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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 758
HOUSE BILL NO. 2127
By Representatives Alexander, Vital
Substituted for: Senate Bill No. 2539
By Senators Hatcher, Seal
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 36 and Title 37, relative to
children.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 36-6-106(a), is amended by deleting
"in a child custody order, the court shall" and substituting "in a child custody order, whether
temporary or permanent, the court shall".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.
HOUSE BILL NO. 2127
PASSED: April 2, 2026
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CAMERONSEXTON,SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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SPEAKER OF THE SENATE
APPROVED this Ill''l:J.. day of (\pc;\ 2026
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