# Tennessee SB 1872: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 36-5-118 and Section 36-5-119, relative to child support.

Tennessee SB 1872, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 36-5-118 and Section 36-5-119, relative to child support., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Effective date(s) 03/25/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1872
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 36-5-118 and Section 36-5-119, relative to child support.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Effective date(s) 03/25/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Human Services, Dept. of
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (40 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Child support help for Tennessee families: benefit, low. Effective upon becoming law, the act names Tennessee's Department of Human Services as the state's child support payment center. The department must create, advertise, and maintain a dedicated help unit that receives and answers child support collection and payment complaints. Any contractor hired…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-23 | Senate | FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/23/2026 | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 2026-04-06: Effective date(s) 03/25/2026
- 2026-04-06: Pub. Ch. 615
- 2026-03-25: Signed by Governor. (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: Transmitted to Governor for action. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Signed by H. Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-11: Enrolled and ready for signatures (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 (House)
- 2026-03-09: Subst. for comp. HB. (House)
- 2026-02-26: Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. (House)
- 2026-02-23: Engrossed; ready for transmission to House (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/23/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/17/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled / Public Chapter: [PDF](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0615.pdf)
- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1627.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1872.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled / Public Chapter (PDF)](https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/acts/114/pub/pc0615.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1627.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1872.pdf)

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- [SB 1766: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13;…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1766-2025-2026)
- [SB 1771: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 1…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1771-2025-2026)
- [SB 1668: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 7, relative to pena…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1668-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1872-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).