--- type: "Bill" title: "Abortion - As enacted, makes various changes relative to abortion. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 29; Title 33; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 53; Title 56; Title 62; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71." description: "Abortion - As enacted, makes various changes relative to abortion. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 29; Title 33; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 53; Title 56; Title 62; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71." jurisdiction: "us/states/tn" legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly" session: "113" identifier: "HB 883" citation: "Tennessee HB 883 (113)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Abortion"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Helton-Haynes"] version_count: 14 action_count: 47 vote_count: 0 first_action: "2023-02-01" last_action: "2023-05-03" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3745dc92-6527-45b6-b12a-bbe251b8e5ac" source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0883&GA=113" source_hash: "2963a5b84b1eaaa326969207376dc46ebc500c940c13831d2d9689bedb243111" vintage: "2026-07-01" source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump" retrieved_at: "2026-07-06" confidence: "reported" tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"] --- # Tennessee HB 883 (113) — Abortion - As enacted, makes various changes relative to abortion. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 29; Title 33; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 53; Title 56; Title 62; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **Amendment HA0174** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0174.pdf) 2. **Amendment HA0175** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0175.pdf) 3. **Amendment HA0178** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0178.pdf) 4. **Amendment HA0179** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0179.pdf) 5. **Amendment HA0180** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0180.pdf) 6. **Amendment HA0181** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0181.pdf) 7. **Amendment HA0182** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0182.pdf) 8. **Amendment HA0185** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0185.pdf) 9. **Amendment SA0252** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0252.pdf) 10. **Amendment SA0419** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0419.pdf) 11. **Amendment SA0420** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0420.pdf) 12. **Amendment SA0421** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0421.pdf) 13. **Amendment SA0422** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0422.pdf) 14. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/HB0883.pdf) ## Sponsors - Helton-Haynes — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2023-02-01** Intro., P1C. `introduction` - **2023-02-02** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. - **2023-02-08** Placed on s/c cal Population Health Subcommittee for 2/14/2023 - **2023-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship` - **2023-02-08** Assigned to s/c Population Health Subcommittee `referral-committee` - **2023-02-08** Ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee` - **2023-02-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship` - **2023-02-14** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee` - **2023-02-15** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/22/2023 - **2023-02-16** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship` - **2023-02-21** Sponsor(s) withdrawn. `sponsorship` - **2023-02-22** No Action Taken - **2023-02-23** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/1/2023 - **2023-02-23** Sponsor(s) withdrawn. `sponsorship` - **2023-02-27** Sponsor(s) withdrawn. `sponsorship` - **2023-03-01** Action def. in Health Committee to 3/22/2023 - **2023-03-13** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/15/2023 - **2023-03-15** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/16/2023 - **2023-03-15** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2023-03-16** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship` - **2023-03-16** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/20/2023 - **2023-03-20** Passed H., as am., Ayes 83, Nays 11, PNV 2 `passage` - **2023-03-20** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship` - **2023-03-20** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0175) `amendment-passage` - **2023-03-20** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0174) `amendment-passage` - **2023-03-20** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 To 1 - HA0185) `amendment-passage` - **2023-03-20** Am. tabled. (Amendment 7 - HA0182) `amendment-deferral` - **2023-03-20** Am. tabled. (Amendment 6 - HA0181) `amendment-deferral` - **2023-03-20** Am. tabled. (Amendment 5 - HA0180) `amendment-deferral` - **2023-03-20** Am. tabled. (Amendment 4 - HA0179) `amendment-deferral` - **2023-03-20** Am. tabled. (Amendment 3 - HA0178) `amendment-deferral` - **2023-03-21** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen. `receipt` - **2023-03-23** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction` - **2023-04-05** Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 2, PNV 4 `passage` - **2023-04-05** Amendment tabled (Amendment 5 - SA0422) `amendment-deferral` - **2023-04-05** Amendment tabled (Amendment 4 - SA0421) `amendment-deferral` - **2023-04-05** Amendment tabled (Amendment 3 - SA0420) `amendment-deferral` - **2023-04-05** Amendment tabled (Amendment 2 - SA0419) `amendment-deferral` - **2023-04-05** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0252) - **2023-04-05** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill. `substitution` - **2023-04-10** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker. `enrolled` - **2023-04-17** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage` - **2023-04-17** Signed by H. Speaker `passage` - **2023-04-18** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt` - **2023-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature` - **2023-05-03** Effective date(s) 04/28/2023 - **2023-05-03** Pub. Ch. 313 ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3745dc92-6527-45b6-b12a-bbe251b8e5ac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).