TN SB0540 | 2025-2026 | 114th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-19 - Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/25/2025
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Hearing: Feb 25 @ 3:00 pm in Cordell Hull Building
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 30 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-19 - Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/25/2025
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Hearing: Feb 25 @ 3:00 pm in Cordell Hull Building
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Summary
As introduced, requires the court to consider any failure to pay child support, rather than failure for a period of three years or more, when making a child custody determination; clarifies that the court may preclude or limit any provisions of a parenting plan if the court finds that a parent has failed to pay child support. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 37, relative to child custody.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/25/2025 |
| 2025-02-12 | Senate | Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee |
| 2025-02-10 | Senate | Introduced, Passed on First Consideration |
| 2025-01-30 | Senate | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
HB0492 (Crossfiled) 2025-02-05 - Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee
