Title 4, State Government

An intrastate commercial good that is produced in this state and that remains within the borders of this state is not subject to federal law or federal regulation under the authority of congress to regulate interstate commerce; provided, that if there is not a state law or state …

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Firearms Freedom Act.”

(1) The general assembly declares that the authority for this chapter is the following:(1) The tenth amendment to the United States constitution guarantees to the states and their people all powers not granted to the federal government elsewhere in the constitution and reserves t…

(1) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Firearms accessories” means items that are used in conjunction with or mounted upon a firearm but are not essential to the basic function of a firearm, including, but not limited to, telescopic or laser sight…

A personal firearm, a firearm accessory or ammunition that is manufactured commercially or privately in this state and that remains within the borders of this state is not subject to federal law or federal regulation, including registration, under the authority of congress to reg…

(1) Section 4-54-104 shall not apply to:(1) A firearm that cannot be carried and used by one (1) person;(2) A firearm that has a bore diameter greater than one and one-half inches (1 ½″) and that uses smokeless powder, not black powder, as a propellant;(3) Ammunition with a proje…

A firearm manufactured or sold in this state under this chapter must have the words “Made in Tennessee” clearly stamped on a central metallic part, such as the receiver or frame.

(a) (1) There is created, as an independent entity of state government, the bureau of ethics and campaign finance, referred to in this chapter as the “bureau.”(2) The bureau shall be composed of two (2) divisions as follows:(A) The Tennessee registry of election finance, establis…

(a) The board of directors of the bureau of ethics and campaign finance shall appoint a full-time executive director who serves at the pleasure of the board of directors. The assistant director and general counsel, if any, must be employed on recommendation of the executive direc…

(1) The bureau of ethics and campaign finance shall:(1) Promulgate such rules and regulations, pursuant to the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in chapter 5 of this title, as are necessary to implement title 2, chapter 10; title 3, chapter 6; title 8, chapter 17; a…

(a) All fees imposed by the registry of election finance and the ethics commission and collected by the bureau of ethics and campaign finance, as well as all appropriations made to the bureau, shall be deposited by the state treasurer in a separate account exclusively for the bur…

(a) Except as provided in this chapter specifically to the contrary, the members of the registry of election finance shall exercise regulatory jurisdiction over matters relating exclusively to the registry pursuant to title 2, chapter 10, free from interference by members of the …

(1) It is the intent of the general assembly that:(1) The current members of the registry of election finance and the ethics commission shall remain members of each respective entity and shall comprise the bureau of ethics and campaign finance created by this chapter until the ex…

(a) Notwithstanding a law to the contrary, both the registry of election finance and the Tennessee ethics commission may require all individuals and organizations required to file a report or statement with the registry or commission to provide a valid email address, wherever ava…

(1) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Commission” means the state procurement commission, which replaces the board of standards within former title 12, chapter 3, part 4;(2) “Committee” means the state protest committee, which replaces the board …

(a) (1) There is created a procurement commission, which shall consist of the commissioners of general services and finance and administration, and the comptroller of the treasury. The chief procurement officer shall serve as a nonvoting member.(2) The commission shall adopt a pr…

(a) Creation of Committee. (1) There is created a state protest committee, which shall consist of the commissioners of general services and finance and administration, and the treasurer.(2) The committee shall adopt procedures governing its operations. The chief procurement offic…

(a) There is created a procurement office headed by the chief procurement officer in such department as the governor shall designate, after consulting with the comptroller of the treasury, which shall take effect as provided in subsection (b). (b) Effective July 1, 2011, the gove…

(1) The chief procurement officer has the power and duty to:(1) Effective January 1, 2012, establish a single, public procurement website that includes how to do business with the state; registration for bidders; posting of all procurements in process and related status to award;…

(a) (1) There is created an advisory council on state procurement that consists of five (5) voting members and seven (7) nonvoting members.(2) The five (5) voting members of the advisory council include:(A) One (1) representative of state agencies appointed by the commissioner of…

(a) (1) All requests of the procuring agency to procure goods or services through a noncompetitive contract must be contemporaneously filed with the fiscal review committee of the general assembly, comptroller of the treasury, and the chief procurement officer. For purposes of th…

(a) The comptroller of the treasury shall review and approve such procurements, contracts, grants, and other related documents prior to the public posting on the single procurement website of such procurements; prior to posting any amendments thereto; after recommendation for awa…

