---
type: "Bill"
title: "Child Custody and Support - As enacted, specifies that in any action for retroactive child support filed on or after July 1, 2017, retroactive child support may not be awarded for a period more than five years from date the action for support is filed unless the court determines, for good cause shown, that a different award of retroactive child support is in the interest of justice; creates exceptions and enacts related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 36."
description: "Child Custody and Support - As enacted, specifies that in any action for retroactive child support filed on or after July 1, 2017, retroactive child support may not be awarded for a period more than five years from date the action for support is filed unless the court determines, for good cause shown, that a different award of retroactive child support is in the interest of justice; creates exceptions and enacts related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 36."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 993"
citation: "Tennessee SB 993 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Child Custody and Support"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lundberg", "Parkinson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 50
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2017-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/60a6cf98-ee32-465c-9edb-8e5b58d86fec"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0993&GA=110"
source_hash: "e8b415e56f10af522c39a27cf917f4761eef9f51d7e143d2410798f0356340ee"
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 SB 993 (110) — Child Custody and Support - As enacted, specifies that in any action for retroactive child support filed on or after July 1, 2017, retroactive child support may not be awarded for a period more than five years from date the action for support is filed unless the court determines, for good cause shown, that a different award of retroactive child support is in the interest of justice; creates exceptions and enacts related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 36.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB0993.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage w/ amendement(s), refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/18/2017 Passed — **5–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/5/2017 Passed — **64–13** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/5/2017 Passed (1) — **71–5** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: THIRD CONSIDERATION AMENDED 5/3/2017 Passed (1) — **21–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lundberg — primary (person)
- Parkinson — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-09** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Intro. `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-13** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2017-02-13** P1C.
- **2017-02-15** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-29** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 4/5/2017
- **2017-03-29** Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 4/5/2017
- **2017-04-05** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/11/2017
- **2017-04-05** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 4/12/2017
- **2017-04-05** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-11** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/12/2017
- **2017-04-11** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/12/2017
- **2017-04-11** Action def. in Civil Justice Committee to 1st Calendar of 2018
- **2017-04-12** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/18/2017
- **2017-04-12** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/18/2017
- **2017-04-12** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 4/18/2017
- **2017-04-18** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 5, Nays 2 PNV 2
- **2017-04-18** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-19** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-25** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/27/2017
- **2017-04-26** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 5/2/2017
- **2017-04-26** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-27** Senate Reset on calendar for 5/3/2017
- **2017-05-01** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 5/3/2017
- **2017-05-02** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/2/2017
- **2017-05-02** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-02** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 5/2/2017
- **2017-05-02** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-03** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2017-05-03** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 21, Nays 3, PNV 3 `passage`
- **2017-05-03** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0469)
- **2017-05-03** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 5/4/2017
- **2017-05-04** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2017-05-05** Passed H., Ayes 71, Nays 5, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2017-05-05** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0523) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-05-05** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2017-05-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-05-05** Comp. SB subst.
- **2017-05-09** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-05-09** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2017-05-11** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2017-05-18** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-23** Pub. Ch. 419
- **2017-05-23** Effective date(s) 07/01/2017
- **2017-05-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 419

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/60a6cf98-ee32-465c-9edb-8e5b58d86fec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).