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§ 3-1-103 — Composition of state house of representative districts

Tennessee § 3-1-103
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Tenn. Code Ann. § 3-1-103 (2026).

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(a)(1) All census descriptions, counties, voting districts (VTDs), tracts, blocks, census delineations, census district lines, and other census designations are those established for or by the United States department of commerce, bureau of the census, for taking the 2020 federal decennial census in Tennessee as contained in the automated geographic database, known as the TIGER (topologically integrated geographic encoding and referencing) system.
(2)As provided in subsection (c), each district is described county by county in alphabetical order and, if a county is split, by the portion of such split county. Split counties are described by VTDs and, if further divided, by census blocks.
(b)It is the intention of the general assembly that:
(1)Each district be represented by a single mem

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Legislative History

Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 598, s 1, eff. 2/6/2022. Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 194, s 6, eff. 4/22/2021. Acts 1965 (E.S.), ch. 3, § 3; 1973, ch. 161, §§ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; 1974, ch. 600, §§ 1-15; 1974, ch. 657, § 1; 1975, ch. 174, § 1; 1975, ch. 180, § 1; 1976, ch. 622, §§ 1, 2; 1976, ch. 625, §§ 1-7; 1976, ch. 632, §§ 1, 2; 1976, ch. 640, § 1; 1976, ch. 662, §§ 1, 2; 1976, ch. 835, §§ 1, 2; 1977, ch. 304, §§ 1-4; 1978, ch. 579, §§ 1, 2; 1978, ch. 765, §§ 1-4; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; 1979, ch. 294, §§ 1, 2; 1979, ch. 441, § 1; T.C.A., § 3-103; Acts 1981, ch. 537, § 1; 1982, ch. 900, §§ 1-49; 1982, ch. 933, §§ 1, 2, 4, 5; 1983, ch. 275, §§ 1, 2; 1984, ch. 778, § 2; 1985, ch. 28, §§ 1-4; 1985, ch. 259, §§ 1, 2; 1985, ch. 390, §§ 1, 2; 1986, ch. 827, §§ 1, 2; 1988, ch. 744, § 1; 1988, ch. 871, § 1; 1989, ch. 438, § 1; 1991, ch. 373, § 2; 1992, ch. 836, § 1; 1994, ch. 536, § 1; 2002, ch. 468, § 1; 2012 , ch. 511, § 1.

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Composition of state house of representative districts
§ 3-1-104
Residence requirements - Counties electing two or more direct representatives
§ 3-1-105
Oaths of office
§ 3-1-106
Expense and mileage allowances
§ 3-1-107
Salaries
§ 3-1-108
Joint convention for state-of-the-state address
§ 3-1-109
Office space, equipment, and supplies
§ 3-1-110
Business or occupation participation not part-time or temporary
§ 3-1-111
Official flag of the general assembly
§ 3-1-112
Toll-free telephone service to the general assembly - Access for the deaf
§ 3-1-113
Purchases of computer equipment by members
§ 3-1-114
Reporting requirement satisfied by notice to legislators of publication of report
§ 3-1-115
Orientation on ethics laws and rules for general assembly members
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