) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 550, § 1, eff. March 2, 2016 . (31) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 551, § 1, eff. March 2, 2016 . (32) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 552, § 1, eff. March 2, 2016 . (33) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 553, § 1, eff. March 2, 2016 . (34) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 554, § 1, eff. March 2, 2016 . (35) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 555, § 1, eff. March 2, 2016 . (36) Deleted by 2013 Pub.Acts, c. 126, § 3, eff. April 12, 2013 . (37) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 556, § 1, eff. March 2, 2016 . (38) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 557, § 1, eff. March 2, 2016 . (39) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 761, § 1, eff. April 19, 2016 . (40) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 558, § 1, eff. March 2, 2016 . (41) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 559, § 1, eff. March 2, 2016 . (42) Terminated eff. June 30, 2016. (43) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 614, § 1, eff. March 22, 2016 . (44) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 560, § 1, eff. March 2, 2016 . (45) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 561, § 1, eff. March 2, 2016 . (46) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 562, § 1, eff. March 2, 2016 . (47) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 615, § 1, eff. March 22, 2016 . (48) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 563, § 1, eff. March 2, 2016 . (49) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 775, § 1, eff. April 12, 2016 . (50) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 564, § 1, eff. March 2, 2016 . (51) Deleted by 2014 Pub.Acts, c. 526, § 1, eff. March 12, 2014 . (52) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 616, § 1, eff. March 22, 2016 . (53) Deleted by 2017 Pub.Acts, c. 444, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017 . (54) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 565, § 1, eff. March 2, 2016 . (55) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 776, § 1, eff. April 12, 2016 . (56) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 762, § 1, eff. April 19, 2016 . (57) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 566, § 1, eff. March 2, 2016 . (58) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 567, § 1, eff. March 2, 2016 . (59) Deleted by 2016 Pub.Acts, c. 568, § 1, eff. March 2, 2016 . (60) Deleted by 2014 Pub.Acts, c. 515, § 1, eff. March 6, 2014 .

(b) Each department, commission, board, agency, or council of state government created during calendar year 2014 terminates on June 30, 2016.

(c) Any governmental entity that has been terminated under this section may be continued, reestablished, or restructured in accordance with this chapter.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-31-508 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 31 / Section 4-31-508
Approval of agreements - Payments subject to audit
Status: in_force

All loan agreements entered into pursuant to this part shall be subject to approval by the attorney general and reporter as to the form and by the commissioner of finance and administration, and all payments made pursuant to such loan agreements shall be made on vouchers approved by the authority, and such payments shall be subject to audit at any time. Acts 1986, ch. 846, § 14.
All loan agreements entered into pursuant to this part shall be subject to approval by the attorney general and reporter as to the form and by the commissioner of finance and administration, and all payments made pursuant to such loan agreements shall be made on vouchers approved by the authority, and such payments shall be subject to audit at any time.
Acts 1986, ch. 846, § 14.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-51-119 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 51 / Section 4-51-119
Retail contract - Cancellation, suspension, revocation or termination
Status: in_force

(a) Any retail contract executed by the corporation pursuant to this chapter shall specify the reasons for which a contract may be cancelled, suspended, revoked, or terminated by the corporation, which reasons shall include, but not be limited to: (1) Commission of a violation of this chapter, a regulation, or a policy or procedure of the corporation; (2) Commission of a violation of title 39, chapter 17, part 6, relative to lottery offenses; (3) Failure to accurately or timely account for lottery tickets, lottery games, revenues, or prizes as required by the corporation; (4) Commission of any fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation; (5) Insufficient sales; (6) Conduct prejudicial to public confidence in the lottery; (7) The retailer filing for or being placed in bankruptcy or receivership; (8) Any material change as determined in the sole discretion of the corporation in any matter considered by the corporation in executing the contract with the retailer; or (9) Failure to meet any of the objective criteria established by the corporation pursuant to this chapter. (b) If, in the discretion of the chief executive officer, or such officer's designee, cancellation, denial, revocation, suspension, or rejection of renewal of a lottery retailer contract is in the best interest of the lottery, the public welfare, or the state, the chief executive officer, or such officer's designee, may cancel, suspend, revoke, or terminate, after notice and a right to a hearing, any contract issued pursuant to this chapter. Such contract may, however, be temporarily suspended by the chief executive officer or a designee without prior notice pending any prosecution, hearing, or investigation, whether by a third party or by the chief executive officer. A contract may be suspended, revoked or terminated by the chief executive officer, or such officer's designee, for any one (1) or more of the reasons enumerated in subsection (a). Any hearing held shall be conducted by the chief executive officer or such officer's designee. A party to the contract aggrieved by the decision of the chief executive officer, or such officer's designee, may appeal the adverse decision to the board. Such appeal shall be pursuant to the regulations, policies, and procedures set by the board and is not subject to the Tennessee Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in chapter 5 of this title. Acts 2003, ch. 297, § 2.
(a) Any retail contract executed by the corporation pursuant to this chapter shall specify the reasons for which a contract may be cancelled, suspended, revoked, or terminated by the corporation, which reasons shall include, but not be limited to: (1) Commission of a violation of this chapter, a regulation, or a policy or procedure of the corporation; (2) Commission of a violation of title 39, chapter 17, part 6, relative to lottery offenses; (3) Failure to accurately or timely account for lottery tickets, lottery games, revenues, or prizes as required by the corporation; (4) Commission of any fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation; (5) Insufficient sales; (6) Conduct prejudicial to public confidence in the lottery; (7) The retailer filing for or being placed in bankruptcy or receivership; (8) Any material change as determined in the sole discretion of the corporation in any matter considered by the corporation in executing the contract with the retailer; or (9) Failure to meet any of the objective criteria established by the corporation pursuant to this chapter.
