---
type: "Bill"
title: "Abortion - As enacted, creates the criminal offense of abortion trafficking of a minor; provides for a civil action against a person committing the offense of abortion trafficking of a minor if certain conditions are met. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 6; Title 29; Title 37 and Title 39."
description: "Abortion - As enacted, creates the criminal offense of abortion trafficking of a minor; provides for a civil action against a person committing the offense of abortion trafficking of a minor if certain conditions are met. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 6; Title 29; Title 37 and Title 39."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 1971"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1971 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Abortion"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rose"]
version_count: 15
action_count: 34
vote_count: 17
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dfd083a0-98d9-498b-b5cd-d45d7487c457"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1971&GA=113"
source_hash: "24193202fbdd08f072fc6f03a3658eb4fca3f601cb7e6a7d55ab337122a68672"
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 SB 1971 (113) — Abortion - As enacted, creates the criminal offense of abortion trafficking of a minor; provides for a civil action against a person committing the offense of abortion trafficking of a minor if certain conditions are met. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 6; Title 29; Title 37 and Title 39.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment HA0561** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0561.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA1084** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1084.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA1085** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1085.pdf)
4. **Amendment HA1093** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1093.pdf)
5. **Amendment HA1094** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1094.pdf)
6. **Amendment HA1095** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1095.pdf)
7. **Amendment HA1096** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1096.pdf)
8. **Amendment HA1097** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1097.pdf)
9. **Amendment HA1098** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1098.pdf)
10. **Amendment HA1110** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1110.pdf)
11. **Amendment HA1111** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA1111.pdf)
12. **Amendment SA0948** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0948.pdf)
13. **Amendment SA1003** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA1003.pdf)
14. **Amendment SA1004** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA1004.pdf)
15. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB1971.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 10 BY BEHN AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2024 Failed — **22–74** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/10/2024 Passed (1) — **26–3** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Table Amend# 2 by Senator Akbari 4/10/2024 Passed — **23–3** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2024 Passed (2) — **74–22** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 7 BY JOHNSON G. AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2024 Failed — **23–71** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Table Amend# 3 by Senator Yarbro 4/10/2024 Passed — **25–3** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 4 BY CLEMMONS AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2024 Failed — **24–71** (fail) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0 4/2/2024 Passed (2) — **7–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/10/2024 Passed — **26–3** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0 4/2/2024 Passed (1) — **7–1** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 6 BY LOVE AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2024 Failed — **24–71** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 5 BY CLEMMONS AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2024 Failed — **22–72** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 9 BY MITCHELL AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2024 Failed — **26–70** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 11 BY BEHN AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2024 Failed — **24–74** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 3 4/24/2024 Passed — **25–4** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 8 BY BEHN AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2024 Failed — **23–73** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/23/2024 Passed (1) — **74–24** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Rose — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-01-24** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-01-25** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2024-01-29** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
- **2024-03-20** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/26/2024
- **2024-03-26** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/27/2024
- **2024-03-26** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/27/2024
- **2024-03-27** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/1/2024
- **2024-03-27** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2024
- **2024-04-01** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2024
- **2024-04-01** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/2/2024
- **2024-04-02** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2024-04-08** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/10/2024
- **2024-04-10** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2024-04-10** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 3, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Amendment tabled (Amendment 3 - SA1004) `amendment-deferral`
- **2024-04-10** Amendment tabled (Amendment 2 - SA1003) `amendment-deferral`
- **2024-04-10** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0948)
- **2024-04-11** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-15** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2024-04-23** Passed H., as am., Ayes 74, Nays 24, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2024-04-23** H. adopted am. (Amendment 3 - HA1085) `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-23** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA1084) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-23** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0561) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2024-04-23** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2024-04-24** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2024-04-24** Concurred, Ayes 25, Nays 4 (Amendment 3 - HA1085) `passage`
- **2024-04-24** Placed on Senate Message Calendar 2 for 4/24/2024
- **2024-04-29** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2024-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-15** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2024-05-16** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-31** Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
- **2024-05-31** Pub. Ch. 1032

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dfd083a0-98d9-498b-b5cd-d45d7487c457`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).