(a) (a) As used in this section, “vendor” means a legal entity that:(1) Is currently under contract with a department or agency of this state;(2) Bids on a contract with a department or agency of this state; or(3) Attempts to amend a current contract with a department or agency o…

(a) On or before March 31, 2023, the chief procurement officer shall establish a central database of information regarding grant recipients and sub-recipients for monitoring purposes. This database must include, but not be limited to:(1) The grant recipient and sub-recipient info…

(a) For each emergency purchase the central procurement office approves, the office shall report the following to the fiscal review committee within thirty (30) days of the approval:(1) Any delegated emergency purchase authority granted by the central procurement office;(2) The r…

(a) Notwithstanding § 39-13-902 or other law, a state agency shall not purchase or acquire a drone, as defined in the federal National Defense Authorization Act of 2019 (Pub. L. No. 115-232), produced by a manufacturer banned under Section 889 of the National Defense Authorizatio…

(a) The chief procurement officer may develop regulations, policies, procedures, templates, or other guidance related to the acquisition of information systems and software to the full extent of the authority of the chief procurement officer, including, but not limited to:(1) Cri…

(a) This part is known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Procurement Protection Act.” (b) The purpose of this act is to ensure that suppliers to the state and to political subdivisions of this state are safe, reliable, and free from undue influence and control from foreign adver…

(1) As used in this part:(1) “Chief procurement officer” means the chief procurement officer within the department of general services;(2) “Company” means a sole proprietorship, organization, association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited partnership, limited liabi…

(1) Except as provided in § 4-56-204, it is the policy of this state to:(1) Prohibit the public procurement of final products or services from a foreign adversary company, whether those final products or services are sold directly by the foreign adversary company or through a thi…

(a) Except as provided in subsection (e), a foreign adversary company is prohibited from bidding on or submitting a proposal for a contract with a state agency or political subdivision of this state for information and communications technology. (b) For the purpose of complying w…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Eligibility Verification for Entitlements Act.”

(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Federal public benefit”:(A) Has the same meaning as provided in 8 U.S.C. § 1611; and(B) Does not mean a benefit listed in 8 U.S.C. § 1611(b);(2) “Local governmental entity” means a county, including a county with a metropolitan or charter form of …

(a) (1) Except where prohibited by federal law, every state governmental entity, local governmental entity, and local health department shall verify, in the manner provided in this chapter, that each applicant who is eighteen (18) years of age or older and applies for a federal, …

(a) Any natural person eighteen (18) years of age or older who knowingly and willfully makes a false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or representation under this chapter shall be liable under either:(1) The Tennessee Medicaid False Claims Act, compiled in §§ 71-5-181 — 71-5-1…

A state governmental entity, local governmental entity, or local health department shall file, with the United States attorney, a complaint alleging a criminal violation of 18 U.S.C. § 911, for each person who willfully makes a false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or represe…

(a) No state governmental entity, local governmental entity, or local health department shall provide or offer to provide any federal, state or local public benefit in violation of this chapter. (b) [Deleted by 2026 amendment.]

Unless otherwise provided by federal law, no state governmental entity, local governmental entity, or local health department shall be prohibited, or in any way restricted, from sending to or receiving from the immigration and naturalization service information regarding the immi…

This chapter shall be interpreted consistently with all federal laws, including, but not limited to, federal laws regulating immigration, labor, and medicaid, and all state laws.

(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted as limiting a state governmental entity, local governmental entity, or local health department regarding its current application process for administering a federal, state or local public benefit, including, but not limited to, req…

(1) This chapter shall not apply to:(1) Any person applying for benefits who:(A) Lacks the mental capacity to commit perjury under oath; and(B) Has not been judicially appointed a guardian or conservator;(2) Legal services provided by a district public defender, court-appointed c…

(a) The attorney general and reporter may investigate each credible allegation or complaint that a local governmental entity or local health department is in violation of this chapter. (b) If the attorney general and reporter concludes that a local governmental entity or local he…

(a) Except as prohibited by federal law, each state governmental entity, local governmental entity, and local health department shall report individuals and all identifying information about such individuals who are not lawfully present in the United States pursuant to the federa…

The department of children's services is exempt from providing any information under this chapter that would directly or indirectly identify a child or family receiving services from the department.