Abortion - As enacted, enacts the "Human Life Protection Act," which bans abortion in this state effective on the 30th day after the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade or an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to allow states to prohibit abortion; creates exception for situations where the abortion is necessary to prevent the death of pregnant woman or prevent serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of major bodily function; prohibits prosecution of a woman upon whom an abortion is performed or attempted. - Amends TCA Section 9-4-5116; Title 37, Chapter 10, Part 3; Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 2; Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 2; Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1; Title 63, Chapter 9; Title 63, Chapter 6; Title 68 and Title 71, Chapter 5.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Feb 6, 2019
Signed May 10, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2019 · House Apr 22, 2019
How they voted
23–5
Passed
Total votes 28
Apr 22, 2019
D
Democratic5
100% Nay
R
Republican23
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
20
Committee
19
Amendments
1
May 10, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0269)
upper
Apr 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 5
upper
Apr 22, 2019
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0391)
upper
Apr 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 69, Nays 24, PNV 0
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/17/2019
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/18/2019
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2019
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Recalled from Subcommittee Pursuant to Rule 83 (13)
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Health Committee for 4/16/2019
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
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 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Public Health Subcommittee for 3/27/2019
lower
Feb 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Public Health Subcommittee of Health Committee
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Public Health Subcommittee
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Public Health Subcommittee for 2/20/2019
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
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
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Intro.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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