They may do it next session.
Maybe the new law should be called the anti-government waste and potlatch law.
He may be approaching it from the wrong direction.
Are there any applicable laws as to how police departments can dispose of *surplus* equipment?
It is pretty common for government organizations to have strict limits on how they dispose of such equipment, as it would be very easy, once some equipment, say a desk or chairs, are declared surplus, that it could just be thrown away, the employees would walk out the door with it for personal use or resale.
In this case, the Memphis PD is essentially saying that it is going to destroy perhaps hundreds of dollars of government property, instead of surplussing it off through normal channels. In most cases, that is a big no-no.