Tennessee · House Bill 620 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 6, relative to child custody determinations.

HB 620 Sponsored by Todd Warner Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 26, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 1, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Child Custody and Support - As introduced, establishes a presumption, rebuttable by a preponderance of the evidence, that joint legal custody and equally shared parenting time is in the best interest of the child; removes the presumption under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 6.

Every action

8 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. CommitteeP2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee · House Civil Justice Committee
  4. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee · House Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee
  5. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 2/6/2024 · House Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee
  6. HouseAction Def. in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee to 2/27/2024
  7. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 2/27/2024 · House Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee
  8. HouseTaken off notice for cal in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee of Civil Justice Committee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.