Tennessee Ethics CommissionIn-State Events
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T.C.A. § 3-6-305(8), states lobbyists and employers of lobbyists may provide entertainment, food, refreshments, etc. in connection with an in-state event to which the entire membership of the general assembly has been invited. The cost per person may not exceed $58 per day. The lobbyist or employer of lobbyist must file a copy of the invitation with the Ethics Commission at least 7 days before the event, and must file an In-State Disclosure form within 30 days after the event an expenditure disclosure report.
For more information contact, ethics.counsel@tn.gov.
| Date | Event | Sponsor(s) | Total Expense | Expense Per Person | Invite |
| 12/11/2011 | Titan's Tailgate |
TMBA, State Farm Insurance, Tennessee Cash Advance | $1,239.28 | $4.12 | View Invite |
| 11/27/2011 | Titan Tailgate |
TMBA, State Farm Insurance, Tennessee Cash Advance | $1,239.28 | $4.12 | View Invite |
| 11/18/2011 | Awards Ceremony |
The League of Women Voters of Tennessee | $1,288.00 | $2.57 | View Invite |
| 11/8/2011 | 25th Anniversary |
Youth Villages | $20,627.40 | $26.89 | View Invite |
| 11/6/2011 | Titan's Tailgate |
TMBA, State Farm Insurance, Tennessee Cash Advance | $1124.48 | $3.71 | View Invite |
| 10/30/2011 | Titan's Tailgate |
TMBA, State Farm Insurance, TN Cash Advance | $1,124.48 | $3.74 | View Invite |
| 10/23/2011 | Titan's Tailgate |
TMBA, State Farm Insurance, TN Cash Advance | $1,218.34 | $4.03 | View Invite |
| 10/20/2011 | Hot Coffee |
TN Asociation for Justice | $850.00 | $2.63 | View Invite |
| 10/6/2011 | Gerrymandering |
The League of Women Voters of TN | $1,095.00 | $1.10 | View Invite |
| 9/25/2011 | Titan's Tailgate |
TMBA, State Farm Insurance, TN Cash Advance | $1,198.29 | $4.03 | View Invite |
| 9/18/2011 | Titan's Tailgate |
TMBA, State Farm Insurance, TN Cash Advance | $1,198.29 | $4.37 | View Invite |
| 9/17/2011 | Float the Ocoee River |
Ocoee Rafting Outfitter's Association | $1,149.06 | $8.71 | View Invite |
| 9/1/2011 | TCCA Regional Meetings |
Tennessee County Commissioners Association | $9,603.53 | $5.11 | View Invite |
| 6/23/2011 | Peelin', Eatin' & Politickin' |
Knoxville Chamber | $9,705.00 | $19.41 | View Invite |
| 5/18/2011 | Brew HaHa! |
Tennessee Malt Beverage Association | 4,783.16 | $9.56 | View Invite |
| 4/26/2011 | 6th Annual BBQ Lunch |
Tennessee Propane Gas Association | $2,355.50 | $4.71 | View Invite |
| 4/21/2011 | The Annual Naifeh Coon Supper |
Jack Daniel Distillery, Brown-Forman | $2,219.81 | $16.81 | View Invite |
| 4/20/2011 | Reception |
Tennessee Development District Association | $11,409.50 | $45.64 | View Invite |
| 4/20/2011 | Ice Cream Social |
Piedmont Natural Gas | $1,957.25 | $4.89 | View Invite |
| 4/20/2011 | Breakfast |
County Officials Association of Tennessee and Tennesseee County Services Association | $9,587.50 | $19.00 | View Invite |
| 4/19/2011 | Reception |
Tennessee Wildlife Federation | $7,700.45 | $7.55 | View Invite |
| 4/15/2011 | Breakfast with Governor Bill Haslam |
Knoxville Chamber | $16,270.88 | $36.16 | View Invite |
| 4/13/2011 | Reception |
Microsoft, TN Business Education Coalition, Stand for Children, Mind2Marketplace | $2,157.26 | $21.57 | View Invite |
| 4/13/2011 | An Evening of Celebration |
The Architects of Tennessee | $8,536.91 | $24.39 | View Invite |
| 4/12/2011 | BBQ & Banjoes Luncheon |
Tennessee Concrete Association | $4,944.48 | $6.01 | View Invite |
| 4/12/2011 | Basketball Game |
Vanderbilt | $626.00 | $3.13 | View Invite |
| 4/11/2011 | Reception |
AT&T, The University of Memphis, and The Soulsville Foundation | $4,529.22 | $12.79 | View Invite |
| 4/6/2011 | Luncheon |
