---
type: "Bill"
title: "Capitol - As enacted, provides that the general assembly calls for a monument to be erected on the capitol campus as a reminder of unborn children, in memory of the victims of abortion: babies, women, and men. - Amends TCA Title 4."
description: "Capitol - As enacted, provides that the general assembly calls for a monument to be erected on the capitol campus as a reminder of unborn children, in memory of the victims of abortion: babies, women, and men. - Amends TCA Title 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 2227"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2227 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Capitol"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sexton J", "Southerland"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 72
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-01-31"
last_action: "2018-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/47d3ac74-0a5f-4e81-8e5e-b6ae4537f330"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2227&GA=110"
source_hash: "fe56c971e307275c94fbf92c046db6297250c088268db975a5a9017b5215e020"
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 2227 (110) — Capitol - As enacted, provides that the general assembly calls for a monument to be erected on the capitol campus as a reminder of unborn children, in memory of the victims of abortion: babies, women, and men. - Amends TCA Title 4.

## Version chain

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

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB2227.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 1 PNV 1 3/28/2018 Passed — **6–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sexton J — primary (person)
- Southerland — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Intro. `introduction`
- **2018-02-01** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
- **2018-02-05** P1C.
- **2018-02-07** Assigned to s/c State Government Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** P2C, ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-09** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-14** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/20/2018
- **2018-03-14** Placed on s/c cal State Government Subcommittee for 3/21/2018
- **2018-03-20** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to Final Calendar.
- **2018-03-21** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/27/2018
- **2018-03-21** Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/27/2018
- **2018-03-21** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-27** Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/28/2018
- **2018-03-27** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-28** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 6, Nays 1 PNV 1
- **2018-03-28** Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/28/2018
- **2018-04-04** Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/9/2018
- **2018-04-04** Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-09** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-09** Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/9/2018
- **2018-04-09** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/12/2018
- **2018-04-10** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2018
- **2018-04-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/10/2018
- **2018-04-11** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-12** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/16/2018
- **2018-04-12** Senate Reset on calendar 4/16/18
- **2018-04-16** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/17/2018
- **2018-04-16** Senate Reset on calendar 4/17/18
- **2018-04-16** H. Placed on Regular Calendar #2 for 4/17/2018
- **2018-04-16** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-16** Reset on next avail. cal.
- **2018-04-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-17** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-18** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/19/2018
- **2018-04-18** Senate Reset on calendar 4/19/18
- **2018-04-19** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-19** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/23/2018
- **2018-04-19** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/23/2018
- **2018-04-19** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-04-19** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-04-19** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-19** Passed H., as am., Ayes 63, Nays 15, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2018-04-19** H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA1072) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-19** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA1045) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2018-04-23** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2018-04-23** H. Placed on Message Calendar for 4/24/2018
- **2018-04-23** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 23, Nays 3, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2018-04-23** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0987)
- **2018-04-23** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0986)
- **2018-04-23** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA1155)
- **2018-04-23** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2018-04-24** Placed on Senate Message Calendar calendar for 4/25/2018
- **2018-04-24** H. nonconcurred in S. am. no. 3 HB2381
- **2018-04-24** H. Placed on Message Calendar #2 for 4/24/2018
- **2018-04-24** Reset on cal. for 4/25/2018
- **2018-04-25** Passed Senate, Ayes 24, Nays 3, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2018-04-25** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - SA1155)
- **2018-04-25** Motion to reconsider adopted.
- **2018-04-25** Tabling motion lifted.
- **2018-04-30** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-05-02** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-05-09** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-05-10** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-21** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-23** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1057
- **2018-05-23** Pub. Ch. 1057
- **2018-05-23** Effective date(s) 05/21/2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/47d3ac74-0a5f-4e81-8e5e-b6ae4537f330`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).