2-10-129 - Disclosure of fees paid to a member of the general assembly or the member's spouse for services performed outside of the state. - Tennessee Statutes

2-10-129. Disclosure of fees paid to a member of the general assembly or the member's spouse for services performed outside of the state.

(a)  (1)  If any person or other entity that contracts with the state of Tennessee, pays more than a two hundred dollar ($200) fee, commission or other form of compensation, to a member of the general assembly or a member's spouse, for consulting services on contracts to which the state of Tennessee is not a party, and for which such consulting services are to be rendered outside the state of Tennessee, then such person or entity shall disclose the following to the Tennessee ethics commission:

          (A)  The name and address of the person or entity paying the fee, commission or other form of compensation;

          (B)  The person to whom the fee, commission or other form of compensation was paid, including the amount paid;

          (C)  The position of the person to whom the fee, commission or other form of compensation was paid;

          (D)  The date the services were rendered; and

          (E)  A general description of the services rendered.

     (2)  As used in this subsection (a), “consulting services” means services performed outside the state of Tennessee, which would be defined as “influencing legislative or administrative action”, in § 3-6-301, if such services were performed in the state of Tennessee. “Consulting services” also includes services to advise or assist a person or entity in maintaining, applying for, soliciting or entering into a contract with a state other than the state of Tennessee.

(b)  The disclosure shall be on a form designed by the Tennessee ethics commission, shall be made under oath, and shall contain a statement that a false statement on the report is subject to the penalties of perjury. A disclosure form shall be filed within five (5) days of entering into a contract not involving the state of Tennessee with a member of the general assembly. Such form shall be updated annually, no later than February 1, if necessary.

(c)  All disclosures made to the commission pursuant to this section are public records, and are open for inspection during regular business hours.

(d)  (1)  It is a Class C misdemeanor for any person or entity to knowingly fail to file a disclosure form as required by this section.

     (2)  It is a Class C misdemeanor for any person or entity to file a disclosure form required by this section more than thirty (30) days after the date on which the report is due.

[Acts 2005, ch. 476, § 3; 2006 (1st Ex. Sess.), ch. 1, § 28.]