---
type: "Bill"
title: "Child Custody and Support - As enacted, expands the factors a court may consider in determining whether termination of parental rights is in the best interest of the child; clarifies that the court is not required to consider all factors and may consider relevant factors other than those listed. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1."
description: "Child Custody and Support - As enacted, expands the factors a court may consider in determining whether termination of parental rights is in the best interest of the child; clarifies that the court is not required to consider all factors and may consider relevant factors other than those listed. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 200"
citation: "Tennessee HB 200 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Child Custody and Support"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carter", "Haile"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 36
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-01-14"
last_action: "2021-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f5e560d3-aff1-4cc4-b9cb-336d95446b6c"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0200&GA=112"
source_hash: "527ea7a31462a6d3b9bec6e76ef7f9e5a30fdf158f278c243a5ff01b60b47cd4"
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 200 (112) — Child Custody and Support - As enacted, expands the factors a court may consider in determining whether termination of parental rights is in the best interest of the child; clarifies that the court is not required to consider all factors and may consider relevant factors other than those listed. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1.

## 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/HB0200.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2021 4/1/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/25/2021 Passed (1) — **25–5** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CHILDREN & FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 3/10/2021 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/16/2021 Passed (2) — **5–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/8/2021 Passed (1) — **89–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/17/2021 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Carter — primary (person)
- Haile — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-14** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-15** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-01-19** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-09** Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 2/17/2021
- **2021-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-02-17** Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 2/24/2021
- **2021-02-17** Meeting Canceled
- **2021-02-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-02-24** Taken off notice for cal in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee of Civil Justice Committee
- **2021-03-03** Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/10/2021
- **2021-03-10** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/17/2021
- **2021-03-10** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-10** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2021
- **2021-03-16** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-03-17** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-23** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/25/2021
- **2021-03-25** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-25** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-03-25** Passed Senate, Ayes 25, Nays 5, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2021-03-29** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2021-03-31** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/1/2021
- **2021-04-01** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/8/2021
- **2021-04-08** Comp. SB subst.
- **2021-04-08** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-04-08** Passed H., Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-08** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2021-04-13** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-14** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-04-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-03** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 190
- **2021-05-03** Effective date(s) 04/22/2021
- **2021-05-03** Pub. Ch. 190

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f5e560d3-aff1-4cc4-b9cb-336d95446b6c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).