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SB2482 • 2026

Abortion

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 55; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 71, relative to criminal law.

Abortion
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Sponsor
Hensley, Fritts
Last action
2026-03-25
Official status
Sponsor change.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not specify additional details about electronic submission requirements.

Abortion Reporting Requirements

This bill allows doctors who perform abortions in Tennessee to submit reports electronically instead of on paper.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows doctors to send abortion reports electronically.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Doctors who perform abortions in Tennessee

Terms To Know

electronic submission
Sending information through the internet instead of on paper

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not provide details about how or when doctors must submit reports electronically.
  • Does not change other parts of Tennessee's abortion laws.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  2. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

  3. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026

  4. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/25/2026

  5. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  6. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/18/2026

  7. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  8. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  9. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to Judiciary Committee

  10. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

  11. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  12. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  13. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  14. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  15. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 2321
By Fritts

SENATE BILL 2482
By Hensley
SB2482
012276
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36;
Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title
55; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 71, relative to
criminal law.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-15-203(a), is amended by adding
the following at the end of the subsection:
The report may be submitted to the commissioner electronically.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.