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type: "Bill"
title: "Abortion - As enacted, requires, in cases where an ultrasound is performed as part of an examination prior to an abortion, the person who performs the ultrasound to offer the woman the opportunity to learn the results of the ultrasound; requires, if ultrasound is performed, that report of abortion indicate whether or not a heartbeat was detected. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 2 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2."
description: "Abortion - As enacted, requires, in cases where an ultrasound is performed as part of an examination prior to an abortion, the person who performs the ultrasound to offer the woman the opportunity to learn the results of the ultrasound; requires, if ultrasound is performed, that report of abortion indicate whether or not a heartbeat was detected. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 2 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 244"
citation: "Tennessee SB 244 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Abortion"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pody", "VanHuss"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 59
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-26"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/287a144a-45d7-4466-afbb-1ff6cff4cf05"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0244&GA=110"
source_hash: "68a34806c0283efdca26a65c08f1055c3af23fe82c459f7bcf56cdb530191ad0"
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 244 (110) — Abortion - As enacted, requires, in cases where an ultrasound is performed as part of an examination prior to an abortion, the person who performs the ultrasound to offer the woman the opportunity to learn the results of the ultrasound; requires, if ultrasound is performed, that report of abortion indicate whether or not a heartbeat was detected. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 2 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2.
## 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/SB0244.pdf)
## Votes
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0 4/3/2018 Passed (1) — **71** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Pody — primary (person)
- VanHuss — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-26** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-01-30** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-01-31** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-01** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-01** P2C, ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-02-02** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2017-02-02** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-02-06** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-02-07** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-02-13** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-02-15** Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/1/2017
- **2017-02-27** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-01** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 3/8/2017
- **2017-03-01** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to 3/8/2017
- **2017-03-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-03-02** Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
- **2017-03-08** Action Def. in s/c Health Subcommittee to First Calendar of 2018
- **2017-03-13** Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
- **2017-03-16** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-01-10** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 1/17/2018
- **2018-01-17** Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee
- **2018-01-24** Placed on s/c cal Health Subcommittee for 1/31/2018
- **2018-01-31** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 2/6/2018
- **2018-01-31** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-31** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-01** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-06** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-07** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 2/8/2018
- **2018-02-08** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-08** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 2/12/2018
- **2018-02-12** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-12** Passed H., as am., Ayes 74, Nays 20, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2018-02-12** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0672) `amendment-passage`
- **2018-02-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2018-02-15** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-02-15** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2018-02-21** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-03-28** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/3/2018
- **2018-04-03** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0
- **2018-04-13** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/17/2018
- **2018-04-17** Placed on Senate Regular Calendar calendar for 4/18/2018
- **2018-04-17** Senate Reset on calendar 4/18/18
- **2018-04-18** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2018-04-18** Passed Senate, Ayes 24, Nays 4 `passage`
- **2018-04-18** Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA1061)
- **2018-04-18** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2018-04-19** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2018-04-20** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2018-04-23** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2018-04-24** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2018-04-26** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-03** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 862
- **2018-05-08** Pub. Ch. 862
- **2018-05-08** Effective date(s) 01/01/2019
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/287a144a-45d7-4466-afbb-1ff6cff4cf05`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).