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type: "Bill"
title: "Child Custody and Support - As enacted, allows the court to approve agreements pertaining to custody and residential parenting schedules without making further inquiry and an independent determination that the modification is in the best interest of the child, if the parties announce an agreement to the court on the record or execute a permanent parenting plan approved through entry of an agreed order. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 4 and Title 36, Chapter 6."
description: "Child Custody and Support - As enacted, allows the court to approve agreements pertaining to custody and residential parenting schedules without making further inquiry and an independent determination that the modification is in the best interest of the child, if the parties announce an agreement to the court on the record or execute a permanent parenting plan approved through entry of an agreed order. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 4 and Title 36, Chapter 6."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SB 1618"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1618 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Child Custody and Support"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carter", "Gardenhire"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 29
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-01-15"
last_action: "2020-03-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d742f02d-0581-4fd5-bd51-79925818c799"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1618&GA=111"
source_hash: "55a002a7aff6b373724ab74aa0cd15eb6282fc6152dc9b43cca83aa6406136f4"
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 1618 (111) — Child Custody and Support - As enacted, allows the court to approve agreements pertaining to custody and residential parenting schedules without making further inquiry and an independent determination that the modification is in the best interest of the child, if the parties announce an agreement to the court on the record or execute a permanent parenting plan approved through entry of an agreed order. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 4 and Title 36, Chapter 6.
## 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/111/Bill/SB1618.pdf)
## Votes
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/20/2020 Passed (1) — **910** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 2/11/2020 Passed (2) — **90** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/20/2020 Passed (2) — **910** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/20/2020 Passed (1) — **330** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 2/5/2020 (3) — **00** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CHILDREN & FAMILIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary 1/29/2020 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Carter — primary (person)
- Gardenhire — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-01-15** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-15** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-16** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-01-16** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-01-22** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2020-01-22** Placed on s/c cal Children & Families Subcommittee for 1/29/2020
- **2020-01-22** Assigned to s/c Children & Families Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-22** P2C, ref. to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-29** Placed on cal. Judiciary for 2/5/2020
- **2020-01-29** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-05** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/11/2020
- **2020-02-05** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-11** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-02-12** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/13/2020
- **2020-02-13** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 2/20/2020
- **2020-02-18** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/20/2020
- **2020-02-20** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-02-20** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2020-02-20** Subst. for comp. HB.
- **2020-02-20** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-02-20** Passed Senate, Ayes 33, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-02-20** Comp. SB subst.
- **2020-02-24** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-02-24** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-02-25** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-03-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-16** Pub. Ch. 520
- **2020-03-16** Effective date(s) 03/06/2020
- **2020-03-16** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 520
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d742f02d-0581-4fd5-bd51-79925818c799`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).