House Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee #
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House Calendar & Rules Committee #
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House Civil Justice Committee #
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House Commerce Committee #
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House Criminal Justice Committee #
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House Education Administration Committee #
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House Education Instruction Committee #
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House Ethics Committee #
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“(b) The House Ethics Committee shall have authority to render, upon written request of any representative, advisory opinions as to whether the facts and circumstances of a particular case constitute or will constitute a violation or probable violation of this Ethics Code. The identity of any representative requesting an advisory opinion, or any person involved in such request, shall be kept in confidence. With respect to an issue addressed in an advisory opinion, any person who conforms that person’s behavior to the requirements of the advisory opinion may rely upon the advisory opinion without threat of sanction by the House Ethics Committee or the House of Representatives. Advisory opinions of the committee shall be in writing and signed by six (6) or more members of the committee.
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- “The committee shall have authority to receive and consider complaints, based upon personal or constructive knowledge, concerning alleged violations of this House Ethics Code from any representative including members of the committee; to initiate, upon vote of six (6) or more members of the committee, complaints concerning alleged violations of this House Ethics Code; to investigate complaints; to refer complaints to the Tennessee Ethics Commission in accordance with Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 3-6-105(c); to hold hearings; to make findings concerning complaints; and to recommend to the House of Representatives appropriate disciplinary action for a violation of this House Ethics Code.
- “The committee may request the Office of Legal Services, the Comptroller of the Treasury, the Attorney General and Reporter, or any other state entity to assist the committee in investigating any complaint received or initiated by the committee.
- “Except as provided in Section 1(c)(4)(B) and Section 2(c)(5)(C), all meetings of the House Ethics Committee shall be open to the public. All meetings of the House Ethics Committee held in a meeting room with permanent video technology shall be streamed live, and archived, on the web site of the Tennessee General Assembly.
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- “(A) Except as provided in subdivision (4)(B), no complaint by a member of the House of Representatives alleging workplace discrimination or harassment shall be received or considered by the committee. The chair, or committee staff, shall inform any member desiring to file such a complaint as to the appropriate procedure under the Tennessee General Assembly Policy on Workplace Discrimination and Harassment. Workplace discrimination and harassment by members of the House of Representatives is unacceptable behavior, contrary to the policy of the Tennessee General Assembly, and discouraged in every form.
- “(B) In accordance with the Tennessee General Assembly Policy on Workplace Discrimination and Harassment, upon conclusion of the staff investigation under the policy, the complaint will be referred to the Workplace Discrimination and Harassment Subcommittee of the Ethics Committee for additional proceedings consistent with the policy. All meetings of the subcommittee shall be closed. In accordance with the policy, confidentiality of the parties involved shall be maintained to the greatest extent possible. The subcommittee shall be composed of two (2) representatives of the majority party and two (2) representatives of the minority party. All representatives shall be appointed by the Speaker. The Speaker shall appoint the chair of the subcommittee from such representatives. If a member of the subcommittee is the subject of a complaint or is recused, subcommittee staff shall notify the Speaker. The Speaker shall appoint a temporary replacement from the full committee who represents the same political party as the member to be replaced.
“(d) The committee shall have authority to subpoena and compel the attendance of witnesses, administer oaths, take testimony, and require and compel the production of any documents or other items of evidence relative to any matter under investigation, and to issue show cause orders and attachments of the body. In accordance with the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, Title, 3, Chapter 3, the House Ethics Committee shall have all the powers granted to committees of this House (House Permanent Rules of Order, 113th General Assembly, Article IV).
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House Government Operations Committee #
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House Health Committee #
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House Insurance Committee #
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House Local Government Committee #
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House State Government Committee #
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House Transportation Committee #
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Senate Commerce and Labor Committee #
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“Responsible for legislation concerning commerce, insurance, and agriculture. The Committee also has jurisdiction over legislation concerning banking and lending institutions; communications; regulation and licensing of occupations; protections of trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies; corporations; labor and industrial relations; consumer affairs and consumer protection; and unemployment compensation” (committee website).
Senate Education Committee #
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“Responsible for legislation concerning schools and secondary education; school employees, administrators, teachers and bus drivers; school employees’ and teachers’ pay and retirement, except where an appropriation of state funds is required; colleges and universities; employees of colleges and universities, including pay and retirement, except where an appropriation of state funds is required; vocational technical education; employees of vocational education — schools, including pay and retirement, except where an appropriation of state funds is required; college or university agricultural extension service; school lunch program; education and schools for exceptional children; cultural affairs; museums; and state and public libraries” (committee website).
Senate Energy, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Committee #
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“Responsible for legislation concerning energy; forestry; natural resources; conservation, game and fish, mines and minerals. Additionally, the Committee is also responsible for legislation regarding matters relating to pollution of air, water and land; parks and recreations; state parks and recreational districts; mineral resources of public lands; public and geological surveys, accretion, alluvium, and dereliction of public and private lands; watershed districts; soil conservation; soil conservation districts; flood and drainage projects; construction, improvement and maintenance of waterways, lakes and streams; registering and licensing of vessels and small boats; tourism; military parks and battlefields; and environment” (committee website).
Senate Government Operations Committee #
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“Responsible for legislation concerning the creation of new departments, commissions, boards, agencies or councils of state government; the reauthorization of existing departments, commissions, boards, agencies or councils of state government; licensing and/or certification of occupational and/or professional groups; and review of regulations promulgated by Tennessee departments, commissions, boards or agencies” (committee website).
Senate Health and Welfare Committee #
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“This committee is responsible for public or private hospitals; health offices and their administration; institutions and services for persons with an intellectual disability; mental health institutions and facilities; geriatric hospitals; nursing homes; vocational rehabilitation including vocation rehabilitation homes; alcoholic rehabilitation; Department of Health; tuberculosis sanatoriums; nurses training programs; public welfare; old age assistance; private and local institutions of public welfare; and research training and rehabilitation in the field of public welfare” (committee website).
Senate Judiciary Committee #
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“Responsible for civil laws; criminal laws; judicial proceedings; apportionment of elected officials and governing bodies; executors, administrators, wills and divorce and other family matters; all matters relating to the courts, matters of court jurisdiction, and matters relating to judges, including retirement, compensation, expenses, personnel, facilities, etc.; municipal and juvenile courts and justices of the peace; clerks of court, and sheriffs and law enforcement officers; and all other matters not covered by any other standing committee” (committee website).
Senate State and Local Government Committee #
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“Responsible for forms of local government; utility districts; assistance to local and municipal governments; matters dealing with revenue and taxation levied by local governments; matters dealing with employees of local governments; matters dealing with expenditure by local governments; matters dealing with local ordinances; state and local government boundary lines; veterans affairs; penal and correctional institutions; public lands; preservation of historical landmarks and objects; holidays and celebrations; regulation of sale of intoxicating liquors; Adjutant General and National Guard; election laws; and state government in general” (committee website).
Senate Transportation and Safety Committee #
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“Responsible for highways, roads and bridges; railroads; air, bus and vehicular transportation; rules and regulations for highway, railroad, and air use; common carriers, except by water; pipelines; motor vehicle regulations; public works; facilities in connection with and navigation of waterways, lakes and streams; and the Department of Safety” (committee website).