TN HB0315

Creates the "Tennessee Covenant Marriage Act" establishing a new marriage category between one male and one female who agree marriage is a lifelong commitment, requiring mandatory premarital counseling from a minister or licensed counselor

Requires couples entering covenant marriage to sign a declaration of intent, affidavit of counseling completion, and notarized attestation, all filed with the county clerk; existing married couples may convert to covenant marriage starting July 1, 2025

Limits grounds for divorce in covenant marriages to specific causes: adultery, felony conviction with death/confinement sentence, abandonment for one year, physical or sexual abuse, or living apart for two years (or 1-1.5 years after legal separation)

Legal separation in covenant marriages does not dissolve the marriage bond and spouses may not remarry; couples must either reconcile or divorce to change their status

Secretary of State must create an informational pamphlet about covenant marriage by October 1, 2025; effective date July 1, 2025