---
type: "Bill"
title: "Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, removes requirement that the significant variance amount established by the department provide the lower threshold for modification of child support orders for low income persons; allows department to review and seek adjustment of an obligation once aware of a change in circumstances for a party to a Title IV-D child support case. - Amends TCA Section 36-5-101(g) and Section 36-5-103(f)."
description: "Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, removes requirement that the significant variance amount established by the department provide the lower threshold for modification of child support orders for low income persons; allows department to review and seek adjustment of an obligation once aware of a change in circumstances for a party to a Title IV-D child support case. - Amends TCA Section 36-5-101(g) and Section 36-5-103(f)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 765"
citation: "Tennessee HB 765 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dept. of", "Human Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Lamberth"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 32
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-02-09"
last_action: "2021-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c8c812ce-dd23-4355-8a90-b338df8dec4b"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0765&GA=112"
source_hash: "093da4e9081a156f4902248a9fa5d3b6d92ce71c171b90db872f7a154e33305f"
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 765 (112) — Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, removes requirement that the significant variance amount established by the department provide the lower threshold for modification of child support orders for low income persons; allows department to review and seek adjustment of an obligation once aware of a change in circumstances for a party to a Title IV-D child support case. - Amends TCA Section 36-5-101(g) and Section 36-5-103(f).

## 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/HB0765.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/22/2021 3/18/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/30/2021 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/10/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/5/2021 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/22/2021 Passed (1) — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)
- Lamberth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-09** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-10** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-02-20** Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24** Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/3/2021
- **2021-03-03** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/10/2021
- **2021-03-03** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-10** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-17** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/18/2021
- **2021-03-18** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 3/22/2021
- **2021-03-19** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-22** Passed H., Ayes 96, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2021-03-23** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-03-24** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/30/2021
- **2021-03-25** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-03-30** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-04-01** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 4/5/2021
- **2021-04-05** Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-05** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-04-05** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-04-06** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-04-08** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-14** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-04** Effective date(s) 7/1/2021
- **2021-05-04** Pub. Ch. 227
- **2021-05-04** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 227

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c8c812ce-dd23-4355-8a90-b338df8dec4b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).