HOUSE BILL NO. 1025

By Representative Buck

Substituted for: Senate Bill No. 813

By Senators Rochelle, Kyle

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, relative to public property.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 12-2-403, is amended by adding the following new subdivision to subsection (c):

(3) A member of the General Assembly may purchase office furniture, equipment, or other personal property for use in the home district legislative office of such member if such furniture, equipment or property has been declared surplus and classified by the Commissioner for disposal pursuant to procedures established in Section 12-2-407 for sales to governmental entities.

SECTION 2. A member of the General Assembly may purchase through the office of legislative administration computer equipment for legislative use which is the same as or compatible with the computer hardware or software installed or used by legislative information systems for the General Assembly. The cost of any purchases made pursuant to this section shall be borne by the member of the General Assembly requesting the purchase of such items. The office of legislative information systems is authorized to install and maintain, at its office in Nashville, such computer programs and equipment purchased by the member for legislative use. Nothing in this act shall prohibit the office of legislative information from providing information and technical support to the member by telephone, email or other type of electronic communication.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect on becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.