---
type: "Bill"
title: "Abortion - As enacted, revises present law that authorizes the attorney general to bring an action to enforce compliance with the Tennessee Abortion-Inducing Drug Risk Protocol Act or intervene as a matter of right in a case in which the constitutionality of such act is challenged; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 18; Title 29, Chapter 39 and Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 11."
description: "Abortion - As enacted, revises present law that authorizes the attorney general to bring an action to enforce compliance with the Tennessee Abortion-Inducing Drug Risk Protocol Act or intervene as a matter of right in a case in which the constitutionality of such act is challenged; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 18; Title 29, Chapter 39 and Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 11."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "114"
identifier: "SB 2412"
citation: "Tennessee SB 2412 (114)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Abortion"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hensley"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7caa0b39-4473-4e41-92f6-e30425290d8f"
source_url: "https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2412&ga=114"
source_hash: "4ba2c347378faaa1f644f14d090d0c59368019981b5d346febeaa6f6c2e79ca5"
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 2412 (114) — Abortion - As enacted, revises present law that authorizes the attorney general to bring an action to enforce compliance with the Tennessee Abortion-Inducing Drug Risk Protocol Act or intervene as a matter of right in a case in which the constitutionality of such act is challenged; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 18; Title 29, Chapter 39 and Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 11.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment HA0951** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA0951.pdf)
2. **Amendment SA0903** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0903.pdf)
3. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB2412.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2026 Passed (1) — **74–20** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 3/25/2026 Passed — **7–2** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/13/2026 Passed (1) — **26–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hensley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-02** Refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee
- **2026-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-03-02** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2026-03-02** Approved by Delayed Bills Committee
- **2026-03-05** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-18** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/23/2026
- **2026-03-23** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2026
- **2026-03-23** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/24/2026
- **2026-03-24** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/25/2026
- **2026-03-24** Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/25/2026
- **2026-03-25** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
- **2026-04-10** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/13/2026
- **2026-04-13** Sponsor(s) Added. `sponsorship`
- **2026-04-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House `receipt`
- **2026-04-13** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 6, PNV 1 `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0903)
- **2026-04-16** Passed H., Ayes 74, Nays 20, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2026-04-16** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0951) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2026-04-16** Subst. for comp. HB. `substitution`
- **2026-04-20** Enrolled and ready for signatures `enrolled`
- **2026-04-21** Signed by H. Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-21** Signed by Senate Speaker `passage`
- **2026-04-23** Transmitted to Governor for action. `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-05** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-18** Effective date(s) 05/05/2026, 07/01/2026
- **2026-05-18** Pub. Ch. 903

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7caa0b39-4473-4e41-92f6-e30425290d8f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).