Abortion - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Infants Protection Act," which prohibits abortion of a viable fetus except in a medical emergency and requires testing to determine viability if a woman is at least 20 weeks pregnant. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 2.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
Signed into Law
May 2017
Introduced Feb 9, 2017
Signed May 11, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
69
Key actions
26
Committee
25
Amendments
5
May 11, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
May 3, 2017
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0213)
upper
May 3, 2017
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0544)
upper
May 3, 2017
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - HA0545)
upper
May 3, 2017
Amended
Am. tabled. (Amendment 4 - HA0552)
upper
May 3, 2017
Amended
Am. tabled. (Amendment 5 - HA0575)
upper
May 3, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 69, Nays 18, PNV 3
lower
May 1, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0464)
upper
May 1, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 3
upper
Apr 26, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/27/2017
lower
Apr 25, 2017
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 19, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/19/2017
upper
Apr 19, 2017
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
upper
Apr 19, 2017
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee
lower
Apr 19, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/25/2017
lower
Apr 18, 2017
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/19/2017
upper
Apr 12, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/18/2017
upper
Apr 12, 2017
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee to 4/19/2017
lower
Apr 12, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/19/2017
lower
Apr 11, 2017
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/18/2017
upper
Apr 5, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/11/2017
upper
Apr 5, 2017
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee
lower
Apr 5, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/12/2017
lower
Mar 28, 2017
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee
lower
Mar 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/28/2017
lower
Mar 21, 2017
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Health Committee to 3/28/2017
lower
Mar 15, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/21/2017
lower
Mar 14, 2017
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Health Committee to 3/21/2017
lower
Mar 8, 2017
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Health Committee
lower
Mar 8, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/14/2017
lower
Mar 1, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/8/2017
lower
Feb 15, 2017
Committee
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
lower
Feb 15, 2017
Committee
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
lower
Feb 13, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Filed for intro.
lower
Feb 9, 2017
Introduced
Intro.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joey Hensley
RRepublican
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