Tennessee § 12-6-116 - Copies of acts — Acts on the internet.
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§ 12-6-116. Copies of acts — Acts on the internet.
The secretary of state is authorized to furnish to any person, firm, or corporation, so requesting in writing, copies of the public acts of the general assembly which are prepared at intervals during and after each legislative session and made available online pending publication of the bound volumes of the public acts of Tennessee, for that session. Notwithstanding any other law, the secretary of state is authorized to fulfill this chapter and § 8-3-104 by publishing the text of the public acts in electronic form by use of the internet. Acts 1970, ch. 460, § 1; T.C.A., § 12-616; Acts 1981, ch. 191, § 12; 1990, ch. 1024, § 14; 1994, ch. 622, § 2; 1999, ch. 150, § 2; 2017, ch. 111, §§ 2, 3. Cross-References. Electronic general assembly journals, § 12-6-119 . Report of local action included in published volume, § 8-3-204 . Attorney General Opinions. The secretary of state fulfills his duty to publish the acts of the general assembly by publishing them in electronic form via the internet, OAG 07-018, 2007 Tenn. AG LEXIS 18 (2/16/07).
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