Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-9-101 (2026)
Creation - Composition
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) There is created a board of commissioners for the promotion of uniformity of legislation in the United States, composed of three (3) lawyers appointed by the governor, one (1) lawyer appointed by the speaker of the senate, one (1) lawyer appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, and any former member of the board who has been elected as a life member of the Uniform Law Commission. Any vacancy on the board by resignation, death, or otherwise arising shall be filled by the appointment of a lawyer by the governor, if the vacant position was initially filled by appointment by the governor, by the speaker of the senate if the vacant position was initially filled by appointment by the speaker of the senate, or by the speaker of the house of representatives, if the vacant position was initially filled by appointment by the speaker of the house of representatives. In making appointments to the board, the governor, the speaker of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives shall strive to ensure that the makeup of the board reflects and represents the diversity of persons in this state.
- (b) The director of the office of legal services, or the director's designee, shall serve as a member of the board and may assist the board in the timely and thorough performance of its duties.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 494,s 6, eff. 2/21/2024.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 494,s 4, eff. 2/21/2024.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 395, s 1, eff. 5/18/2017.
Acts 1909, ch. 86, § 1; Shan., § 3608a117; mod. Code 1932, § 1013; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-901; Acts 1981, ch. 31, § 3; 1988, ch. 1013, § 2.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2006–2006 · leading case: Richard John Jolly v. Lynette Suzanne Jolly (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006).
Richard John Jolly v. Lynette Suzanne Jolly (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). “Jolly challenged for the first time the constitutionality of T.C.A. §§ 4-9-101 through 4-9-104 (Commission for Uniform Legislation), 36-5-121 (alimony and child support), 36-5-104 (failure to comply with child support order), 36-6-201 through 36-6-511 (child custody, visitation,…”
Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-9-101(1): 1 case
Richard John Jolly v. Lynette Suzanne Jolly (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). “Jolly challenged for the first time the constitutionality of T.C.A. §§ 4-9-101 through 4-9-104 (Commission for Uniform Legislation), 36-5-121 (alimony and child support), 36-5-104 (failure to comply with child support order), 36-6-201 through 36-6-511 (child custody, visitation,…”
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