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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 615
SENATE BILL NO. 1872
By Johnson
Substituted for: House Bill No. 1627
By Lamberth, Cochran, Leatherwood
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 36-5-118 and Section 36-5-119, relative to
child support.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 36-5-118, is amended by deleting the
section and substituting instead:
Notwithstanding another law to the contrary, the department of human services
serves as the state disbursement unit. The department must establish, advertise, and
maintain a customer service unit for the express purpose of receiving and responding to
citizen inquiries and complaints concerning child support collections and disbursements.
Notwithstanding another law to the contrary, if the department retains a contractor to fulfill the
department's obligations under this section, then the contractor must establish, advertise,
and maintain a customer service unit for the express purpose of receiving and responding to
citizen inquiries and complaints concerning child support collections and disbursements.
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 36-5-119, is amended by deleting the
section in its entirety.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
SENATE BILL NO. 1872
PASSED: March 9, 2026
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RANDY McN~LLY
SPEAKER OF THE SEJiA TE
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CAMERO~XTON,SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
J:f: APPROVED this day of fY\v:J,.. 2026
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