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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Child Custody and Support - As enacted, prohibits a court from solely considering a parent's disability to determine custody unless it impacts the parent's ability to meet the needs of the child; specifies that a court cannot consider a parent or guardian's disability alone in a termination of parental rights proceeding unless it impacts the physical or psychological welfare of the child. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37."
+description: "Child Custody and Support - As enacted, prohibits a court from solely considering a parent's disability to determine custody unless it impacts the parent's ability to meet the needs of the child; specifies that a court cannot consider a parent or guardian's disability alone in a termination of parental rights proceeding unless it impacts the physical or psychological welfare of the child. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
+legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
+session: "112"
+identifier: "HB 1168"
+citation: "Tennessee HB 1168 (112)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Child Custody and Support"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Harris", "Kyle"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 36
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2021-02-10"
+last_action: "2021-05-04"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e1e4932c-fe51-4a59-b689-dfc10c47bc50"
+source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1168&GA=112"
+source_hash: "e10546d5d143dc39f5f8a65db67a638a19fc2441a69f7eee6925dcf1c6f4818f"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
+---
+
+# Tennessee HB 1168 (112) — Child Custody and Support - As enacted, prohibits a court from solely considering a parent's disability to determine custody unless it impacts the parent's ability to meet the needs of the child; specifies that a court cannot consider a parent or guardian's disability alone in a termination of parental rights proceeding unless it impacts the physical or psychological welfare of the child. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB1168.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/17/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/5/2021 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
+- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/30/2021 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
+- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/29/2021 3/25/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
+- HOUSE CHILDREN & FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 3/10/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
+- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/29/2021 Passed (1) — **92–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Harris — primary (person)
+- Kyle — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-02-11** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2021-02-11** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-02-22** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
+- **2021-02-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
+- **2021-02-24** Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-02-24** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2021-02-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2021-03-03** Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/10/2021
+- **2021-03-10** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/17/2021
+- **2021-03-10** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-03-17** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-03-17** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/23/2021
+- **2021-03-23** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/30/2021
+- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/25/2021
+- **2021-03-24** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/30/2021
+- **2021-03-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2021-03-25** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/29/2021
+- **2021-03-29** Passed H., Ayes 92, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
+- **2021-03-29** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2021-03-30** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
+- **2021-03-30** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
+- **2021-04-01** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
+- **2021-04-01** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/5/2021
+- **2021-04-05** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
+- **2021-04-05** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
+- **2021-04-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
+- **2021-04-05** Companion House Bill substituted
+- **2021-04-06** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
+- **2021-04-08** Signed by H. Speaker
+- **2021-04-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
+- **2021-04-14** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-04-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2021-05-04** Effective date(s) 7/1/2021
+- **2021-05-04** Pub. Ch. 235
+- **2021-05-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 235
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e1e4932c-fe51-4a59-b689-dfc10c47bc50`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).
+