Tennessee Senate Bill 1728 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-22 - Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

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.

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 15; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to women's health.

Sen. London Lamar [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-22	Senate	Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
2024-01-11	Senate	Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
2024-01-10	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB1729 (Crossfiled) 2024-02-05 - Withdrawn.

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1728&ga=113
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1728.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/HB1729.pdf