---
type: "Bill"
title: "Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, changes the department's periodic review of the child support guidelines from every three years from the date of promulgation to every four years. - Amends TCA Section 36-5-101."
description: "Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, changes the department's periodic review of the child support guidelines from every three years from the date of promulgation to every four years. - Amends TCA Section 36-5-101."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 247"
citation: "Tennessee SB 247 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dept. of", "Human Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-19"
last_action: "2023-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8840098d-97aa-4a3e-ae20-749d7ca4fbc8"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0247&GA=113"
source_hash: "9e57061f17c9cae59be6889c0e5b3371d63da49797fc121cdeea75cffe83ff2b"
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 247 (113) — Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, changes the department's periodic review of the child support guidelines from every three years from the date of promulgation to every four years. - Amends TCA Section 36-5-101.

## 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/113/Bill/SB0247.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/7/2023 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/13/2023 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/2/2023 Passed — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-19** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-20** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-21** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-01** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/7/2023
- **2023-02-02** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-07** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2023-02-09** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/13/2023
- **2023-02-13** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-02-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-02-16** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-03-02** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-02** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-03-03** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-03-06** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-14** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-23** Effective date(s) 03/14/2023
- **2023-03-23** Pub. Ch. 40

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8840098d-97aa-4a3e-ae20-749d7ca4fbc8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).