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HB0345 • 2026

Abortion

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-15-203, relative to abortion.

Abortion
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Sponsor
Moody, Rose
Last action
2025-02-03
Official status
Assigned to s/c Population Health Subcommittee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on how often the reports are sent or if they include specific information about the disposition of aborted fetuses or fetal tissue.

Abortion Reporting Requirements

This bill amends Tennessee's abortion reporting requirements by adding new recipients for annual reports on abortions.

What This Bill Does

  • Adds the chairs of specific committees in the state legislature to the list of people who receive yearly reports about abortions.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who perform abortions
  • The Tennessee Department of Health
  • Chairs of certain committees in the state legislature

Terms To Know

Abortion
Ending a pregnancy by removing a fetus or embryo from the uterus.
Fetus
The developing human after the eighth week of pregnancy until birth.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify how the information in these reports will be used.
  • It is unclear what happens if someone does not comply with this new requirement.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  2. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  4. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Population Health Subcommittee

  5. 2025-02-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to Health Committee

  6. 2025-01-27 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  7. 2025-01-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 935
By Rose

HOUSE BILL 345
By Moody

HB0345
002061
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section
39-15-203, relative to abortion.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-15-203(e), is amended by
inserting the language "the chairs of the judiciary committee of the senate and the committee of
the house of representatives with jurisdiction over criminal justice-related matters," after "the
speaker of the house of representatives".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.