Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee HB 492
Child Custody and Support - As enacted, 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.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Farmer (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 13, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 321
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2025 House | HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025 4/10/2025 (1) | fail | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 9, 2025 House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/9/2025 Passed (2) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 4, 2025 House | HOUSE CHILDREN AND FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/4/2025 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- May 13, 2025 · House
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 321 - Apr 15, 2025 · House
Comp. SB subst. - Apr 15, 2025 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Apr 10, 2025 · House
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025 - Apr 9, 2025 · House
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee - Apr 9, 2025 · House
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025 - Apr 2, 2025 · House
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2025 - Apr 2, 2025 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025 - Mar 26, 2025 · House
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025 - Mar 26, 2025 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025 - Mar 19, 2025 · House
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/26/2025 - Mar 19, 2025 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025 - Mar 12, 2025 · House
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/19/2025 - Mar 12, 2025 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/19/2025 - Mar 5, 2025 · House
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/12/2025 - Mar 4, 2025 · House
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee - Feb 26, 2025 · House
Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/4/2025 - Feb 5, 2025 · House
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee - Feb 5, 2025 · House
Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee - Feb 3, 2025 · House
Intro., P1C. - Jan 29, 2025 · House
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