Tennessee House of Representatives bill in Session 114.
Status: failed. Latest action: April 16, 2026.
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 18; Title 29, Chapter 39 and Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 11, relative to civil actions.
ON APRIL 13, 2026, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2412, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, revise present law that authorizes t he attorney general to bring an action to enforce compliance with the Tennessee Abortion-Inducing Drug Risk Protocol Act or intervene as a matter of right in a case in which the constitutionality of such act is challenged . This amendment removes this provision and authorizes, instead, the attorney general to bring a civil action to (i) e nforce compliance with th e act ; or (ii ) i mpose a civil penalty , as provided below, for a kn owing violation of the present law prohibition on a manufacturer, supplier, pharmacy, physician, qualified physician, or other person from provid ing an abortion-inducing drug to a patient via courier, delivery, or mail service. Generally, this amendment authorizes the attorney general to impose a civil penalty $10,000 per such violation . However, i f a court determines that an individual suffered serious bodily injury or death due to a violation, then the attorney general may impose a civil penalty of $1,000,00 0. Each individual to whom an abortion-inducing drug is provided constitutes a separate violation.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-04-16 | Status | failed |
| 2026-04-16 | Latest Action | Sponsor(s) Added. |