AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 15; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to women's health.
- Introduced Dec 8, 2022
- In committee Jan 12, 2023
- Withdrawn
- Passed the Senate
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Abortion - As introduced, specifies that the offense of criminal abortion does not include an abortion that was necessary due to a medical emergency affecting the physical or mental health of the pregnant person or performed on a patient whose pregnancy was the result of rape or incest; requires the physician performing the abortion to verify that the patient reported the offense to the appropriate law enforcement agency prior to the procedure. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15; Title 63 and Title 68.
Every action
6 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- HouseFiled for introduction
- HouseIntro., P1C.
- HouseP2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
- CommitteeRef. to Health Committee · House Health Committee
- CommitteeAssigned to s/c Population Health Subcommittee · House Population Health Subcommittee
- HouseWithdrawn.
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
- YH Yusuf HakeemD Primary sponsor · District 28
From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.