---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local Government, General - As enacted, prohibits local governments from expending funds for the purposes of assisting a person in obtaining a criminal abortion. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8."
description: "Local Government, General - As enacted, prohibits local governments from expending funds for the purposes of assisting a person in obtaining a criminal abortion. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "113"
identifier: "SB 600"
citation: "Tennessee SB 600 (113)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["General", "Local Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hensley"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 28
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-01-25"
last_action: "2023-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3bc1110d-82c5-44f7-8725-ffa65cd58db7"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0600&GA=113"
source_hash: "412cd6588639675e28fdb3048a5c5f00c24b15f2aabd061728ab4ad4e80f34e6"
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 600 (113) — Local Government, General - As enacted, prohibits local governments from expending funds for the purposes of assisting a person in obtaining a criminal abortion. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0132** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0132.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0219** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0219.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA0256** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/HA0256.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0071** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0071.pdf)
5. **Amendment SA0148** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Amend/SA0148.pdf)
6. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0600.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2023 Passed (1) — **66–22** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2023 Passed (2) — **64–22** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/13/2023 Passed — **27–6** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 2/28/2023 Passed — **7–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 3 BY MCKENZIE PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2023 Passed — **67–23** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/13/2023 Passed (1) — **27–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hensley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-25** Sponsor change. `sponsorship`
- **2023-01-25** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-26** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2023-01-30** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `passage`
- **2023-02-22** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/28/2023
- **2023-02-28** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
- **2023-03-07** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/9/2023
- **2023-03-09** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-09** Senate Reset on calendar for 3/13/2023
- **2023-03-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/13/2023
- **2023-03-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2023-03-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2023-03-13** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 6 `passage`
- **2023-03-13** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0071)
- **2023-03-13** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0148)
- **2023-03-16** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2023-03-30** Passed H., Ayes 66, Nays 22, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-30** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0219) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-03-30** Am. tabled. (Amendment 3 - HA0256) `amendment-deferral`
- **2023-03-30** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0132) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2023-03-30** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2023-04-03** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-03** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2023-04-05** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-05** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-25** Effective date(s) 04/17/2023
- **2023-04-25** Pub. Ch. 168

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3bc1110d-82c5-44f7-8725-ffa65cd58db7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).