Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee SB 943
Civil Procedure - As enacted, requires, in a child custody order, the court to include written findings of fact as to whether the limitations in present law relative to restrictions in temporary or permanent parenting plans apply; makes other changes relative to child court proceedings; clarifies, for purposes of domestic abuse law, that "abuse" includes acts inflicted directly by the offending party or indirectly through a third party, including, but not limited to, a family member, friend, significant other, or coworker, on behalf of the offending party. - 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 29, 2025): Pub. Ch. 265
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2025 House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2025 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Apr 7, 2025 Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/7/2025 Passed (1) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
| Mar 25, 2025 Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/25/2025 Passed (2) | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- Apr 29, 2025 · House
Pub. Ch. 265 - Apr 29, 2025 · House
Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 - Apr 24, 2025 · House
Signed by Governor. - Apr 21, 2025 · House
Signed by H. Speaker - Apr 21, 2025 · House
Transmitted to Governor for action. - Apr 17, 2025 · Senate
Signed by Senate Speaker - Apr 16, 2025 · House
Enrolled and ready for signatures - Apr 14, 2025 · House
Subst. for comp. HB. - Apr 14, 2025 · House
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0330) - Apr 14, 2025 · House
Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 - Apr 9, 2025 · House
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. - Apr 7, 2025 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Apr 7, 2025 · House
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0215) - Apr 7, 2025 · Senate
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 - Apr 7, 2025 · House
Engrossed; ready for transmission to House - Apr 4, 2025 · House
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025 - Apr 3, 2025 · House
Senate Reset on calendar for 4/7/2025 - Apr 2, 2025 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Apr 1, 2025 · House
Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/3/2025 - Mar 25, 2025 · Senate
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 - Mar 24, 2025 · House
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/25/2025 - Mar 19, 2025 · House
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2025 - Feb 12, 2025 · Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee - Feb 10, 2025 · House
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration - Feb 5, 2025 · House
Filed for introduction