(1) Commission of a violation of this chapter, a regulation, or a policy or procedure of the corporation;
(2) Commission of a violation of title 39, chapter 17, part 6, relative to lottery offenses;
(3) Failure to accurately or timely account for lottery tickets, lottery games, revenues, or prizes as required by the corporation;
(4) Commission of any fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation;
(5) Insufficient sales;
(6) Conduct prejudicial to public confidence in the lottery;
(7) The retailer filing for or being placed in bankruptcy or receivership;
(8) Any material change as determined in the sole discretion of the corporation in any matter considered by the corporation in executing the contract with the retailer; or
(9) Failure to meet any of the objective criteria established by the corporation pursuant to this chapter.
(b) If, in the discretion of the chief executive officer, or such officer's designee, cancellation, denial, revocation, suspension, or rejection of renewal of a lottery retailer contract is in the best interest of the lottery, the public welfare, or the state, the chief executive officer, or such officer's designee, may cancel, suspend, revoke, or terminate, after notice and a right to a hearing, any contract issued pursuant to this chapter. Such contract may, however, be temporarily suspended by the chief executive officer or a designee without prior notice pending any prosecution, hearing, or investigation, whether by a third party or by the chief executive officer. A contract may be suspended, revoked or terminated by the chief executive officer, or such officer's designee, for any one (1) or more of the reasons enumerated in subsection (a). Any hearing held shall be conducted by the chief executive officer or such officer's designee. A party to the contract aggrieved by the decision of the chief executive officer, or such officer's designee, may appeal the adverse decision to the board. Such appeal shall be pursuant to the regulations, policies, and procedures set by the board and is not subject to the Tennessee Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in chapter 5 of this title.
Acts 2003, ch. 297, § 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-502 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 4-5-502
Submission of entry regulations - Review - Disapproval
Status: in_force

(a) (1) No later than December 31, 2016, each licensing authority shall submit a copy of all existing or pending entry regulations pertaining to the licensing authority and an aggregate list of such entry regulations to the chairs of the government operations committees of the senate and house of representatives. The committees shall conduct a study of such entry regulations and may, at the committees' discretion, conduct a hearing regarding the entry regulations submitted by any licensing authority. The committees shall issue a joint report regarding the committees' findings and recommendations to the general assembly no later than January 1, 2018. (2) After January 1, 2018, each licensing authority shall, prior to the next occurring hearing regarding the licensing authority held pursuant to § 4-29-104 , submit to the chairs of the government operations committees of the senate and house of representatives a copy of any entry regulation promulgated by or relating to the licensing authority after the date of the submission pursuant to subdivision (a)(1). The appropriate subcommittees of the government operations committees shall consider the licensing authority's submission as part of the governmental entity review process and shall take any action relative to subsections (b)-(d) as a joint evaluation committee. Prior to each subsequent hearing held pursuant to § 4-29-104 , the licensing authority shall submit any entry regulation promulgated or adopted after the submission for the previous hearing. (3) In addition to the process established in subdivisions (a)(1) and (2), the chairs of the government operations committees of the senate and house of representatives may request that a licensing authority present specific entry regulations for the committees' review pursuant to this section at any meeting of the committees. (4) Notwithstanding this subsection (a), the governor or the commissioner of any department created pursuant to chapter 3 of this title, relative to a licensing authority attached to the commissioner's department, may request the chairs of the government operations committees of the senate and house of representatives to review, at the committees' discretion, specific entry regulations pursuant to this section. (b) During a review of entry regulations pursuant to this section, the government operations committees shall consider whether: (1) The entry regulations are required by state or federal law; (2) The entry regulations are necessary to protect the public health, safety, or welfare; (3) The purpose or effect of the entry regulations is to unnecessarily inhibit competition or arbitrarily deny entry into a business, trade, profession, or occupation; (4) The intended purpose of the entry regulations could be accomplished by less restrictive or burdensome means; and (5) The entry regulations are outside of the scope of the licensing authority's statutory authority to promulgate or adopt entry regulations. (c) The government operations committees may express the committees' disapproval of an entry regulation promulgated or adopted by the licensing authority by voting to request that the licensing authority amend or repeal the entry regulation promulgated or adopted by the licensing authority if the committees determine during a review that the entry regulation: (1) Is not required by state or federal law; and (2) (A) Is unnecessary to protect the public health, safety, or welfare; (B) Is for the purpose or has the effect of unnecessarily inhibiting competition; (C) Arbitrarily denies entry into a business, trade, profession, or occupation; (D) With respect to its intended purpose, could be accomplished by less restrictive or burdensome means, including, but not limited to, certification, registration, bonding or insurance, inspections, or an action under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977, compiled in title 47, chapter 18, part 1; or (E) Is outside of the scope of the licensing authority's statutory authority to promulgate or adopt entry regulations. (d) (1) Notice of the disapproval of an entry regulation promulgated or adopted by a licensing authority shall be posted by the secretary of state, to the administrative register on the secretary of state's website, as soon as possible after the committee meeting in which such action was taken. (2) If a licensing authority fails to initiate compliance with any recommendation of the government operations committees issued pursuant to subsection (c) within ninety (90) days of the issuance of the recommendation, or fails to comply with the request within a reasonable period of time, the committees may vote to request the general assembly to suspend any or all of such licensing authority's rulemaking authority for any reasonable period of time or with respect to any particular subject matter, by legislative enactment. (e) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2), for the purposes of reviewing any entry regulation of a licensing authority and making final recommendations under this section, the government operations committees may meet jointly or separately and, at the discretion of the chair of either committee, may form subcommittees for such purposes. Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1053, s 2, eff. 4/28/2016.
