Abortion - As introduced, prohibits abortions from the point a fetal heartbeat is detected; creates exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 2 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2019
Last action Mar 10, 2020
Floor votes · House Mar 7, 2019
How they voted
62–20
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 83
Mar 7, 2019
D
Democratic20
100% Nay
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican62
98% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
15
Committee
17
Amendments
3
Mar 10, 2020
Committee
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/10/2020
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/10/2020
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/3/2020
upper
Apr 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Motion to Recall from Committee Tabled, voice vote
upper
Apr 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
Notice to Recall from Committee Filed
upper
Apr 3, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/9/2019
upper
Apr 2, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2019
upper
Mar 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2019
upper
Mar 11, 2019
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - HA0029)
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 4 - HA0047)
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 5 - HA0048)
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 65, Nays 21, PNV 7
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/28/2019
lower
Feb 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/26/2019
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Public Health Subcommittee for 2/20/2019
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 30, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Public Health Subcommittee
lower
Jan 28, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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