TN HB 492
died on adjournmentChild 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.
Tennessee · 114S1 · lower
Quick answers
Did TN HB 492 pass?
No. TN HB 492 died when the 114S1 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-05-13): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 321
What is TN HB 492 about?
TN HB 492 is a bill in the 114S1 titled “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.”.
Who sponsors TN HB 492?
Farmer is the primary sponsor of TN HB 492.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-03
- Latest action
- 2025-05-13 — Comp. became Pub. Ch. 321
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Farmerprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-01-29
Filed for introduction
filing
2025-02-03
Intro., P1C.
introduction
2025-02-05
Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee
referral-committee
2025-02-05
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
referral-committee
2025-02-26
Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/4/2025
2025-03-04
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
referral-committee
2025-03-05
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/12/2025
2025-03-12
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/19/2025
2025-03-12
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/19/2025
2025-03-19
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025
2025-03-19
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/26/2025
2025-03-26
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025
2025-03-26
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025
2025-04-02
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025
2025-04-02
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2025
2025-04-09
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025
2025-04-09
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-10
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
2025-04-15
Sponsor(s) Added.
sponsorship
2025-04-15
Comp. SB subst.
2025-05-13
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 321
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Votes
HOUSE CHILDREN AND FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee 3/4/2025 Passed
2025-03-04 · pass · 7-0
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/9/2025 Passed (2)
2025-04-09 · pass · 19-2
HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025 4/10/2025 (1)
2025-04-14 · fail · 0-0
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 540
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