---
type: "Bill"
title: "Child Custody and Support - As enacted, enacts \"Abrial’s Law, the Keeping Children Safe from Family Violence Act,\" which makes various changes to child custody law. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37."
description: "Child Custody and Support - As enacted, enacts \"Abrial’s Law, the Keeping Children Safe from Family Violence Act,\" which makes various changes to child custody law. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 722"
citation: "Tennessee SB 722 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Child Custody and Support"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Massey"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 31
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-27"
last_action: "2023-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/20ae3dc3-aea1-40d9-9192-dbcfe45fb534"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0722&GA=113"
source_hash: "72939927c4594cbb8b48de3bded97b1ae7922c85679d6407850dca9676b0e72e"
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 722 (113) — Child Custody and Support - As enacted, enacts "Abrial’s Law, the Keeping Children Safe from Family Violence Act," which makes various changes to child custody law. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0304** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0304.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0265** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0265.pdf)
3. **Amendment SA0363** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0363.pdf)
4. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0722.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/28/2023 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/12/2023 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2023 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/12/2023 Passed — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/28/2023 Passed (1) — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Massey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-27** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-01-27** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-31** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-02-15** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-02** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-15** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/21/2023
- **2023-03-21** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/22/2023
- **2023-03-22** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/28/2023
- **2023-03-22** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/28/2023
- **2023-03-22** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/22/2023
- **2023-03-28** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2023-04-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/12/2023
- **2023-04-12** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-04-12** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-04-12** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-12** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0265)
- **2023-04-12** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0363)
- **2023-04-13** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-04-13** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0304) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-04-13** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-13** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-04-14** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-17** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-18** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-03** Effective date(s) 01/01/2024
- **2023-05-03** Pub. Ch. 266

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/20ae3dc3-aea1-40d9-9192-dbcfe45fb534`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).