Tennesseans For The Arts | $11,096.13 | $9.80 | View Invite |
| 4/6/2011 | Reception |
Tennesseee Association of Nurse Anesthetists | $5,900.00 | $16.67 | View Invite |
| 4/5/2011 | Reception |
The Tennessee Road Builders Association | $3,936.87 | $3.67 | View Invite |
| 3/29/2011 | Day on the Hill |
Children's Hospital Alliance of Tennessee | $2,273.71 | $9.09 | View Invite |
| 3/29/2011 | Day on the Hill |
Vanderbilt | $9,175.23 | $18.35 | View Invite |
| 3/29/2011 | Reception |
Tennessee Health Care Association | $11,190.87 | $28.13 | View Invite |
| 3/29/2011 | Lunch |
The Tennessee Physical Therapy Association | $5,190.00 | $32.85 | View Invite |
| 3/29/2011 | Reception |
Association for the Future of Film and Television | $3,740.62 | $8.61 | View Invite |
| 3/29/2011 | Day on the Hill Luncheon |
Insurors of Tennessee | $5,897.00 | $13.10 | View Invite |
| 3/23/2011 | Delivered Boxed Lunch |
Tennessee Obesity Task Force and American Heart Association | $1,529.88 | $11.50 | View Invite |
| 3/23/2011 | Breakfast |
Conexion Americas | $1,048.75 | $3.50 | View Invite |
| 3/23/2011 | 8th Annual Issues & Answers Sympsium |
Tennessee Association of Health Underwriters | $1,600.00 | $6.00 | View Invite |
| 3/23/2011 | Reception |
Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry | $17,802.84 | $8.07 | View Invite |
| 3/23/2011 | Reception |
Tennessee Podiatric Medical Association | $8,281.06 | $29.26 | View Invite |
| 3/22/2011 | Meharry Day on the Hill |
Meharry Medical College | $1,731.00 | $17.31 | View Invite |
| 3/21/2011 | Legislative Reception |
The Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents | $8,331.41 | $25.63 | View Invite |
| 3/15/2011 | Breakfast |
Tennessee Association of Human Resource Agencies | $3,000.00 | $22.72 | View Invite |
| 3/15/2011 | Day on the Hill Reception |
Tennessee Public Transportation Association | $6,324.17 | $18.17 | View Invite |
| 3/14/2011 | Healthy Babies Legislative Reception |
March of Dimes | $2,452.81 | $18.58 | View Invite |
| 3/9/2011 | Legislative Reception |
Tennessee Forestry Association | $8,526.32 | $36.44 | View Invite |
| 3/9/2011 | Legislative Breakfast |
Tennessee Association of Alcohol, Drug & other Addicition Services | $937.43 | $3.12 | View Invite |
| 3/9/2011 | Reception |
Tennessee Association of Optometric Physicians | $13,035.42 | $20.59 | View Invite |
| 3/8/2011 | Legislative Luncheon |
Tennesseee Medical Association | $5,082.81 | $20.66 | View Invite |
| 3/8/2011 | Fire Department Day on the Hill |
Tennessee Fire Service Coalition | $4,672.50 | $4.67 | View Invite |
| 3/8/2011 | Reception |
Tennessee Municipal Electric Power Association | $10,353.24 | $14.97 | View Invite |
| 3/8/2011 | Lunch |
Citizens for a Digital Future and Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry | $1,478.15 | $27.50 | View Invite |
| 3/8/2011 | Cable Days 14 |
Tennessee Cable Telecommunications Association | $2,996.55 | $14.98 | View Invite |
| 3/7/2011 | Reception |
American Council of Engineering Companies | $7,904.36 | $4.60 | View Invite |
| 3/2/2011 | Bell Ringer Country Luncheon |
Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation | $23,661.20 | $27.95 | View Invite |
| 3/1/2011 | Pancakes & Politics Breakfast |
Tennessee Hospitality Association | $12,992.99 | $25.57 | View Invite |
| 3/1/2011 | Joint Legislative Breakfast |
Home Builders Association of Tennessee and National Federation of Independent Business | $7,371.57 | $22.68 | View Invite |
| 3/1/2011 | Breakfast |
National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors | $1,226.60 | $5.45 | View Invite |
| 3/1/2011 | Breakfast Reception |
United Ways of Tennessee | $887.57 | $1.78 | View Invite |
| 3/1/2011 | Wine Tasting |
