2023 Tennessee Code › Title 4 - STATE GOVERNMENT (§§ 4-1-101 — 4-58-110) › Chapter 8 - STATE CAPITOL AND ANNEXES (§§ 4-8-101 — 4-8-405) › Part 1 - CAPITOL GROUNDS AND ANNEXES (§§ 4-8-101 — 4-8-105) › Section 4-8-101 - Care of buildings and fixtures - Preservation of order - Virtual tour

(a)
(1)
Except as otherwise provided by subdivision (a)(2), it is the duty of the department of general services, through the commissioner, to take care of and preserve the state capitol and capitol annexes and all the furniture, fixtures and the capitol grounds, and to keep the same in good order.
(2)
It is the duty of the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives to take care of and preserve the second floor of the state capitol, including all chambers, galleries, offices, rooms, hallways, balconies, storage areas and other spaces therein, the portion of the ground floor of the state capitol occupied by the senate clerk's office, and all associated furniture and fixtures and to keep the same in good order. The department of general services shall report to the speakers of the house of representatives and the senate no later than January 15 of each year the facility management costs, including annual maintenance and upkeep costs, associated with the second floor of the state capitol and the portion of the ground floor of the state capitol occupied by the senate clerk's office for the prior year.
(3)
(A)
Except as provided in subdivision (a)(3)(B), the department of general services shall provide routine maintenance on and to the second floor of the state capitol and the portion of the ground floor of the state capitol occupied by the senate clerk's office only after providing notice of not less than twenty-four (24) hours prior to beginning routine maintenance to the offices of the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives.
(B)
If emergency maintenance is required by the department of general services on or to the second floor of the state capitol or the portion of the ground floor of the state capitol occupied by the senate clerk's office, the department of general services shall respond to the emergency and provide notice to the offices of the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives as soon as practicable upon completion of the emergency maintenance.
(b)
The secretary of state is authorized to produce a virtual tour of the state capitol, capitol annexes and grounds and to publish the virtual tour on the websites of the general assembly and of the secretary of state. The secretary of state may reproduce the virtual tour on electronic media. The secretary of state is further authorized, acting through the state librarian and archivist, to distribute to any public or private elementary, middle, junior high or senior high school the virtual tour on electronic media.
(c)
The department, through proper agencies, has the authority to preserve order among visitors who may be in and around the capitol and annexes, and to keep improper persons out of the different offices and rooms, in the absence of the regular occupants.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 928, Secs.s1, s2, s3, s5 eff. 4/29/2022.
Acts 1899, ch. 198, § 2; Shan., § 301; impl. am. Acts 1923, ch. 7, §§ 1, 33, 34; Code 1932, § 419; impl. am. Acts 1959, ch. 9, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 97, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 543, §§ 5, 8; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-801; Acts 2010 , ch. 1062, § 2; 2012 , ch. 557, § 1.