(a) (1) No later than December 31, 2016, each licensing authority shall submit a copy of all existing or pending entry regulations pertaining to the licensing authority and an aggregate list of such entry regulations to the chairs of the government operations committees of the senate and house of representatives. The committees shall conduct a study of such entry regulations and may, at the committees' discretion, conduct a hearing regarding the entry regulations submitted by any licensing authority. The committees shall issue a joint report regarding the committees' findings and recommendations to the general assembly no later than January 1, 2018. (2) After January 1, 2018, each licensing authority shall, prior to the next occurring hearing regarding the licensing authority held pursuant to § 4-29-104 , submit to the chairs of the government operations committees of the senate and house of representatives a copy of any entry regulation promulgated by or relating to the licensing authority after the date of the submission pursuant to subdivision (a)(1). The appropriate subcommittees of the government operations committees shall consider the licensing authority's submission as part of the governmental entity review process and shall take any action relative to subsections (b)-(d) as a joint evaluation committee. Prior to each subsequent hearing held pursuant to § 4-29-104 , the licensing authority shall submit any entry regulation promulgated or adopted after the submission for the previous hearing. (3) In addition to the process established in subdivisions (a)(1) and (2), the chairs of the government operations committees of the senate and house of representatives may request that a licensing authority present specific entry regulations for the committees' review pursuant to this section at any meeting of the committees. (4) Notwithstanding this subsection (a), the governor or the commissioner of any department created pursuant to chapter 3 of this title, relative to a licensing authority attached to the commissioner's department, may request the chairs of the government operations committees of the senate and house of representatives to review, at the committees' discretion, specific entry regulations pursuant to this section.
(1) No later than December 31, 2016, each licensing authority shall submit a copy of all existing or pending entry regulations pertaining to the licensing authority and an aggregate list of such entry regulations to the chairs of the government operations committees of the senate and house of representatives. The committees shall conduct a study of such entry regulations and may, at the committees' discretion, conduct a hearing regarding the entry regulations submitted by any licensing authority. The committees shall issue a joint report regarding the committees' findings and recommendations to the general assembly no later than January 1, 2018.
(2) After January 1, 2018, each licensing authority shall, prior to the next occurring hearing regarding the licensing authority held pursuant to § 4-29-104 , submit to the chairs of the government operations committees of the senate and house of representatives a copy of any entry regulation promulgated by or relating to the licensing authority after the date of the submission pursuant to subdivision (a)(1). The appropriate subcommittees of the government operations committees shall consider the licensing authority's submission as part of the governmental entity review process and shall take any action relative to subsections (b)-(d) as a joint evaluation committee. Prior to each subsequent hearing held pursuant to § 4-29-104 , the licensing authority shall submit any entry regulation promulgated or adopted after the submission for the previous hearing.
(3) In addition to the process established in subdivisions (a)(1) and (2), the chairs of the government operations committees of the senate and house of representatives may request that a licensing authority present specific entry regulations for the committees' review pursuant to this section at any meeting of the committees.
(4) Notwithstanding this subsection (a), the governor or the commissioner of any department created pursuant to chapter 3 of this title, relative to a licensing authority attached to the commissioner's department, may request the chairs of the government operations committees of the senate and house of representatives to review, at the committees' discretion, specific entry regulations pursuant to this section.
(b) During a review of entry regulations pursuant to this section, the government operations committees shall consider whether: (1) The entry regulations are required by state or federal law; (2) The entry regulations are necessary to protect the public health, safety, or welfare; (3) The purpose or effect of the entry regulations is to unnecessarily inhibit competition or arbitrarily deny entry into a business, trade, profession, or occupation; (4) The intended purpose of the entry regulations could be accomplished by less restrictive or burdensome means; and (5) The entry regulations are outside of the scope of the licensing authority's statutory authority to promulgate or adopt entry regulations.
(1) The entry regulations are required by state or federal law;
(2) The entry regulations are necessary to protect the public health, safety, or welfare;
(3) The purpose or effect of the entry regulations is to unnecessarily inhibit competition or arbitrarily deny entry into a business, trade, profession, or occupation;
(4) The intended purpose of the entry regulations could be accomplished by less restrictive or burdensome means; and
(5) The entry regulations are outside of the scope of the licensing authority's statutory authority to promulgate or adopt entry regulations.
(c) The government operations committees may express the committees' disapproval of an entry regulation promulgated or adopted by the licensing authority by voting to request that the licensing authority amend or repeal the entry regulation promulgated or adopted by the licensing authority if the committees determine during a review that the entry regulation: (1) Is not required by state or federal law; and (2) (A) Is unnecessary to protect the public health, safety, or welfare; (B) Is for the purpose or has the effect of unnecessarily inhibiting competition; (C) Arbitrarily denies entry into a business, trade, profession, or occupation; (D) With respect to its intended purpose, could be accomplished by less restrictive or burdensome means, including, but not limited to, certification, registration, bonding or insurance, inspections, or an action under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977, compiled in title 47, chapter 18, part 1; or (E) Is outside of the scope of the licensing authority's statutory authority to promulgate or adopt entry regulations.
