Tenn. Code Ann. § 3-6-207: Misuse of office for personal gain by general assembly member

Notwithstanding § 3-6-203 , if the commission determines that probable cause exists to believe that a member of the general assembly has committed an act constituting misuse of office for personal financial gain, then, except as otherwise provided in § 3-6-306(a)(3) , no civil penalty shall be imposed and the commission shall instead report its determination and findings to the ethics committee of the appropriate house of the general assembly.