Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-101 (2026)

Administrative departments and divisions - Creation

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There are created and established the following administrative departments of state government:

(1) Department of agriculture;

(2) Department of audit;

(3) Department of children's services;

(4) Department of commerce and insurance;

(5) Department of correction;

(6) Department of economic and community development;

(7) Department of education;

(8) Department of environment and conservation;

(9) Department of finance and administration;

(10) Department of financial institutions;

(11) Department of general services;

(12) Department of health;

(13) Department of human resources;

(14) Department of human services;

(15) Department of disability and aging;

(16) Department of labor and workforce development;

(17) Department of mental health and substance abuse services;

(18) Department of revenue;

(19) Department of safety;

(20) Department of state;

(21) Department of tourist development;

(22) Department of transportation;

(23) Department of the treasury;

(24) Department of veterans services; and

(25) Legal department.

Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 688,s 101, eff. 7/1/2024.

Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 24, s 3, eff. 7/1/2015.

Acts 1923, ch. 7, §§ 1, 24; Shan. Supp., §§ 373a30, 373a62; Acts 1929, ch. 22, § 1; Code 1932, §§ 255, 286, 9950; Acts 1933, ch. 92, § 1(12); 1937, ch. 33, §§ 1, 5, 15, 31; 1939, ch. 11, §§ 1, 10, 16; 1945, ch. 28, § 1; 1945, ch. 34, § 1; 1945, ch. 40, § 1; 1947, ch. 29, § 10; C. Supp. 1950, §§ 255.1, 255.5, 255.15; Acts 1953, ch. 27, § 1; 1953, ch. 163, § 1; 1955, ch. 102, § 1; 1959, ch. 9, §§ 2, 3, 5-7, 9, 11, 14; 1961, ch. 97, §§ 1, 5; 1963, ch. 169, §§ 1, 3; 1971, ch. 137, § 1; 1972, ch. 543, §§ 3, 7, 10; 1972, ch. 829, § 18; 1972, ch. 852, §§ 4, 15; 1973, ch. 294, § 2; 1975, ch. 219, § 1(a); 1975, ch. 248, § 1(a); 1975, ch. 249, § 1(a); 1976, ch. 468, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-301; Acts 1983, ch. 216, § 1; 1983, ch. 311, § 1; 1983, ch. 472, § 1; 1989, ch. 278, § 16; 1991, ch. 289, § 1; 1991, ch. 448, § 1; 1996, ch. 1079, § 17; 1999, ch. 520, §§ 15, 16; 2000, ch. 947, § 6; 2007 , ch. 60, § 1; 2010 , ch. 1100, §§ 3, 4; 2012 , ch. 575, § 1.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1983–2026 · 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).

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State Ex Rel. Comm'r of Transp. v. Med. Bird Black Bear White Eagle, 63 S.W.3d 734 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “52 Tenn.Code Ann. § 4-3-101(9) (Supp.2000). The chief executive officer of the Department of Environment and Conservation is the Commissioner of Environment and Conservation who, as a gubernatorial appointee, serves on the Governor’s cabinet.”

Hix v. Tennessee Dep't of Corr., 196 F. App'x 350 (6th Cir. 2006). “2003) (holding that Tennessee Department of Children’s Services and the Department of Finance are “the State” such that § 1983 claims against officials of those departments in their official capacity are not cognizable).”

Hornberger v. Tennessee, 782 F. Supp. 2d 561 (M.D. Tenn. 2011). · cites it 2× “§ 4-3-1201), and DHS is identified by the Tennessee Code, the courts of the State of Tennessee, and Tennessee’s executive branch as an executive administrative agency of the state of Tennessee, see Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-101 (recognizing DHS as one of the state’s twenty-four…”

In Re Butcher, 32 B.R. 572 (Bankr. E.D. Tenn. 1983). · cites it 2× “Tenn.Code Ann. § 4-3-101(4) (1979), amended by Pub.”

Sentinel Trust Co. v. Lavender, 206 S.W.3d 501 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2005). “Chapter 1, Part 1, of Title 45, Department of Financial Institutions, reads: The department, created by § 4-3-101, is charged with the execution of all laws relative to persons doing or engaged in a banking or other business as provided in this title, except for pawnbrokers…”

Ward v. Tennessee Dep't of Educ. (M.D. Tenn. 2020). · cites it 2× “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-101 ; Smith v. Tennessee Dep't of Health, 2012 WL 5931718 , at *3 (M.”

Robinson (M.D. Tenn. 2026). · cites it 2× “”); Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-101 (5) (listing Department of Correction as an administrative department of the state)).”

In Re: Sentinel Trust Co. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2005). “2 Chapter 1, Part 1, of Title 45, Department of Financial Institutions, reads: The department, created by § 4-3-101, is charged with the execution of all laws relative to persons doing or engaged in a banking or other business as provided in this title, except for pawnbrokers…”

— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-101(4) — 1 case

In Re Butcher, 32 B.R. 572 (Bankr. E.D. Tenn. 1983). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 4-3-101(4) (1979), amended by Pub.”

— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-101(9) — 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). “52 Tenn.Code Ann. § 4-3-101(9) (Supp.2000). The chief executive officer of the Department of Environment and Conservation is the Commissioner of Environment and Conservation who, as a gubernatorial appointee, serves on the Governor’s cabinet.”

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