Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee SB 540
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 Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Stevens
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 13, 2025): Pub. Ch. 321
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 27, 2026, 12:10 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2025 House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2025 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 6, 2025 Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/6/2025 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Feb 25, 2025 Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/25/2025 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- May 13, 2025 · Legislature
Pub. Ch. 321 - May 13, 2025 · Legislature
Effective date(s) 05/02/2025 - May 2, 2025 · Senate
Signed by Governor. - Apr 22, 2025 · Senate
Transmitted to Governor for action. - Apr 21, 2025 · Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker - Apr 21, 2025 · House
Signed by H. Speaker - Apr 17, 2025 · Senate
Enrolled and ready for signatures - Apr 15, 2025 · House
Subst. for comp. HB. - Apr 15, 2025 · House
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0378) - Apr 15, 2025 · House
Passed H., Ayes 75, Nays 17, PNV 2 - Mar 10, 2025 · House
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. - Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0017) - Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 3, PNV 1 - Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Sponsor(s) Added. - Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House - Mar 4, 2025 · Senate
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/6/2025 - Feb 25, 2025 · Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 - Feb 19, 2025 · Senate
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/25/2025 - Feb 12, 2025 · Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee - Feb 10, 2025 · Senate
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration - Jan 30, 2025 · Senate
Filed for introduction