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

HB 590: 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.

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 590 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 30, 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: Fred Atchley (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 24, 2026): Comp. became Pub. Ch. 683.

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
Fred AtchleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse12

“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. 683
  2. Comp. SB subst.
  3. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026
  4. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026
  5. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
  6. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026
  7. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026
  8. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026
  9. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
  10. Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/10/2026
  11. Action Def. in s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/10/2026
  12. Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/3/2026

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

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