Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-44-103 (2026)
Notice of public meetings
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a)Notice of Regular Meetings. Any such governmental body which holds a meeting previously scheduled by statute, ordinance, or resolution shall give adequate public notice of such meeting.
- (b)Notice of Special Meetings. Any such governmental body which holds a meeting not previously scheduled by statute, ordinance, or resolution, or for which notice is not already provided by law, shall give adequate public notice of such meeting.
- (c) The notice requirements of this part are in addition to, and not in substitution of, any other notice required by law.
Acts 1974, ch. 442, § 3; T.C.A., § 8-4403.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 20
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1990–2023 · leading case: Bob Fannon, Individually & as a City Councilman for the City of LaFollette v. City of LaFollotte, 329 S.W.3d 418 (Tenn. 2010).
Bob Fannon, Individually & as a City Councilman for the City of LaFollette v. City of LaFollotte, 329 S.W.3d 418 (Tenn. 2010). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-44-102 (b)(1)(A). “Any such governmental body which holds a meeting not previously scheduled .”
Souder v. Health Partners, Inc., 997 S.W.2d 140 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1998). “[T]he notice required by Tenn.Code Ann. § 8-44-103 is sufficient as long as it gives interested citizens a reasonable opportunity to exercise their right to be present at a governing body’s meeting.”
Neese v. Paris Special Sch. Dist., 813 S.W.2d 432 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1990). “T.C.A. § 8-44-103. “[AJdequate public notice means adequate public notice under the circumstances, or such notice based on the totality of the circumstances as would fairly inform the public.”
Zseltvay v. Metro. Gov't of Nashville & Davidson Cnty., 986 S.W.2d 581 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1998). “It is undisputed that prior to this meeting, the Board met the public notice requirements of Tenn.Code Ann. § 8-44-103 of the Open Meetings Act.”
Rudolph Jones, Jr. Susan Jones Tandy Jones Gilliland v. City of Lakeland, Tennessee, a Tennessee Mun. Corp., 224 F.3d 518 (6th Cir. 2000). “See Tenn.Code Ann. § 8-44-103 (1993) (providing for public notice of regular and special meetings); § 69-3-104(d) (Supp.”
Abou-Sakher v. Humphreys Cnty., 955 S.W.2d 65 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1997). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 8-44-105 (1993). Accordingly, the airport authority’s decision to hire Mr.”
Thompson v. Memphis Light, Gas & Water Div., 244 S.W.3d 815 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2007). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 8-44-103(2002). Minutes recorded and open to public — Secret votes prohibited.”
Tennessee Com. Roe Fishermen's Ass'n v. Tennessee Wildlife Resources Comm'n (Tenn. Ct. App. 2016). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-44-103 . The statute offers no further guidance as to what constitutes ―adequate public notice‖ in the context of a regular or special meeting.”
Bob Fannon v. City of Lafollette (Tenn. Ct. App. 2010). “BACKGROUND This declaratory judgment action was brought by the plaintiff, Bob Fannon, a Councilman for the City of LaFollette (“City”), asserting a violation of the Tennessee Open Meetings Act, Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-44-103 (2002 ). The relevant facts involved in this lawsuit…”
Kevin Fisher v. Rutherford Cnty. Reg'l Plan. Comm'n (Tenn. Ct. App. 2013). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-44-103 . The statute offers no further guidance as to what constitutes “adequate public notice” in the context of a regular meeting.”
Kinser v. Town of Oliver Springs, 880 S.W.2d 681 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1994). “Specifically he insists the council did not give notice as required by T.C.A. § 8-44-103(b) which provides: “Notice of Special Meetings.”
Wayne Gray v. Dickson Cnty., Tennessee (Tenn. Ct. App. 2022). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-44-103 (a), (b) (distinguishing between “regular” and “special” meetings).”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-44-103(2002) — 1 case
Thompson v. Memphis Light, Gas & Water Div., 244 S.W.3d 815 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2007). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 8-44-103(2002). Minutes recorded and open to public — Secret votes prohibited.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-44-103(a) — 2 cases
Abou-Sakher v. Humphreys Cnty., 955 S.W.2d 65 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1997). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 8-44-105 (1993). Accordingly, the airport authority’s decision to hire Mr.”
Long v. City of Coopertown, 801 F. Supp. 2d 674 (M.D. Tenn. 2011).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-44-103(b) — 3 cases
Bob Fannon, Individually & as a City Councilman for the City of LaFollette v. City of LaFollotte, 329 S.W.3d 418 (Tenn. 2010). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-44-102 (b)(1)(A). “Any such governmental body which holds a meeting not previously scheduled .”
Kinser v. Town of Oliver Springs, 880 S.W.2d 681 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1994). “Specifically he insists the council did not give notice as required by T.C.A. § 8-44-103(b) which provides: “Notice of Special Meetings.”
City of New Johnsonville v. Kevin E. Handley & Gene Plant v. Kevin E. Handley (Tenn. Ct. App. 2005).
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