Tennessee · 114
HB 179
Abortion - 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. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15; Title 63 and Title 68.
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Tennessee HB 179 proposes amending TCA Title 39, Chapter 15, Title 63, and Title 68 to specify that the offense of criminal abortion does not include procedures necessary due to a medical emergency affecting the physical or mental health of the pregnant person. The bill also excludes abortions performed on patients whose pregnancies resulted from rape or incest from the definition of criminal abortion.
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Sponsors
- Yusuf Hakeem Democratic lead
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Motion / question | Chamber | Stage | Roll | Outcome | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POPULATION HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Failed in s/c Population Health Subcommittee of… | lower | — | a1640617-300b-4122-a078-e30a82e76483 | fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mar 3, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a1640617-300b-4122-a078-e30a82e76483 CC0-1.0 |
| FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES 3/10/2025 Failed | lower | — | 8a99178a-2966-42b7-a939-5a222b09e352 | fail | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mar 10, 2025 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8a99178a-2966-42b7-a939-5a222b09e352 CC0-1.0 |