---
type: "Bill"
title: "Child Custody and Support - As enacted, revises various provisions related to stepparent visitation. - Amends TCA Title 36."
description: "Child Custody and Support - As enacted, revises various provisions related to stepparent visitation. - Amends TCA Title 36."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 674"
citation: "Tennessee HB 674 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Child Custody and Support"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Garrett", "Johnson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-01-30"
last_action: "2019-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2bf270de-b604-498a-9ff8-1da8e3643385"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0674&GA=111"
source_hash: "0853f8619f5ea5444540da7c6ddea2ff2142965c221eec23ac9f684610e0bb2e"
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 674 (111) — Child Custody and Support - As enacted, revises various provisions related to stepparent visitation. - Amends TCA Title 36.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0261** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0261.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0409** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0409.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB0674.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/15/2019 4/11/2019 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0 4/23/2019 Passed (2) — **6–2** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CHILDREN & FAMILIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary 3/19/2019 (4) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/30/2019 Passed (1) — **24–6** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/15/2019 Passed (1) — **93–1** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/3/2019 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Garrett — primary (person)
- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-30** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-01-31** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-02-04** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2019-02-05** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2019-02-06** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** P2C, ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-11** Assigned to s/c Children & Families Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-13** Placed on s/c cal Children & Families Subcommittee for 3/19/2019
- **2019-03-19** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-20** Placed on cal. Judiciary for 3/26/2019
- **2019-03-27** Placed on cal. Judiciary for 4/3/2019
- **2019-03-27** Action def. in Judiciary to 4/3/2019
- **2019-04-03** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/11/2019
- **2019-04-11** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/15/2019
- **2019-04-15** Passed H., as am., Ayes 93, Nays 1, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-15** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0261) `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-16** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2019-04-17** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2019-04-17** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/23/2019
- **2019-04-23** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 2 PNV 0
- **2019-04-25** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/30/2019
- **2019-04-30** Passed Senate, Ayes 24, Nays 6 `passage`
- **2019-04-30** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0409)
- **2019-04-30** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2019-04-30** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2019-05-06** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2019-05-08** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2019-05-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2019-05-14** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-29** Pub. Ch. 431
- **2019-05-29** Effective date(s) 07/01/2019
- **2019-05-29** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 431

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2bf270de-b604-498a-9ff8-1da8e3643385`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).