The People's Ledger
← All Tennessee bills

HB0590Introduced in the House

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

Passed

Introduced by Fred Atchley, District 12

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

Writing a plain-English summary of this bill… this can take a few seconds the first time.

Official description

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.

Where it stands

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 683

April 24, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee · March 23, 2026

18

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

18 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Rebecca Alexander7Yes
Fred Atchley12Yes
Andrew Farmer17Yes
Elaine Davis18Yes
Tom Stinnett20Yes
Ron Travis31Yes
Richard Scarbrough33Yes
Kelly Keisling38Yes
William Lamberth44Yes
Johnny Garrett45Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  4. Ref. to Judiciary Committee

  5. Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee

  6. Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/3/2026

  7. Action Def. in s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/10/2026

  8. Placed on s/c cal Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/10/2026

  9. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee

  10. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/18/2026

  11. Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026

  12. Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026

  13. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

  14. Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/26/2026

  15. H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/30/2026

  16. Comp. SB subst.

  17. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 683

Verify the information

Our commitment to neutrality

We provide factual information only. We never tell you which politicians or bills to support, and we do not rank, score, or endorse anyone.