Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 9-8-301 (2026)

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(a) There is hereby created an administrative tribunal consisting of three (3) members, one (1) from each grand division, known as the "Tennessee claims commission."

(b) For administrative purposes, the commission shall be attached to the treasury department. The administrative responsibilities of the commission shall be performed by the state treasurer, in consultation with the claims commission and under the oversight of the board of claims. The state treasurer is authorized to delegate to the administrative clerk such of these responsibilities as the state treasurer deems appropriate.

(c) The authority to appoint, terminate and control the staff of the commission shall rest with the state treasurer; provided, that the individual claims commissioners may appoint, terminate and control the staff personnel assigned to their respective offices. All decisions relative to compensation of the staff of the commission, including the staff positions assigned to the individual commissioners, shall be subject to the approval of the state treasurer. The individual claims commissioners shall consult with the state treasurer prior to taking any personnel action with respect to the staff personnel assigned to their respective offices, and the state treasurer shall consult with the members of the claims commission prior to taking any personnel action for all other staff of the commission.

(d) The employees shall not have state service status but shall be subject to personnel policies and regulations which are applicable to employees of the treasury department, such as leave, compensation, classification and travel requests.

(e) Notwithstanding any provision of Acts 1997, ch. 165, to the contrary, the autonomy of individual claims commissioners in performing their claims adjudication function shall be respected by the state treasurer and the board of claims. Nothing within that act shall be construed to give the state treasurer or board of claims authority to supervise or take any personal actions with regard to the individual claims commissioners.

(f) For the purposes of this part and part 4 of this chapter, "grand division of the state" shall be defined as such term is defined in title 4, chapter 1, part 2, except that Cumberland County shall be included within the middle grand division.

Acts 1984, ch. 972, § 1; 1997 , ch. 165, §§ 2, 11; 2003 , ch. 411, § 1; 2012 , ch. 800, § 49.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 75 cases (15 in the last 5 years), 1986–2026 · leading case: Brown v. State, 783 S.W.2d 567 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1989).

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Brown v. State, 783 S.W.2d 567 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 8× “The plaintiff subsequently entered a Non-Suit without prejudice in response to a Motion to Dismiss filed by the University of Tennessee based upon T.C.A. § 9-8-301 et. seq., which is the legislation creating the Claims Commission.”

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× “2000) (Registry of Election Finance); Tenn. Code Ann. § 9-8-301 (b), (e) (1999) (Tennessee Claims Commission).”

Timothy Sumner v. Campbell Clinic, PC, 498 S.W.3d 20 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 4× “After noting that Rule 3 of the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure is not followed by the Commission, the Commission’s Rules state as follows: “Claims before the Commission are commenced in the manner described in T.C.A. §§ 9-8-301 et seq. and Jfil et seq.”

Beare Co. v. Olsen, 711 S.W.2d 603 (Tenn. 1986). · cites it 4× “" [3] For claims paid to the State after January 1, 1985, see T.C.A. § 9-8-301, et seq. See also Chapter 105, Public Acts of 1985.”

Stewart v. State, 33 S.W.3d 785 (Tenn. 2000). · cites it 2× “See Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 9-8-301 to 307 (1999). While the Claims Commission has exclusive jurisdiction to hear claims arising against the state, cf.”

Haley v. Univ. of Tennessee-Knoxville, 188 S.W.3d 518 (Tenn. 2006). · cites it 2× “The Tennessee Claims Commission Act, Tenn.Code Ann. § 9-8-301 et seq., waives the state’s sovereign immunity and provides claimants with a cause of action— and a deep pocket — -that they would not otherwise be able to pursue.”

Mullins v. State, 320 S.W.3d 273 (Tenn. 2010). · cites it 2× “Acts 1026 , 1027-28 (codified at Tenn.Code Ann. § 9-8-301(a), -305(1) (Supp.”

Richard Moreno v. City of Clarksville, 479 S.W.3d 795 (Tenn. 2015). · cites it 2× “) The- determinative question is how this statute should work in combination with the Claims Commission Act, Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 9-8-301 to -408, and the procedural rules, promulgated by the Claims Commission, Tenn.”

Comput. Shoppe, Inc. v. State, 780 S.W.2d 729 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “11 The Act, as now codified at Tenn.Code Ann. § 9-8-301 through 9-8-307 (1987 & Supp.”

Lucas v. State, 141 S.W.3d 121 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “These consolidated cases present two separate factual situations involving alleged liability of the state under the Tennessee Claims Commission Act, Tennessee Code Annotated section 9-8-301, et seq., for dangerous conditions existing on two separate highways.”

Helton v. Knox Cnty., Tenn., 922 S.W.2d 877 (Tenn. 1996). · cites it 2× “Tenn.Code Ann. § 9-8-301 et seq. Subsection (a)(l)(I) addresses negligence in planning, designing, inspecting, constructing, and maintaining public highways and bridges.”

Joe Mosley v. State of Tennessee, 475 S.W.3d 767 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “Acts 1026 , 1027-28 (codified at Tenn.Code Ann. § 9-8-301 (a), -305(1)). As the Supreme Court opined in Mullins , The Claims Commission and its commissioners have exclusive jurisdiction to adjudicate all monetary claims -against the State which fall within certain specified…”

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— Tenn. Code Ann. § 9-8-301(a) — 4 cases

Mullins v. State, 320 S.W.3d 273 (Tenn. 2010). “Acts 1026 , 1027-28 (codified at Tenn.Code Ann. § 9-8-301(a), -305(1) (Supp.”

Henri Etta Brooks v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Ct. App. 2024).

Lisa Womble v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Ct. App. 2013).

Diana Morris v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Ct. App. 1997).

— Tenn. Code Ann. § 9-8-301(a)(1)(C) — 1 case

Norman Hamby v. State (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002).

— Tenn. Code Ann. § 9-8-301(a)(1)(K) — 1 case

Johnson v. State of Tennessee (W.D. Tenn. 2021).

— Tenn. Code Ann. § 9-8-301(a)(1)(N) — 1 case

Richard Madkins v. State (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002).

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