2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB1255: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 37, relative to children.

Legislative Summary

As enacted, requires, in a child custody order, the court to include written findings of fact as to whether the limitations in present law relative to restrictions in temporary or permanent parenting plans apply; makes other changes relative to child court proceedings; clarifies, for purposes of domestic abuse law, that "abuse" includes acts inflicted directly by the offending party or indirectly through a third party, including, but not limited to, a family member, friend, significant other, or coworker, on behalf of the offending party. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.

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Bill History

2/6/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/18/2025
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/02/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/9/2025
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2025
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Comp. SB subst.
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 265

Amendments

HA0330

Amendment 1-0 to HB1255

4/8/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/8/2025
18
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE CHILDREN AND FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
3/18/2025
6
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/29/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text4/25/2025117.0 KB
Draft
Bill Text2/6/20257.6 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis3/16/2025123.4 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/13/2025114.1 KB