Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-15-101 (2026)
Creation - Membership - Terms
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a)
- (1) There is created a state building commission composed of seven (7) ex officio members who shall be the governor, the secretary of state, the comptroller of the treasury, the state treasurer, the commissioner of finance and administration, the speakers of the senate and the house of representatives.
- (2) The governor shall serve as chair and the commission shall elect from its membership a vice chair and secretary.
- (b) The attorney general and reporter shall serve as legal counsel to the commission in accordance with the requirements of § 8-6-301.
- (c) In the event that the voting membership of any ex officio members is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, they shall continue as ex officio nonvoting members, and in addition, the senate and house of representatives shall by joint resolution appoint another person or persons to be a voting member or members.
Acts 1955, ch. 304, § 1; 1967, ch. 111, § 1; T.C.A., § 4-1501; Acts 1980, ch. 741, § 2; 1982, ch. 810, § 5; 1982, ch. 915, §§ 1, 2.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2001–2007 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Comm'r of Transp. v. Med. Bird Black Bear White Eagle, 63 S.W.3d 734 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001).
State Ex Rel. Comm'r of Transp. v. Med. Bird Black Bear White Eagle, 63 S.W.3d 734 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001). “2000) (Office of Legislative Services, Office of Legal Services, Office of Legislative Administration, and Office of Management Information); Tenn.Code Ann. § 4-15-101(b) (1998) (Building Commission); Tenn.”
Tennessee Env't Council v. Water Quality Control Bd., 250 S.W.3d 44 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2007). “The State also insisted the motion should be denied because the Tennessee Building Commission had not approved the project, and the Department of Finance and Administration could not lawfully disburse the funds without that approval, as mandated by Tenn.Code Ann. § 4-15-101 et…”
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-15-101(b): 1 case
State Ex Rel. Comm'r of Transp. v. Med. Bird Black Bear White Eagle, 63 S.W.3d 734 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001). “2000) (Office of Legislative Services, Office of Legal Services, Office of Legislative Administration, and Office of Management Information); Tenn.Code Ann. § 4-15-101(b) (1998) (Building Commission); Tenn.”
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