Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-1-113 (2026)
Meetings of boards and commissions
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a)
- (1) Boards and commissions established under this title shall meet on the call of their chair, or if there is no chair, of the oldest member of the body in age.
- (2) All meetings shall be open and subject to title 8, chapter 44.
- (3) With respect to meetings regularly scheduled by county election commissions or county primary boards, the public notice requirement of this section may be met by permanently posting in the commission office a conspicuous meeting notice. All notices shall state the time, place and purpose for which the meeting is called.
- (4) Official minutes of all meetings shall be kept in permanent form and shall include the vote of each member on all issues passed upon. Minutes shall be available to the public for examination at reasonable times.
- (b) A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for any board or commission established under this title. Action shall be taken by vote of the majority of the members of the board or commission present. Any action taken at a meeting which does not meet the requirements of this section is voidable at the request of any person who is adversely affected by the action.
Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; 1978, ch. 754, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-113; Acts 1980, ch. 609, § 2.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1981–2022 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Inman v. Brock, 622 S.W.2d 36 (Tenn. 1981).
State Ex Rel. Inman v. Brock, 622 S.W.2d 36 (Tenn. 1981). “[5] The basis for this allegation was that these gentlemen were nominated for those positions by the state Democratic Executive Committee by secret ballot contrary to T.C.A. § 2-1-113. [6] Plaintiffs contend that the defendants thereby committed a misdemeanor under T.”
Robert Starbuck Newsom a/k/a Robby Starbuck v. Tennessee Repub. Party (2022). “”); see also Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-1-113 (2014) (the meetings of boards and commissions established under Title 2 shall be open).”
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