# Tennessee SB 0943: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 37, relative to children. Tennessee SB 0943, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 37, relative to children., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-29 (Effective date(s) 07/01/2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0943-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Tennessee SB 0943 - State: Tennessee - Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 37, relative to children. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-05 - Last action: 2025-04-29, Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Civil Procedure - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (137 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Abuse protections cover acts through others: benefit, low. For Tennessee cases filed on or after July 1, 2025, the legal definition of abuse includes acts carried out through others. The other person must act on behalf of the person responsible for the abuse. Examples include a family member, friend, partner, or coworker. This expands the conduct covered f… - Restricted parents generally pay supervised visit costs: mixed, low. This rule applies to Tennessee cases filed on or after July 1, 2025. It covers supervised visits ordered because of findings against a parent under § 36-6-406(a)-(d) or § 37-1-129. The parent whose time is restricted is presumed to pay all visit fees and costs; the non-offending parent pays none. T… - New custody rules and explanations for parents: mixed, low. For Tennessee cases filed on or after July 1, 2025, courts consider past custody or parenting-time restrictions. They also consider why a parent gave up custody or parenting time, unpaid court-ordered child support, and other relevant factors. The law removes the separate custody factor in Tennesse… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Raumesh Akbari (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Tom Hatcher (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-14 | House | FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2025 | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2025-04-07 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/7/2025 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2025-03-25 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (25) - 2025-04-29: Effective date(s) 07/01/2025 - 2025-04-29: Pub. Ch. 265 - 2025-04-24: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Signed by H. Speaker (House) - 2025-04-17: Signed by Senate Speaker (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House) - 2025-04-14: Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0330) (House) - 2025-04-14: Subst. for comp. HB. (House) - 2025-04-09: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House) - 2025-04-07: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0215) (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Senate Reset on calendar for 4/7/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Sponsor(s) Added. (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/3/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/25/2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2025 (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Filed for introduction (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0265.pdf) - Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0943.pdf) - HA0330: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0330.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0943.pdf) - SA0215: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0215.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and… (signed) - SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to low-income housing. (signed) - SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (signed) - SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes. (signed) - HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 2004; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative t… (signed) - HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 335 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 282 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapte… (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0265.pdf) - [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB0943.pdf) - [HA0330 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0330.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0943.pdf) - [SA0215 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0215.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0855: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0855-2025-2026) - [SB 0539: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 13; Title 48; Title 49…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0539-2025-2026) - [SB 0254: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Titl…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0254-2025-2026) - [SB 0198: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0198-2025-2026) - [HB 2670: AN ACT to amend Chapter 33 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended by Chapter 8…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2670-2025-2026) - [HB 2656: AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB2656-2025-2026) - [Tennessee bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee/bills) - [Tennessee state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/tennessee) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB0943-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).