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

HB 492: 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.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 492 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Andrew Farmer (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 13, 2025): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 321.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Andrew FarmerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse17

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 321
  2. Comp. SB subst.
  3. Sponsor(s) Added.
  4. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
  5. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
  6. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025
  7. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2025
  8. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025
  9. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025
  10. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025
  11. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/26/2025
  12. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source