Tennessee · 114
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.
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Tennessee SB 540 amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37 to require courts to consider any failure to pay child support, rather than only failures lasting three years or more, when making custody determinations. The bill also clarifies that courts may preclude or limit parenting plan provisions if a parent is found to have failed to pay child support.
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Roll-call votes on this bill
| Motion / question | Chamber | Stage | Roll | Outcome | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
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| FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION… | lower | — | 4c91228a-2001-414a-8c09-15add2abc06a | pass | 0 | 0 | 2 | Apr 15, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4c91228a-2001-414a-8c09-15add2abc06a CC0-1.0 |
| FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/6/2025 Passed (1) | upper | — | cf594961-64b1-4655-8175-336b77e02072 | pass | 0 | 0 | 1 | Mar 6, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cf594961-64b1-4655-8175-336b77e02072 CC0-1.0 |
| SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment, refer to… | upper | — | 81aeca6c-2fc1-4daa-905f-d23b183b52c0 | pass | 0 | 0 | 0 | Feb 25, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/81aeca6c-2fc1-4daa-905f-d23b183b52c0 CC0-1.0 |