---
type: "Bill"
title: "Marriage - As enacted, revises the interest rate on certain unpaid child support arrearages; revises provisions governing the age at which a person may be issued a marriage license; creates a cause of action for forced marriage. - Amends TCA Title 36."
description: "Marriage - As enacted, revises the interest rate on certain unpaid child support arrearages; revises provisions governing the age at which a person may be issued a marriage license; creates a cause of action for forced marriage. - Amends TCA Title 36."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "HB 2134"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2134 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Marriage"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carter", "Yager"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 60
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2018-01-31"
last_action: "2018-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/161089e6-cd99-4797-ad43-5f56d0e5297d"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2134&GA=110"
source_hash: "0ae5625a27d7e78519d61eaaa7cd409dbcb8f3688ddda10e0e26e244941fcb1c"
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 2134 (110) — Marriage - As enacted, revises the interest rate on certain unpaid child support arrearages; revises provisions governing the age at which a person may be issued a marriage license; creates a cause of action for forced marriage. - 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/HB2134.pdf)

## Votes

- CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 4/3/2018 (5) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/24/2018 PASSED (1) — **96–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Rule 39(3) Amend# 12 by Yarbro 4/24/2018 PASSED — **31–0** (fail) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 12 4/25/2018 PASSED — **82–0** (fail) · lower
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee 4/18/2018 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 3/21/2018 (6) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/23/2018 4/18/2018 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/24/2018 PASSED (1) — **28–2** (fail) · upper
- FINANCE, WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/18/2018 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Carter — primary (person)
- Yager — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-31** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-05** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2018-03-07** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/14/2018
- **2018-03-14** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/21/2018
- **2018-03-14** Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/21/2018
- **2018-03-21** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/27/2018
- **2018-03-21** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-21** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/27/2018
- **2018-03-27** Action def. in Civil Justice Committee to 4/3/2018
- **2018-03-27** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
- **2018-03-28** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 4/3/2018
- **2018-04-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-03** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-04** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/9/2018
- **2018-04-04** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-09** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-09** Placed behind the budget
- **2018-04-11** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-18** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/23/2018
- **2018-04-18** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-18** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-18** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-18** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-23** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/24/2018
- **2018-04-24** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/25/2018
- **2018-04-24** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 28, Nays 2 `passage`
- **2018-04-24** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 11 - SA1193)
- **2018-04-24** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 10 - SA1192)
- **2018-04-24** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 9 - SA1191)
- **2018-04-24** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 8 - SA1190)
- **2018-04-24** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 7 - SA1189)
- **2018-04-24** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 6 - SA1188)
- **2018-04-24** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 5 - SA1187)
- **2018-04-24** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 4 - SA1186)
- **2018-04-24** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - SA1185)
- **2018-04-24** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 12 - SA1196)
- **2018-04-24** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0943)
- **2018-04-24** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0941)
- **2018-04-24** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2018-04-24** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-04-24** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-04-24** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-24** Passed H., as am., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-24** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1116) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-24** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1115) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-24** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2018-04-25** H. concurred in S. am. no. 12 Ayes 82, Nays 0 PNV 1 HB2134
- **2018-04-30** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-05-02** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-05-10** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-23** Pub. Ch. 1049
- **2018-05-23** Effective date(s) 05/21/2018; 07/01/2018
- **2018-05-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1049

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/161089e6-cd99-4797-ad43-5f56d0e5297d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).