§ 48-60-104 — Voting on amendments by members of a class

(a) The members of a class are entitled to vote as a class on a proposed amendment to the charter if the amendment would: (1) Affect the rights, privileges, preferences, restrictions, or conditions of that class as to voting, dissolution, redemption, or transfer of memberships in a manner different than the amendment would affect another class; (2) Change the rights, privileges, preferences, restrictions, or conditions of that class as to voting, dissolution, redemption, or transfer by changing the rights, privileges, preferences, restrictions or conditions of another class; (3) Increase or decrease the number of memberships authorized for that class; (4) Increase the number of memberships authorized for another class; (5) Effect an exchange or reclassification, or create the right of exchange, of all or part of the memberships of another class into memberships of the class; (6) Authorize a new class of memberships; or (7) Effect a termination of the memberships of that class. (b) If a class is to be divided into two (2) or more classes as a result of an amendment to the charter, the amendment must be approved by the members of each class that would be created by the amendment. (c) If a class vote is required to approve an amendment to the charter, the amendment must be approved by the members of the class by two thirds (2/3) of the votes cast by the class or a majority of the voting power of the class, whichever is less. (d) A class of members is entitled to the voting rights granted by this section although the charter and bylaws provide that the class may not vote on the proposed amendment.

Legislative History

Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 899,s 59, eff. 1/1/2015. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 899,s 58, eff. 1/1/2015. Acts 1987, ch. 242, § 10.04.