Article I. Declaration of Rights
Article I, Section 20
Constitution of the State of Tennessee
Official text
That no retrospective law, or law impairing the obligations of contracts, shall be made.
Source: Tennessee Blue Book 2025-2026 (Tennessee Secretary of State)
In plain English
No retrospective (backward-reaching) laws and no laws impairing the obligation of contracts.
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