{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-48-20-201","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-20-201","heading":"Amendment of bylaws by board of directors or shareholders","body":"(a) A corporation's board of directors may amend or repeal the corporation's bylaws unless: (1) The charter or chapters 11-27 of this title reserve this power exclusively to the shareholders in whole or in part; or (2) The shareholders in amending or repealing a particular bylaw provide expressly that the board of directors may not amend or repeal that bylaw. (b) A corporation's shareholders may amend or repeal the corporation's bylaws even though the bylaws may also be amended or repealed by its board of directors. Acts 1986, ch. 887, § 10.20.\n(a) A corporation's board of directors may amend or repeal the corporation's bylaws unless: (1) The charter or chapters 11-27 of this title reserve this power exclusively to the shareholders in whole or in part; or (2) The shareholders in amending or repealing a particular bylaw provide expressly that the board of directors may not amend or repeal that bylaw.\n(1) The charter or chapters 11-27 of this title reserve this power exclusively to the shareholders in whole or in part; or\n(2) The shareholders in amending or repealing a particular bylaw provide expressly that the board of directors may not amend or repeal that bylaw.\n(b) A corporation's shareholders may amend or repeal the corporation's bylaws even though the bylaws may also be amended or repealed by its board of directors.","path":["TN Code","Title 48","Chapter 20"],"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":"04106fe7d0a99d7cdb2c79827d34275251a6ef3c66f46f57257b9e374f493ebf","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-48-20-109","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-48-20-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}