Tennessee § 4-5-209 - Reference to public necessity rules deemed references to emergency rules.
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§ 4-5-209. Reference to public necessity rules deemed references to emergency rules.
Any reference in this code to public necessity rules shall be deemed to be a reference to emergency rules as provided in § 4-5-208 . The Tennessee code commission is directed to change all references to public necessity rules, wherever such references appear in this code, to emergency rules, as sections are amended and volumes are replaced. Acts 1981, ch. 47, § 3; T.C.A., § 4-5-133 ; Acts 1982, ch. 874, § 18; 1986, ch. 738, § 7; 1993, ch. 316, § 6; 2009, ch. 566, § 12; 2015, ch. 502, § 9. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2009, ch. 566, § 25 provided that the act shall apply to all rules and regulations filed with the secretary of state after July 1, 2009. Amendments. The 2015 amendment deleted the last sentence which read: “The Tennessee code commission is directed to compile a list of all public necessity rules that are subject to this section and provide such list by January 1 of each year to each member of the government operations committees of the house of representatives and the senate.” Effective Dates. Acts 2015, ch. 502, § 9. July 1, 2015.
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Section 4-5-209 ("Reference to public necessity rules deemed references to emergency rules.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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