(1) Is not required by state or federal law; and
(2) (A) Is unnecessary to protect the public health, safety, or welfare; (B) Is for the purpose or has the effect of unnecessarily inhibiting competition; (C) Arbitrarily denies entry into a business, trade, profession, or occupation; (D) With respect to its intended purpose, could be accomplished by less restrictive or burdensome means, including, but not limited to, certification, registration, bonding or insurance, inspections, or an action under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977, compiled in title 47, chapter 18, part 1; or (E) Is outside of the scope of the licensing authority's statutory authority to promulgate or adopt entry regulations.
(A) Is unnecessary to protect the public health, safety, or welfare;
(B) Is for the purpose or has the effect of unnecessarily inhibiting competition;
(C) Arbitrarily denies entry into a business, trade, profession, or occupation;
(D) With respect to its intended purpose, could be accomplished by less restrictive or burdensome means, including, but not limited to, certification, registration, bonding or insurance, inspections, or an action under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977, compiled in title 47, chapter 18, part 1; or
(E) Is outside of the scope of the licensing authority's statutory authority to promulgate or adopt entry regulations.
(d) (1) Notice of the disapproval of an entry regulation promulgated or adopted by a licensing authority shall be posted by the secretary of state, to the administrative register on the secretary of state's website, as soon as possible after the committee meeting in which such action was taken. (2) If a licensing authority fails to initiate compliance with any recommendation of the government operations committees issued pursuant to subsection (c) within ninety (90) days of the issuance of the recommendation, or fails to comply with the request within a reasonable period of time, the committees may vote to request the general assembly to suspend any or all of such licensing authority's rulemaking authority for any reasonable period of time or with respect to any particular subject matter, by legislative enactment.
(1) Notice of the disapproval of an entry regulation promulgated or adopted by a licensing authority shall be posted by the secretary of state, to the administrative register on the secretary of state's website, as soon as possible after the committee meeting in which such action was taken.
(2) If a licensing authority fails to initiate compliance with any recommendation of the government operations committees issued pursuant to subsection (c) within ninety (90) days of the issuance of the recommendation, or fails to comply with the request within a reasonable period of time, the committees may vote to request the general assembly to suspend any or all of such licensing authority's rulemaking authority for any reasonable period of time or with respect to any particular subject matter, by legislative enactment.
(e) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2), for the purposes of reviewing any entry regulation of a licensing authority and making final recommendations under this section, the government operations committees may meet jointly or separately and, at the discretion of the chair of either committee, may form subcommittees for such purposes.
Added by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1053, s 2, eff. 4/28/2016.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-1-407 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 4-1-407
Preservation of religious freedom
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Demonstrates" means meets the burdens of going forward with the evidence and of persuasion under the standard of clear and convincing evidence; (2) "Exercise of religion" means the exercise of religion under the Constitution of Tennessee, Article I, § 3 and the first amendment to the United States Constitution; (3) "Fraudulent claim" means a claim that is dishonest in fact or that is made principally for a patently improper purpose, such as to harass the opposing party; (4) "Frivolous claim" means a claim that completely lacks merit under existing law and cannot be supported by a good faith argument for the extension, modification or reversal of existing law or the establishment of new law; (5) "Government entity" means any branch, department, agency, commission or instrumentality of state government, any official or other person acting under color of state law or any political subdivision of the state; (6) "Prevails" means to obtain "prevailing party" status as defined by courts construing the federal Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Awards Act of 1976 ( 42 U.S.C. § 1988 ); and (7) "Substantially burden" means to inhibit or curtail religiously motivated practice. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), no government entity shall substantially burden a person's free exercise of religion even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability. (c) No government entity shall substantially burden a person's free exercise of religion unless it demonstrates that application of the burden to the person is: (1) Essential to further a compelling governmental interest; and (2) The least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest. (d) (1) Nothing in this section shall be construed to: (A) Authorize any government entity to burden any religious belief; or (B) Affect, interpret or in any way address those portions of the Constitution of Tennessee, Article I, § 3 and the first amendment to the United States Constitution that prohibit laws respecting the establishment of religion. (2) Nothing in this section shall create or preclude a right of any religious organization to receive funding or other assistance from a government or of any person to receive government funding for a religious activity. (e) A person whose religious exercise has been burdened by government in violation of this section may assert that violation as a claim or defense in any judicial or administrative proceeding and may obtain such declaratory relief, monetary damages as may properly be awarded by a court of competent jurisdiction, or both declaratory relief and monetary damages. A person who prevails in any proceeding to enforce this section against a government entity may recover the person's reasonable costs and attorney's fees. Standing to assert a claim or defense under this section shall be governed by general rules of law that establish standing. This subsection (e) relating to attorney's fees shall not apply to criminal prosecutions. (f) Any person found by a court with jurisdiction over the action to have abused the protections of this section by filing a frivolous or fraudulent claim may be assessed the government entity's court costs, if any, and may be enjoined from filing further claims under this section without leave of court. (g) A government entity, excluding courts, shall not subpoena a clergy member's sermon, including notes used to prepare a sermon or an audio or video recording of a sermon, or subpoena a clergy member's attendance to testify regarding a sermon, for use in a civil or administrative action. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 663, s 1, eff. 4/9/2018. Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 472, s 1, eff. 5/18/2015. Acts 2009 , ch. 573, § 1.