Tennessee Farm Winegrowers' Association | $4,423.27 | $14.74 | View Invite |
| 2/28/2011 | TPA Legislative Reception |
TN Pharmacists Association | $9,646.10 | $32.05 | View Invite |
| 2/24/2011 | Luncheon |
The Tennessee Association for Justice | $8,249.87 | $35.10 | View Invite |
| 2/23/2011 | "Big Shrimp" Reception |
Tennessee Bar Association | $7,994.69 | $19.59 | View Invite |
| 2/23/2011 | Reception |
Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants | $8,214.42 | $23.54 | View Invite |
| 2/23/2011 | Breakfast |
The Tennessee Association of Utility Districts | $5,947.61 | $6.80 | View Invite |
| 2/22/2011 | Legislative Day on the Hill |
Tennessee Hospital Association | $18,389.48 | $22.62 | View Invite |
| 2/22/2011 | Reception |
Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association | $14,116.40 | $11.49 | View Invite |
| 2/22/2011 | Day on the Hill |
Tennessee School Boards Association | $17,887.54 | $29.13 | View Invite |
| 2/22/2011 | Reception |
Insurors of Tennessee | $14,581.62 | $41.89 | View Invite |
| 2/22/2011 | Reception |
The Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association | $2,401.25 | $12.00 | View Invite |
| 2/22/2011 | 8th Annual Brew Ha-Ha |
Tennessee Malt Beverage Association | $8,310.02 | $16.62 | View Invite |
| 2/21/2011 | Reception |
Rural Health Association of Tennessee | $5,348.00 | $4.94 | View Invite |
| 2/16/2011 | Reception on Reform with Dick Morris |
Tennessee Center for Policy Research | $1,606.55 | $6.28 | View Invite |
| 2/16/2011 | Luncheon and Discussion |
S.C.O.R.E | $2,841.11 | $16.55 | View Invite |
| 2/16/2011 | Day on the Hill |
Habitat for Humanity, Tennessee Association of Housing and Redevelopment Authority, Tennessee Affordable Housing Coalition | $4,797.00 | $32.34 | View Invite |
| 2/16/2011 | Lunch Buffet |
Tennessee Gas Association | $13,437.80 | $26.14 | View Invite |
| 2/15/2011 | Event |
Hosted By: The Chattanooga Area Chamber or Commerce, Knoxville Chamber, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Sponsored By: AT&T-Greater Memphis Chamber, CCA-Nashville Area Chamber, and Hall Strategies- Nashville Area Chamber | $12,385.06 | $36.99 | View Invite |
| 2/9/2011 | Reception |
Tennessee Chamber of Commerce Executive, Tennessee Economic Development Council, and The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development | $14,054.24 | $23.38 | View Invite |
| 2/9/2011 | Luncheon |
Tennessee Economic Development Council | $9,508.55 | $15.82 | View Invite |
| 2/9/2011 | Opening Reception |
Tennessee Press Association | $7,218.17 | $22.84 | View Invite |
| 2/9/2011 | Annual Legislative Breakfast |
Stand for Children | $1,089.76 | $6.81 | View Invite |
| 2/9/2011 | Reception |
Tennessee Bankers Association | $10,300.25 | $7.65 | View Invite |
| 2/8/2011 | Reception |
Tennessee Disability Coalition | $3,744.00 | $11.28 | View Invite |
| 1/18/2011 | Reception Honoring Beth Harwell |
AT&T, Farrar & Bates LLP, Insurors of TN, McMahan Winstead, Piedmont Natural Gas, TN Health Care Assn, Vanderbilt University | $3,300.32 | $3.30 | View Invite |
| 1/18/2011 | Education Reform Boot Camp |
TN Business Education Coalition, TN Business Roundtable, TN Chamber of Commerce & Industry, and SCORE | $6,417.67 | $51.99 | View Invite |
| 1/15/2011 | Legislative Inaugural Reception |
McMahan Winstead | $15,622.52 | $46.08 | View Invite |
| 1/15/2011 | Inauguration Brunch |
Adams and Reese | $13,111.00 | $43.70 | View Invite |
| 1/13/2011 | Reception |
Vanderbilt University | $8,726.00 | $44.00 | View Invite |
| 1/11/2011 | Reception for 107th General Assembly |
AT&T | $22,406.39 | $28.32 | View Invite |
| 1/6/2011 | Annual Legislative Dinner |
Chattanooga-Hamilton County Medical Society | $2,057.83 | $41.00 | View Invite |