# Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-25-105: Construction

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-25-105
- **Heading:** Construction
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 47 / Chapter 25 / Section 47-25-105

## Text

Where necessary to consider the competitive effects of conduct or an agreement challenged under this part, a court shall consider exclusively the actual or reasonably likely effects of the challenged conduct or agreement on full and free competition. A full and free competitive process advances consumer welfare, which is served by competition on dimensions of price, quality, innovation, output, and consumer choice. This section does not confer standing on, or serve as proof of damages as to, any party. Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 776,s 4, eff. 4/23/2024. Acts 1891, ch. 218, § 3; Shan., § 3187; Code 1932, § 5884; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 69-105.
Where necessary to consider the competitive effects of conduct or an agreement challenged under this part, a court shall consider exclusively the actual or reasonably likely effects of the challenged conduct or agreement on full and free competition. A full and free competitive process advances consumer welfare, which is served by competition on dimensions of price, quality, innovation, output, and consumer choice. This section does not confer standing on, or serve as proof of damages as to, any party.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 776,s 4, eff. 4/23/2024.
Acts 1891, ch. 218, § 3; Shan., § 3187; Code 1932, § 5884; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 69-105.

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