---
type: "Bill"
title: "Child Custody and Support - As enacted, requires expedited hearings and appeals in contested child custody cases involving unmarried parties if a paternity test by an accredited laboratory is known to exist or has been requested of or by the court. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37."
description: "Child Custody and Support - As enacted, requires expedited hearings and appeals in contested child custody cases involving unmarried parties if a paternity test by an accredited laboratory is known to exist or has been requested of or by the court. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 2114"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2114 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Child Custody and Support"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Littleton"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 44
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-01-31"
last_action: "2022-05-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0469586d-c268-49d5-8ba8-29dde96f732e"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2114&GA=112"
source_hash: "88daf1dfdfa9f63bf14aa01967f65e9e66b5fc31c3b157a8121f9a138ac1e299"
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 2114 (112) — Child Custody and Support - As enacted, requires expedited hearings and appeals in contested child custody cases involving unmarried parties if a paternity test by an accredited laboratory is known to exist or has been requested of or by the court. - 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/SB2114.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/25/2022 Passed (2) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/25/2022 Passed (1) — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CHILDREN & FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 3/30/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/6/2022 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/13/2022 Passed — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/6/2022 Passed (1) — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/25/2022 4/20/2022 (3) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)
- Littleton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-02-03** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2022-02-03** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-07** Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-18** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-23** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/1/2022
- **2022-03-01** Reset on Final calendar of Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2022-03-02** Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/9/2022
- **2022-03-09** Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-09** Action Def. in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/16/2022
- **2022-03-16** Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/23/2022
- **2022-03-16** Action Def. in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/23/2022
- **2022-03-23** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/29/2022
- **2022-03-23** Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/30/2022
- **2022-03-23** Action Def. in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee to 3/30/2022
- **2022-03-29** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/30/2022
- **2022-03-30** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/6/2022
- **2022-03-30** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/5/2022
- **2022-03-30** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/30/2022
- **2022-03-30** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 4/6/2022
- **2022-03-30** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-06** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2022-04-06** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-11** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar for 4/13/2022
- **2022-04-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2022-04-13** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-14** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2022-04-19** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/20/2022
- **2022-04-20** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/25/2022
- **2022-04-25** Passed H., Ayes 95, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-25** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2022-04-25** Comp. SB subst.
- **2022-04-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-27** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2022-04-28** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-05-02** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2022-05-02** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-05-11** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-25** Effective date(s) 05/11/2022
- **2022-05-25** Pub. Ch. 1028
- **2022-05-25** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1028

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0469586d-c268-49d5-8ba8-29dde96f732e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).