(a) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Demonstrates" means meets the burdens of going forward with the evidence and of persuasion under the standard of clear and convincing evidence; (2) "Exercise of religion" means the exercise of religion under the Constitution of Tennessee, Article I, § 3 and the first amendment to the United States Constitution; (3) "Fraudulent claim" means a claim that is dishonest in fact or that is made principally for a patently improper purpose, such as to harass the opposing party; (4) "Frivolous claim" means a claim that completely lacks merit under existing law and cannot be supported by a good faith argument for the extension, modification or reversal of existing law or the establishment of new law; (5) "Government entity" means any branch, department, agency, commission or instrumentality of state government, any official or other person acting under color of state law or any political subdivision of the state; (6) "Prevails" means to obtain "prevailing party" status as defined by courts construing the federal Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Awards Act of 1976 ( 42 U.S.C. § 1988 ); and (7) "Substantially burden" means to inhibit or curtail religiously motivated practice.
(1) "Demonstrates" means meets the burdens of going forward with the evidence and of persuasion under the standard of clear and convincing evidence;
(2) "Exercise of religion" means the exercise of religion under the Constitution of Tennessee, Article I, § 3 and the first amendment to the United States Constitution;
(3) "Fraudulent claim" means a claim that is dishonest in fact or that is made principally for a patently improper purpose, such as to harass the opposing party;
(4) "Frivolous claim" means a claim that completely lacks merit under existing law and cannot be supported by a good faith argument for the extension, modification or reversal of existing law or the establishment of new law;
(5) "Government entity" means any branch, department, agency, commission or instrumentality of state government, any official or other person acting under color of state law or any political subdivision of the state;
(6) "Prevails" means to obtain "prevailing party" status as defined by courts construing the federal Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Awards Act of 1976 ( 42 U.S.C. § 1988 ); and
(7) "Substantially burden" means to inhibit or curtail religiously motivated practice.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), no government entity shall substantially burden a person's free exercise of religion even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability.
(c) No government entity shall substantially burden a person's free exercise of religion unless it demonstrates that application of the burden to the person is: (1) Essential to further a compelling governmental interest; and (2) The least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest.
(1) Essential to further a compelling governmental interest; and
(2) The least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest.
(d) (1) Nothing in this section shall be construed to: (A) Authorize any government entity to burden any religious belief; or (B) Affect, interpret or in any way address those portions of the Constitution of Tennessee, Article I, § 3 and the first amendment to the United States Constitution that prohibit laws respecting the establishment of religion. (2) Nothing in this section shall create or preclude a right of any religious organization to receive funding or other assistance from a government or of any person to receive government funding for a religious activity.
(1) Nothing in this section shall be construed to: (A) Authorize any government entity to burden any religious belief; or (B) Affect, interpret or in any way address those portions of the Constitution of Tennessee, Article I, § 3 and the first amendment to the United States Constitution that prohibit laws respecting the establishment of religion.
(A) Authorize any government entity to burden any religious belief; or
(B) Affect, interpret or in any way address those portions of the Constitution of Tennessee, Article I, § 3 and the first amendment to the United States Constitution that prohibit laws respecting the establishment of religion.
(2) Nothing in this section shall create or preclude a right of any religious organization to receive funding or other assistance from a government or of any person to receive government funding for a religious activity.
(e) A person whose religious exercise has been burdened by government in violation of this section may assert that violation as a claim or defense in any judicial or administrative proceeding and may obtain such declaratory relief, monetary damages as may properly be awarded by a court of competent jurisdiction, or both declaratory relief and monetary damages. A person who prevails in any proceeding to enforce this section against a government entity may recover the person's reasonable costs and attorney's fees. Standing to assert a claim or defense under this section shall be governed by general rules of law that establish standing. This subsection (e) relating to attorney's fees shall not apply to criminal prosecutions.
(f) Any person found by a court with jurisdiction over the action to have abused the protections of this section by filing a frivolous or fraudulent claim may be assessed the government entity's court costs, if any, and may be enjoined from filing further claims under this section without leave of court.
(g) A government entity, excluding courts, shall not subpoena a clergy member's sermon, including notes used to prepare a sermon or an audio or video recording of a sermon, or subpoena a clergy member's attendance to testify regarding a sermon, for use in a civil or administrative action.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 663, s 1, eff. 4/9/2018.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 472, s 1, eff. 5/18/2015.
Acts 2009 , ch. 573, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-51-137 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 51 / Section 4-51-137
Establishment of mechanism for lottery ticket winner to make charitable contribution
Status: in_force

The board, in coordination with the secretary of state, shall establish a mechanism whereby a lottery ticket winner of a drawing-style game may, upon redemption of prize money of one million dollars ($1,000,000) or more, make a charitable contribution of ten percent (10%) of the total prize money, either before taxes or after payment of taxes and fees, to a 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(19) nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code ( 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) ) or Section 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code ( 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(19) ), as applicable. The board shall carry out its duties under this section no later than January 1, 2019. This section does not apply to instant or scratch-off games. Acts 2018 , ch. 1022, § 1.
The board, in coordination with the secretary of state, shall establish a mechanism whereby a lottery ticket winner of a drawing-style game may, upon redemption of prize money of one million dollars ($1,000,000) or more, make a charitable contribution of ten percent (10%) of the total prize money, either before taxes or after payment of taxes and fees, to a 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(19) nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code ( 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) ) or Section 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code ( 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(19) ), as applicable. The board shall carry out its duties under this section no later than January 1, 2019. This section does not apply to instant or scratch-off games.
