Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 29; Title 39 and Title 40.
Tennessee HB1698 authorizes the chair of a committee in the General Assembly to require executive branch employees to take an oath before testifying, with penalties for perjury. It also allows the committee chair or the executive director of fiscal review to mandate that any documentation submitted by these employees for legislative measures or fiscal notes include an affidavit attesting to the accuracy of the information, also subject to perjury penalties. This bill affects executive branch employees who provide testimony or documentation to legislative committees.
Tennessee HB1698 authorizes the chair of a committee in the General Assembly to require executive branch employees to take an oath before testifying, with penalties for perjury. It also allows the committee chair or the executive director of fiscal review to mandate that any documentation submitted by these employees for legislative measures or fiscal notes include an affidavit attesting to the accuracy of the information, also subject to perjury penalties. This bill affects executive branch employees who provide testimony or documentation to legislative committees.
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