republic-os/legislation/us/states/tn/112/sb-259.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Child Custody and Support - As enacted, adds to the child support advisory group two attorneys appointed by the commissioner of human services, one of whom will be an advocate for child support obligors and one of whom will be an advocate for child support obligees. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 1."
description: "Child Custody and Support - As enacted, adds to the child support advisory group two attorneys appointed by the commissioner of human services, one of whom will be an advocate for child support obligors and one of whom will be an advocate for child support obligees. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 1."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SB 259"
citation: "Tennessee SB 259 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Child Custody and Support"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Niceley", "Warner"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 37
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-01-20"
last_action: "2021-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/755dfb94-1f47-4411-a181-cef592b7294d"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0259&GA=112"
source_hash: "02639e02bac634509fbdd85a19019bda11b34ac18fd7a346b0d8654b881b49c6"
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 259 (112) — Child Custody and Support - As enacted, adds to the child support advisory group two attorneys appointed by the commissioner of human services, one of whom will be an advocate for child support obligors and one of whom will be an advocate for child support obligees. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 1.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment SA0319** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0319.pdf)
2. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SB0259.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE CHILDREN & FAMILY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee 3/24/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/12/2021 4/8/2021 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 5/3/2021 Passed — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/21/2021 Passed (1) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/31/2021 — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/12/2021 Passed (1) — **91–2** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/13/2021 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Niceley — primary (person)
- Warner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-20** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-02-08** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2021-02-10** Assigned to s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Placed on s/c cal Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee for 3/24/2021
- **2021-03-24** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-24** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/6/2021
- **2021-03-31** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-06** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-06** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/7/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/13/2021
- **2021-04-07** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/14/2021
- **2021-04-07** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/8/2021
- **2021-04-08** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 4/12/2021
- **2021-04-12** Passed H., Ayes 91, Nays 2, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-13** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2021-04-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2021-04-14** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-04-19** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2021
- **2021-04-21** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2021-04-21** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 32, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-21** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0319)
- **2021-04-21** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2021-04-29** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 5/3/21
- **2021-05-03** H. concurred in S. am. no. SA1 Ayes 90, Nays 0 PNV 0 HB0447
- **2021-05-05** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2021-05-11** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-05-13** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-13** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-05-25** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-01** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 526
- **2021-06-01** Effective date(s) 05/25/2021
- **2021-06-01** Pub. Ch. 526

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/755dfb94-1f47-4411-a181-cef592b7294d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).