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Tennessee General Assembly · SB 943 · Signed by Governor.

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 pl

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Officially: “AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 37, relative to children. Read the full text

114th general assembly (2025-2026)

What it does

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, sig
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

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Filed for introduction · Feb 6, 2025

House

Intro., P1C. · Feb 10, 2025

House

P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. · Feb 12, 2025

House

Ref. to Judiciary Committee · Mar 12, 2025

House

Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee · Mar 12, 2025

House

Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/18/2025 · Mar 12, 2025

House

Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee · Mar 18, 2025

House

Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025 · Mar 19, 2025

House

Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025 · Mar 26, 2025

House

Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025 · Mar 26, 2025

House

Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2025 · Apr 2, 2025

House

Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025 · Apr 2, 2025

House

Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee · Apr 8, 2025

House

Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025 · Apr 9, 2025

House

H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025 · Apr 10, 2025

House

Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 14, 2025

House

Comp. SB subst. · Apr 14, 2025

House

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 265 · Apr 29, 2025

Senate

Filed for introduction · Feb 5, 2025

Senate

Introduced, Passed on First Consideration · Feb 10, 2025

Senate

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee · Feb 12, 2025

Senate

Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2025 · Mar 19, 2025

Senate

Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/25/2025 · Mar 24, 2025

Senate

Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 · Mar 25, 2025

Senate

Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/3/2025 · Apr 1, 2025

Senate

Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 2, 2025

Senate

Senate Reset on calendar for 4/7/2025 · Apr 3, 2025

Senate

Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025 · Apr 4, 2025

Senate

Sponsor(s) Added. · Apr 7, 2025

Senate

Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0215) · Apr 7, 2025

Senate

Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 · Apr 7, 2025

Senate

Engrossed; ready for transmission to House · Apr 7, 2025

Senate

Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. · Apr 9, 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 14, 2025

House

Enrolled and ready for signatures · Apr 16, 2025

Senate

Signed by Senate Speaker · Apr 17, 2025

Senate

Signed by H. Speaker · Apr 21, 2025

House

Transmitted to Governor for action. · Apr 21, 2025

Senate

Signed by Governor. · Apr 24, 2025

Senate

The numbers

3
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

MasseyHatcherAkbari

Recorded votes

REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATIONHouse · 2025-04-14 · Passed · Ayes 96, Noes 0
as Amended Third ConsiderationSenate · 2025-04-07 · Passed · Ayes 32, Noes 0
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0Senate · 2025-03-25 · Passed · Ayes 9, Noes 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Tennessee legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Signed by Governor. (Apr 24, 2025).