{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-4-33-106","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-33-106","heading":"Exempt agency actions","body":"The following agency actions are exempt from this chapter:\n(1) The collection and payment of social security funds, retirement funds or employee benefit funds;\n(2) Participation in any federal program, if under federal law the participation would be prevented by compliance with this chapter;\n(3) All emergency rules, or emergency purchases, if the governor agrees that an emergency exists and that a timely economic impact statement could not be prepared, but within a reasonable period of time after the action, an appropriate economic impact statement shall be prepared;\n(4) All legislative actions;\n(5) All purchases by any state agency that have a fair market value or monetary value that is less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000);\n(6) Ministerial action by an agency that complies with applicable statutes and rules; provided, however, this exemption does not include an agency action where the contracting of services is considered or used instead of state employees;\n(7) Action by a state agency that is required by law to be maintained as confidential;\n(8) The preparation and sale of all bonds that are processed by the state funding board;\n(9) Expenditures of money from trust funds that previously have been designed by the general assembly for a specific purpose;\n(10) The prosecution of civil, criminal or administrative actions before any court or before an administrative hearing officer; and\n(11) Actions involving persons in the custody of the state voluntarily or under court order.","path":["TN Code","Title 4","Chapter 33"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"4c8852f58bcbe2bfb692a1e681cac45975aaa47b54e121a50522b5b33593ebd7","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-4-33-104","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-4-33-107"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}