---
type: "Bill"
title: "Abortion - As enacted, clarifies the term \"serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function\" as used in present law provisions relative to criminal abortion. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; 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, clarifies the term \"serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function\" as used in present law provisions relative to criminal abortion. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; 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: "114"
identifier: "SB 1004"
citation: "Tennessee SB 1004 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Abortion"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Briggs"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-05"
last_action: "2025-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c6d24f54-c0c1-4b49-99e1-e884cb93ba89"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB1004&ga=114"
source_hash: "58436e5cb82650a17bb5f4c113490d54ffd14fff67f96f59e2e9d35f72ac9fcc"
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 1004 (114) — Abortion - As enacted, clarifies the term "serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function" as used in present law provisions relative to criminal abortion. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; 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 HA0255** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0255.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0218** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0218.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB1004.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/7/2025 Passed (1) — **25–3** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/25/2025 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2025 Passed (1) — **71–18** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Briggs — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-05** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-10** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-19** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-19** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2025
- **2025-03-21** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-21** Sponsor change. `sponsorship`
- **2025-03-24** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/25/2025
- **2025-03-25** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
- **2025-04-01** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/3/2025
- **2025-04-03** Senate Reset on calendar for 4/7/2025
- **2025-04-04** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/7/2025
- **2025-04-07** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2025-04-07** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2025-04-07** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 25, Nays 3, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2025-04-07** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0218)
- **2025-04-09** Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- **2025-04-16** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-16** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-16** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-16** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2025-04-16** Passed H., Ayes 71, Nays 18, PNV 4 `passage`
- **2025-04-16** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0255) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2025-04-16** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2025-04-17** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-29** Effective date(s) 04/17/2025
- **2025-04-29** Pub. Ch. 217

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c6d24f54-c0c1-4b49-99e1-e884cb93ba89`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).