Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

SB 609: Child Custody and Support - As enacted, requires a court to consider the extent to which a parenting schedule provides each parent a meaningful opportunity to participate in the child's life, consistent with the child's best interest, in addition to the other relevant factors, when making a child custody determination. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.

Enacted Last action April 24, 2026: Pub. Ch. 683

Plain-language summary

SB 609 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate on January 31, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Child Custody and Support - As enacted, requires a court to consider the extent to which a parenting schedule provides each parent a meaningful opportunity to participate in the child's life, consistent with the child's best interest, in addition to the other relevant factors, when making a child custody determination. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37. Primary sponsor: Becky Massey (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 24, 2026): Pub. Ch. 683.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Becky Massey (Republican).