Acts 2018 , ch. 1022, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-2010 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-3-2010
Division of motor vehicle enforcement - Duties - Odometer fraud
Status: in_force

(a) The division of motor vehicle enforcement, or such other division of the department as may be directed to by the commissioner, has the following responsibilities and duties: (1) Perform odometer fraud investigations, detect altered titles and vehicles, identify perpetrators, secure vehicle documentation and evidence for eventual indictment and prosecution of persons involved in odometer fraud; (2) Perform covert odometer fraud investigations of individuals and dealers in odometer tampering by use of surveillance, undercover odometer rollbacks, title washing buys and other techniques; (3) Perform overt odometer fraud investigations of individuals and dealers by interpreting title histories, interviewing subjects, informants, spinners and suspected perpetrators and utilizing lab analysis reports to support altered documents; (4) Prepare odometer fraud outline memoranda to be used by United States attorneys in the indictment and prosecution of odometer tamperers; (5) Assist United States attorneys in the indictment and trial process of major odometer fraud cases, and analyze and evaluate the total factual investigation for maximum effectiveness in the trial presentation by the United States attorneys; (6) Testify before grand juries and in criminal prosecutions; (7) Serve subpoenas in the investigation and prosecution of odometer fraud; (8) Assist and coordinate with state and federal agencies nationwide in the investigation and prosecution of odometer fraud; (9) Train and supervise persons involved in investigations by the unit; and (10) Perform other duties relative to odometer fraud as may be assigned to the unit by the division. (b) The division shall maintain agents in each grand division to investigate odometer fraud, but the activities of such agents shall be coordinated so as to ensure the most effective use of all employees. (c) The increased costs imposed on the department by this section and of Acts 1989, chapter 276 amending §§ 55-2-112 and 55-6-101 shall be funded from the increase in the state fee for certificates of title authorized by chapter 276 of the Public Acts of 1989, increasing the fee from three dollars ($3.00) to three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50). Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 308, s 19, eff. 7/1/2013. Acts 1989, ch. 276, § 1.
(a) The division of motor vehicle enforcement, or such other division of the department as may be directed to by the commissioner, has the following responsibilities and duties: (1) Perform odometer fraud investigations, detect altered titles and vehicles, identify perpetrators, secure vehicle documentation and evidence for eventual indictment and prosecution of persons involved in odometer fraud; (2) Perform covert odometer fraud investigations of individuals and dealers in odometer tampering by use of surveillance, undercover odometer rollbacks, title washing buys and other techniques; (3) Perform overt odometer fraud investigations of individuals and dealers by interpreting title histories, interviewing subjects, informants, spinners and suspected perpetrators and utilizing lab analysis reports to support altered documents; (4) Prepare odometer fraud outline memoranda to be used by United States attorneys in the indictment and prosecution of odometer tamperers; (5) Assist United States attorneys in the indictment and trial process of major odometer fraud cases, and analyze and evaluate the total factual investigation for maximum effectiveness in the trial presentation by the United States attorneys; (6) Testify before grand juries and in criminal prosecutions; (7) Serve subpoenas in the investigation and prosecution of odometer fraud; (8) Assist and coordinate with state and federal agencies nationwide in the investigation and prosecution of odometer fraud; (9) Train and supervise persons involved in investigations by the unit; and (10) Perform other duties relative to odometer fraud as may be assigned to the unit by the division.
(1) Perform odometer fraud investigations, detect altered titles and vehicles, identify perpetrators, secure vehicle documentation and evidence for eventual indictment and prosecution of persons involved in odometer fraud;
(2) Perform covert odometer fraud investigations of individuals and dealers in odometer tampering by use of surveillance, undercover odometer rollbacks, title washing buys and other techniques;
(3) Perform overt odometer fraud investigations of individuals and dealers by interpreting title histories, interviewing subjects, informants, spinners and suspected perpetrators and utilizing lab analysis reports to support altered documents;
(4) Prepare odometer fraud outline memoranda to be used by United States attorneys in the indictment and prosecution of odometer tamperers;
(5) Assist United States attorneys in the indictment and trial process of major odometer fraud cases, and analyze and evaluate the total factual investigation for maximum effectiveness in the trial presentation by the United States attorneys;
(6) Testify before grand juries and in criminal prosecutions;
(7) Serve subpoenas in the investigation and prosecution of odometer fraud;
(8) Assist and coordinate with state and federal agencies nationwide in the investigation and prosecution of odometer fraud;
(9) Train and supervise persons involved in investigations by the unit; and
(10) Perform other duties relative to odometer fraud as may be assigned to the unit by the division.
(b) The division shall maintain agents in each grand division to investigate odometer fraud, but the activities of such agents shall be coordinated so as to ensure the most effective use of all employees.
(c) The increased costs imposed on the department by this section and of Acts 1989, chapter 276 amending §§ 55-2-112 and 55-6-101 shall be funded from the increase in the state fee for certificates of title authorized by chapter 276 of the Public Acts of 1989, increasing the fee from three dollars ($3.00) to three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50).
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 308, s 19, eff. 7/1/2013.
Acts 1989, ch. 276, § 1.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-1412 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-3-1412
Nondiscrimination
Status: in_force

In compliance with all federal and state laws and constitutional provisions prohibiting discrimination, including, but not limited to, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VI ( 42 U.S.C. § 2000d ), no person, on the grounds of race, color, national origin, age or sex shall be excluded from participation, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under, any program or activity operated by the department of labor and workforce development. This includes, but is not limited to, contracts for services, employment or services to the department's customers. Acts 1999, ch. 520, § 13.
In compliance with all federal and state laws and constitutional provisions prohibiting discrimination, including, but not limited to, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VI ( 42 U.S.C. § 2000d ), no person, on the grounds of race, color, national origin, age or sex shall be excluded from participation, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under, any program or activity operated by the department of labor and workforce development. This includes, but is not limited to, contracts for services, employment or services to the department's customers.
