Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-5-301 (2026)

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This part is known and may be cited as the "Uniform Arbitration Act."

Repealed and reenacted by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 319, s 1, eff. 7/1/2023.

Acts 1983, ch. 462, §§ 17, 23.


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 70 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1988–2025 · leading case: Rosenberg v. BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc., 219 S.W.3d 892 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006).
Rosenberg v. BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc., 219 S.W.3d 892 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 4× “[I]f the party that gave notice of dissatisfaction remains dissatisfied, then the party shall so notify the other party and the matter shall be promptly submitted to inexpensive and binding arbitration in accordance with the Tennessee Uniform Arbitration Act at Tennessee Code…”
T.R. Mills Contractors, Inc. v. WRH Enter., LLC, 93 S.W.3d 861 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “The Uniform Arbitration Act (“UAA”) as adopted in Tennessee and codified at sections 29-5-301 to -320 of the Tennessee Code, however, creates limited exceptions to this rule.”
Merrimack Mut. Fire Ins. Co. v. Batts, 59 S.W.3d 142 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “Scodro, Arbitrating Novel Legal Questions: A Recommendation for Reform, 105 Yale L.”
Morgan Keegan & Co., Inc. v. William Hamilton Smythe, III, 401 S.W.3d 595 (Tenn. 2013). · cites it 2× “Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 29-5-301 to -320 (2012).”
Pyburn v. Bill Heard Chevrolet, 63 S.W.3d 351 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “Initially, we note that the KareMor opinion was discussing the Tennessee Uniform Arbitration Act, T.C.A. § 29-5-301, and not the FAA, so matters relating to preemption were not at issue.”
D & E Constr. Co. v. Robert J. Denley Co., 38 S.W.3d 513 (Tenn. 2001). · cites it 2× “7 *518 Standard of Review Tennessee has adopted the Uniform Arbitration Act, see Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 29-5-301 to -320 (2000), which governs “the scope of judicial review of arbitration awards.”
Team Design v. Gottlieb, 104 S.W.3d 512 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 29-5-301, -320 (2000). 6 .”
Frizzell Constr. Co. v. Gatlinburg, L.L.C., 9 S.W.3d 79 (Tenn. 1999). · cites it 2× “1991), the Court of Appeals held that the issue of fraudulent inducement could not be submitted to arbitration under the Tennessee Uniform Arbitration Act, Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 29-5-301 to-320 (Supp.1990).”
Pugh's Lawn Landscape Co. v. Jaycon Dev. Corp., 320 S.W.3d 252 (Tenn. 2010). · cites it 2× “2 Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 29-5-301 to -320 (2000).”
Arnold v. Morgan Keegan & Co., Inc., 914 S.W.2d 445 (Tenn. 1996). · cites it 2× “Tennessee has adopted the Uniform Arbitration Act, Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 29-5-301 through 320 (Supp.”
Glassman, Edwards, Wyatt, Tuttle & Cox, P.C. v. B. J. Wade, 404 S.W.3d 464 (Tenn. 2013). · cites it 2× “See Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 29-5-301 to-320 (2012).”
City of Blaine v. John Coleman Hayes & Assocs., Inc., 818 S.W.2d 33 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “The Uniform Arbitration Act was passed by our Legislature in 1983 and is now codified as T.C.A. § 29-5-301 — § 29-5-320 (Supp.1990).”
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