{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-6-54-143","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-54-143","heading":"Attendance of meetings by service members through use of two-way electronic audio-video communication","body":"(a) By passage of an ordinance, by a two-thirds (2/3) vote, a municipal legislative body may allow a service member who is deployed for thirteen (13) months or less while serving as a member of the municipal legislative body to attend sessions of the body through the use of two-way electronic audio-video communication during the deployment. Attendance by the use of two-way electronic audio-video communication does not prevent the service member from being allowed to vote or drawing pay for attendance. Only one (1) service member at a time may attend and vote in sessions of the body as provided in this subsection (a). (b) As used in this section, \"service member\" means a member of the following: (1) The active and reserve components of the army, navy, air force, marine corps, or coast guard of the United States; (2) The United States merchant marine; (3) The commissioned corps of the United States public health service; (4) The commissioned corps of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration of the United States; or (5) The national guard of this state. Acts 2018 , ch. 604, § 1.\n(a) By passage of an ordinance, by a two-thirds (2/3) vote, a municipal legislative body may allow a service member who is deployed for thirteen (13) months or less while serving as a member of the municipal legislative body to attend sessions of the body through the use of two-way electronic audio-video communication during the deployment. Attendance by the use of two-way electronic audio-video communication does not prevent the service member from being allowed to vote or drawing pay for attendance. Only one (1) service member at a time may attend and vote in sessions of the body as provided in this subsection (a).\n(b) As used in this section, \"service member\" means a member of the following: (1) The active and reserve components of the army, navy, air force, marine corps, or coast guard of the United States; (2) The United States merchant marine; (3) The commissioned corps of the United States public health service; (4) The commissioned corps of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration of the United States; or (5) The national guard of this state.\n(1) The active and reserve components of the army, navy, air force, marine corps, or coast guard of the United States;\n(2) The United States merchant marine;\n(3) The commissioned corps of the United States public health service;\n(4) The commissioned corps of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration of the United States; or\n(5) The national guard of this state.","path":["TN Code","Title 6","Chapter 54"],"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":"4b0b25c8120374fe93b97bde045c357d94f1798da71b5ef6615e13703da391ed","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-6-54-142","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-6-54-144"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}