Acts 1999, ch. 520, § 13.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-7-119 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7 / Section 4-7-119
Protection detail - Use of agency vehicles - Required training
Status: in_force

(a) If the commissioner of safety or the governor has assigned a protection detail for purposes of protecting or escorting a person when required for security, threat assessments, or safety precautions for the protectee or general welfare of the public, then: (1) Officers of the Tennessee highway patrol may utilize their agency's vehicles and emergency equipment for purposes of carrying out its duties under the assigned protection detail; and (2) Officers of local law enforcement agencies may utilize their local law enforcement agency's vehicles and emergency equipment for purposes of assisting the Tennessee highway patrol in carrying out its duties under the assigned protection detail. (b) Operators of emergency vehicles utilized in a protection detail in accordance with subsection (a): (1) Must be adequately trained for such operation in accordance with the Vanessa K. Free Emergency Services Training Act of 2005, codified in § 55-8-194 ; and (2) May operate such vehicles exercising the privileges set forth in § 55-8-108 . Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 138, s 1, eff. 4/6/2023.
(a) If the commissioner of safety or the governor has assigned a protection detail for purposes of protecting or escorting a person when required for security, threat assessments, or safety precautions for the protectee or general welfare of the public, then: (1) Officers of the Tennessee highway patrol may utilize their agency's vehicles and emergency equipment for purposes of carrying out its duties under the assigned protection detail; and (2) Officers of local law enforcement agencies may utilize their local law enforcement agency's vehicles and emergency equipment for purposes of assisting the Tennessee highway patrol in carrying out its duties under the assigned protection detail.
(1) Officers of the Tennessee highway patrol may utilize their agency's vehicles and emergency equipment for purposes of carrying out its duties under the assigned protection detail; and
(2) Officers of local law enforcement agencies may utilize their local law enforcement agency's vehicles and emergency equipment for purposes of assisting the Tennessee highway patrol in carrying out its duties under the assigned protection detail.
(b) Operators of emergency vehicles utilized in a protection detail in accordance with subsection (a): (1) Must be adequately trained for such operation in accordance with the Vanessa K. Free Emergency Services Training Act of 2005, codified in § 55-8-194 ; and (2) May operate such vehicles exercising the privileges set forth in § 55-8-108 .
(1) Must be adequately trained for such operation in accordance with the Vanessa K. Free Emergency Services Training Act of 2005, codified in § 55-8-194 ; and
(2) May operate such vehicles exercising the privileges set forth in § 55-8-108 .
Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 138, s 1, eff. 4/6/2023.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-1409 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-3-1409
Independence of the bureau of workers' compensation - Bureau under the charge and general supervision of the administrator of the bureau - Powers and duties of administrator -Appointment of administrator
Status: in_force

(a) In recognition of Tennessee's endeavor to reform the workers' compensation law in a manner designed to ensure the health and safety of Tennessee workers and to promote Tennessee as an attractive destination for business, the general assembly has determined that the independence of the bureau of workers' compensation is paramount. The bureau of workers' compensation shall be an autonomous unit that shall be attached to the department of labor and workforce development for administrative matters only. (b) (1) The bureau of workers' compensation shall be under the charge and general supervision of the administrator. (2) The administrator or the administrator's designee has the following powers and duties, in addition to other powers and duties specifically provided by law: (A) Development and maintenance of an organizational structure to ensure fair, equitable, expeditious, and efficient administration of the workers' compensation law; and (B) Responsibility for the administration of a workers' compensation system that protects the life, health, and safety of Tennessee's workforce and ensures the continued viability of Tennessee's business environment. (c) (1) The administrator of the bureau of workers' compensation shall be appointed by the governor for a term of six (6) years. No administrator shall serve more than two (2) full terms, and service of more than half of a six-year term shall constitute service of one (1) full term; provided, that any administrator appointed to serve less than a full term to fill a vacancy created by the removal or resignation of the previous administrator shall be eligible to serve an additional two (2) full terms. The first appointment shall be made July 1, 2013, or as soon as practical thereafter. The first six-year term shall begin on July 1, 2013, and end on June 30, 2019. Thereafter, all terms shall begin on July 1 and end, six (6) years later, on June 30 of the following years. The governor has the authority to remove the administrator for nonperformance of duties and responsibilities or for cause. If the administrator is removed or resigns, a vacancy shall exist in the office, which shall be filled for the unexpired term by a person meeting the requirements of subdivision (c)(2). (2) The administrator shall have a minimum of seven (7) years' credible experience in the field of workers' compensation and shall have a comprehensive knowledge of and experience in the operation and programs of the workers' compensation industry. The administrator shall be recognized by the representatives of the business and labor communities as a person of good standing and reputation in matters concerning workers' compensation. Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 341, Secs.s 16, s 16 eff. 5/4/2015. Added by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 289, s 2, eff. 4/29/2013.
(a) In recognition of Tennessee's endeavor to reform the workers' compensation law in a manner designed to ensure the health and safety of Tennessee workers and to promote Tennessee as an attractive destination for business, the general assembly has determined that the independence of the bureau of workers' compensation is paramount. The bureau of workers' compensation shall be an autonomous unit that shall be attached to the department of labor and workforce development for administrative matters only.
(b) (1) The bureau of workers' compensation shall be under the charge and general supervision of the administrator. (2) The administrator or the administrator's designee has the following powers and duties, in addition to other powers and duties specifically provided by law: (A) Development and maintenance of an organizational structure to ensure fair, equitable, expeditious, and efficient administration of the workers' compensation law; and (B) Responsibility for the administration of a workers' compensation system that protects the life, health, and safety of Tennessee's workforce and ensures the continued viability of Tennessee's business environment.
