{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-4-3-101","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-101","heading":"Administrative departments and divisions - Creation","body":"There are created and established the following administrative departments of state government: (1) Department of agriculture; (2) Department of audit; (3) Department of children's services; (4) Department of commerce and insurance; (5) Department of correction; (6) Department of economic and community development; (7) Department of education; (8) Department of environment and conservation; (9) Department of finance and administration; (10) Department of financial institutions; (11) Department of general services; (12) Department of health; (13) Department of human resources; (14) Department of human services; (15) Department of disability and aging; (16) Department of labor and workforce development; (17) Department of mental health and substance abuse services; (18) Department of revenue; (19) Department of safety; (20) Department of state; (21) Department of tourist development; (22) Department of transportation; (23) Department of the treasury; (24) Department of veterans services; and (25) Legal department. Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 688,s 101, eff. 7/1/2024. Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 24, s 3, eff. 7/1/2015. Acts 1923, ch. 7, §§ 1, 24; Shan. Supp., §§ 373a30, 373a62; Acts 1929, ch. 22, § 1; Code 1932, §§ 255, 286, 9950; Acts 1933, ch. 92, § 1(12); 1937, ch. 33, §§ 1, 5, 15, 31; 1939, ch. 11, §§ 1, 10, 16; 1945, ch. 28, § 1; 1945, ch. 34, § 1; 1945, ch. 40, § 1; 1947, ch. 29, § 10; C. Supp. 1950, §§ 255.1, 255.5, 255.15; Acts 1953, ch. 27, § 1; 1953, ch. 163, § 1; 1955, ch. 102, § 1; 1959, ch. 9, §§ 2, 3, 5-7, 9, 11, 14; 1961, ch. 97, §§ 1, 5; 1963, ch. 169, §§ 1, 3; 1971, ch. 137, § 1; 1972, ch. 543, §§ 3, 7, 10; 1972, ch. 829, § 18; 1972, ch. 852, §§ 4, 15; 1973, ch. 294, § 2; 1975, ch. 219, § 1(a); 1975, ch. 248, § 1(a); 1975, ch. 249, § 1(a); 1976, ch. 468, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-301; Acts 1983, ch. 216, § 1; 1983, ch. 311, § 1; 1983, ch. 472, § 1; 1989, ch. 278, § 16; 1991, ch. 289, § 1; 1991, ch. 448, § 1; 1996, ch. 1079, § 17; 1999, ch. 520, §§ 15, 16; 2000, ch. 947, § 6; 2007 , ch. 60, § 1; 2010 , ch. 1100, §§ 3, 4; 2012 , ch. 575, § 1.\nThere are created and established the following administrative departments of state government:\n(1) Department of agriculture;\n(2) Department of audit;\n(3) Department of children's services;\n(4) Department of commerce and insurance;\n(5) Department of correction;\n(6) Department of economic and community development;\n(7) Department of education;\n(8) Department of environment and conservation;\n(9) Department of finance and administration;\n(10) Department of financial institutions;\n(11) Department of general services;\n(12) Department of health;\n(13) Department of human resources;\n(14) Department of human services;\n(15) Department of disability and aging;\n(16) Department of labor and workforce development;\n(17) Department of mental health and substance abuse services;\n(18) Department of revenue;\n(19) Department of safety;\n(20) Department of state;\n(21) Department of tourist development;\n(22) Department of transportation;\n(23) Department of the treasury;\n(24) Department of veterans services; and\nman services;\n(15) Department of disability and aging;\n(16) Department of labor and workforce development;\n(17) Department of mental health and substance abuse services;\n(18) Department of revenue;\n(19) Department of safety;\n(20) Department of state;\n(21) Department of tourist development;\n(22) Department of transportation;\n(23) Department of the treasury;\n(24) Department of veterans services; and\n(25) Legal department.","path":["TN Code","Title 4","Chapter 3"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"a3e5b725d7303af60dd76f4d0940392696491829a93210f52b45c921e5a1f021","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-4-3-1009","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-4-3-1010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}