Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee SB 609
Child Custody and Support - As enacted, requires a court to consider the extent to which a parenting schedule provides each parent a meaningful opportunity to participate in the child's life, consistent with the child's best interest, in addition to the other relevant factors, when making a child custody determination. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Massey (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Apr 24, 2026): Pub. Ch. 683
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2026 Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/2/2026 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 30, 2026 House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 2, 2026 Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/2/2026 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Feb 24, 2026 Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1 2/24/2026 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- Apr 24, 2026 · House
Pub. Ch. 683 - Apr 24, 2026 · House
Effective date(s) 07/01/2026 - Apr 16, 2026 · House
Signed by Governor. - Apr 7, 2026 · House
Transmitted to Governor for action. - Apr 6, 2026 · Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker - Apr 6, 2026 · House
Signed by H. Speaker - Apr 2, 2026 · Senate
Concurred, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Amendment 1 - HA0756) - Apr 2, 2026 · House
Enrolled and ready for signatures - Mar 31, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/2/2026 - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Subst. for comp. HB. - Mar 30, 2026 · House
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0756) - Mar 30, 2026 · House
Passed H., as am., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0 - Mar 5, 2026 · House
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0516) - Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 - Mar 2, 2026 · House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House - Feb 27, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/2/2026 - Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1 - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/24/2026 - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2/24/2026 - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/17/2026 - Feb 12, 2025 · Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee - Feb 10, 2025 · House
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration - Jan 31, 2025 · House
Filed for introduction