(1) The bureau of workers' compensation shall be under the charge and general supervision of the administrator.
(2) The administrator or the administrator's designee has the following powers and duties, in addition to other powers and duties specifically provided by law: (A) Development and maintenance of an organizational structure to ensure fair, equitable, expeditious, and efficient administration of the workers' compensation law; and (B) Responsibility for the administration of a workers' compensation system that protects the life, health, and safety of Tennessee's workforce and ensures the continued viability of Tennessee's business environment.
(A) Development and maintenance of an organizational structure to ensure fair, equitable, expeditious, and efficient administration of the workers' compensation law; and
(B) Responsibility for the administration of a workers' compensation system that protects the life, health, and safety of Tennessee's workforce and ensures the continued viability of Tennessee's business environment.
(c) (1) The administrator of the bureau of workers' compensation shall be appointed by the governor for a term of six (6) years. No administrator shall serve more than two (2) full terms, and service of more than half of a six-year term shall constitute service of one (1) full term; provided, that any administrator appointed to serve less than a full term to fill a vacancy created by the removal or resignation of the previous administrator shall be eligible to serve an additional two (2) full terms. The first appointment shall be made July 1, 2013, or as soon as practical thereafter. The first six-year term shall begin on July 1, 2013, and end on June 30, 2019. Thereafter, all terms shall begin on July 1 and end, six (6) years later, on June 30 of the following years. The governor has the authority to remove the administrator for nonperformance of duties and responsibilities or for cause. If the administrator is removed or resigns, a vacancy shall exist in the office, which shall be filled for the unexpired term by a person meeting the requirements of subdivision (c)(2). (2) The administrator shall have a minimum of seven (7) years' credible experience in the field of workers' compensation and shall have a comprehensive knowledge of and experience in the operation and programs of the workers' compensation industry. The administrator shall be recognized by the representatives of the business and labor communities as a person of good standing and reputation in matters concerning workers' compensation.
(1) The administrator of the bureau of workers' compensation shall be appointed by the governor for a term of six (6) years. No administrator shall serve more than two (2) full terms, and service of more than half of a six-year term shall constitute service of one (1) full term; provided, that any administrator appointed to serve less than a full term to fill a vacancy created by the removal or resignation of the previous administrator shall be eligible to serve an additional two (2) full terms. The first appointment shall be made July 1, 2013, or as soon as practical thereafter. The first six-year term shall begin on July 1, 2013, and end on June 30, 2019. Thereafter, all terms shall begin on July 1 and end, six (6) years later, on June 30 of the following years. The governor has the authority to remove the administrator for nonperformance of duties and responsibilities or for cause. If the administrator is removed or resigns, a vacancy shall exist in the office, which shall be filled for the unexpired term by a person meeting the requirements of subdivision (c)(2).
(2) The administrator shall have a minimum of seven (7) years' credible experience in the field of workers' compensation and shall have a comprehensive knowledge of and experience in the operation and programs of the workers' compensation industry. The administrator shall be recognized by the representatives of the business and labor communities as a person of good standing and reputation in matters concerning workers' compensation.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 341, Secs.s 16, s 16 eff. 5/4/2015.
Added by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 289, s 2, eff. 4/29/2013.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-13-501 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / Section 4-13-501
Expenditure of funds
Status: in_force

(a) The Tennessee state museum is authorized to expend any funds appropriated or available to it in the administration, operation, maintenance, repair, renovation and restoration of the mansion home, McCampbell House in Donelson, that was bequeathed to the museum and for the improvement of the premises. (b) The museum is authorized, in lieu of contracting itself for the repair, renovation and restoration of the mansion house, to authorize an appropriate organization to contract for the same, within the limit of the funds set aside for such purpose, and to furnish the funds to such organization, to be used for that purpose, under such safeguards as the museum may prescribe. Acts 2010, ch. 877, § 2.
(a) The Tennessee state museum is authorized to expend any funds appropriated or available to it in the administration, operation, maintenance, repair, renovation and restoration of the mansion home, McCampbell House in Donelson, that was bequeathed to the museum and for the improvement of the premises.
(b) The museum is authorized, in lieu of contracting itself for the repair, renovation and restoration of the mansion house, to authorize an appropriate organization to contract for the same, within the limit of the funds set aside for such purpose, and to furnish the funds to such organization, to be used for that purpose, under such safeguards as the museum may prescribe.
Acts 2010, ch. 877, § 2.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-6-135 — TN Code / Title 4 / Chapter 6 / Section 4-6-135
Sale of mining or industrial products - Approval of contracts
Status: in_force

(a) All contracts covering the sale or disposal of the output of the state mines, or any factories or industries operated by the state, must be submitted to the commissioner of correction for the commissioner's approval. (b) All such contracts shall, before the same become effective, be transmitted, with all papers and recommendations, to the commissioner, and shall be effective only from the date of their approval. Acts 1919, ch. 39, § 14; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, §§ 1, 2, 42; Shan. Supp., § 312b19; Code 1932, § 388; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-646.
(a) All contracts covering the sale or disposal of the output of the state mines, or any factories or industries operated by the state, must be submitted to the commissioner of correction for the commissioner's approval.
(b) All such contracts shall, before the same become effective, be transmitted, with all papers and recommendations, to the commissioner, and shall be effective only from the date of their approval.
Acts 1919, ch. 39, § 14; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, §§ 1, 2, 42; Shan. Supp., § 312b19; Code 1932, § 388; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-646.