---
type: "Bill"
title: "Abortion - As enacted, enacts the \"Tennessee Abortion-Inducing Drug Risk Protocol Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71."
description: "Abortion - As enacted, enacts the \"Tennessee Abortion-Inducing Drug Risk Protocol Act.\" - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "HB 2416"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2416 (112)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Abortion"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Moody"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 57
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-02-01"
last_action: "2022-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b08fd7a1-f463-4042-84bb-9fdd918026df"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2416&GA=112"
source_hash: "d215fe0fd97b89ab87ba94f71cf864d406f04966185266b7f032efcf49ce9c49"
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 2416 (112) — Abortion - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Abortion-Inducing Drug Risk Protocol Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 53; Title 56; 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 HA0856** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/HA0856.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0528** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Amend/SA0528.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/HB2416.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/21/2022 Passed (1) — **26–4** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2022 Passed (1) — **68–20** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/4/2022 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 3/30/2022 (4) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 3/1/2022 Passed (2) — **7–2** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2022 4/7/2022 (2) — **0–0** (fail) · lower
- HOUSE HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 3/22/2022 (5) — **0–0** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)
- Moody — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-01** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-02** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2022-02-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-02-03** P2C, ref. to Health Committee -- Government Operations for Review `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-03** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-03** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2022-02-07** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/15/2022
- **2022-02-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-15** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 2/22/2022
- **2022-02-16** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-02-16** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 2/22/2022
- **2022-02-22** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/1/2022
- **2022-02-23** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/1/2022
- **2022-02-23** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/1/2022
- **2022-03-01** No Action Taken
- **2022-03-01** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
- **2022-03-02** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/8/2022
- **2022-03-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-07** Sponsor change.
- **2022-03-07** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-08** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-09** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/15/2022
- **2022-03-15** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/22/2022
- **2022-03-16** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/22/2022
- **2022-03-22** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-23** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 3/30/2022
- **2022-03-29** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-03-30** Placed on cal. Government Operations Committee for 4/4/2022
- **2022-03-30** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-30** Taken off notice for cal. in Health Committee
- **2022-04-04** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-06** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-06** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/7/2022
- **2022-04-07** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/14/2022
- **2022-04-13** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-14** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2022-04-14** Passed H., as am., Ayes 68, Nays 20, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2022-04-14** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0856) `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-14** Sponsor(s) withdrawn
- **2022-04-14** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-19** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/21/2022
- **2022-04-20** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2022-04-21** Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 4 `passage`
- **2022-04-21** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0528)
- **2022-04-21** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2022-04-21** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2022-04-22** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2022-04-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2022-04-25** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2022-04-25** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2022-04-26** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-05** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-09** Effective date(s) 05/05/2022, 01/01/2023
- **2022-05-09** Pub. Ch. 1001
- **2022-05-09** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1001

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b08fd7a1-f463-4042-84bb-9fdd918026df`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).