Tennessee · Senate Bill 1012 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to abortion.

SB 1012 Sponsored by Heidi Campbell Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 31, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 6, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Abortion - As introduced, reduces from seven calendar days to three business days the period within which a physician must notify the board of medical examiners after learning that the physician has been criminally charged with violating the statutory prohibition on the performance or attempted performance of an abortion upon a pregnant woman when the physician knows the pregnant woman is seeking the abortion…

Read the full title (106 words)

Abortion - As introduced, reduces from seven calendar days to three business days the period within which a physician must notify the board of medical examiners after learning that the physician has been criminally charged with violating the statutory prohibition on the performance or attempted performance of an abortion upon a pregnant woman when the physician knows the pregnant woman is seeking the abortion because of the sex or race of the unborn child or because of a prenatal diagnosis, test, or screening indicating Down syndrome or the potential for Down syndrome in the unborn child. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 63 and Title 68.

Every action

3 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenateFiled for introduction
  2. SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
  3. CommitteePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee · Senate Judiciary Committee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.