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type: "Bill"
title: "Abortion - As enacted, creates the Class C felony of performing or inducing, or attempting to perform or induce, an abortion upon a pregnant woman whose unborn child has a fetal heartbeat; creates other criminal offenses related to the performance of an abortion; requires that certain information regarding reversing chemical abortions be provided; revises and enacts other abortion-related provisions. - Amends TCA Section 37-10-304 and Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 2."
description: "Abortion - As enacted, creates the Class C felony of performing or inducing, or attempting to perform or induce, an abortion upon a pregnant woman whose unborn child has a fetal heartbeat; creates other criminal offenses related to the performance of an abortion; requires that certain information regarding reversing chemical abortions be provided; revises and enacts other abortion-related provisions. - Amends TCA Section 37-10-304 and Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 2."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "HB 2263"
citation: "Tennessee HB 2263 (111)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Abortion"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Lamberth"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 43
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-02-03"
last_action: "2020-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cdb19ea0-dc76-42c9-aaf1-47efa948e9b8"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2263&GA=111"
source_hash: "5f3ed81619f370c621edab351f72b2f30e1399b442639acb9b84105cc0720e3e"
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 2263 (111) — Abortion - As enacted, creates the Class C felony of performing or inducing, or attempting to perform or induce, an abortion upon a pregnant woman whose unborn child has a fetal heartbeat; creates other criminal offenses related to the performance of an abortion; requires that certain information regarding reversing chemical abortions be provided; revises and enacts other abortion-related provisions. - Amends TCA Section 37-10-304 and Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 2.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment HA0905** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0905.pdf)
2. **Amendment HA0912** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0912.pdf)
3. **Amendment HA0947** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/HA0947.pdf)
4. **Amendment SA0545** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0545.pdf)
5. **Amendment SA0733** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0733.pdf)
6. **Amendment SA0734** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Amend/SA0734.pdf)
7. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/HB2263.pdf)
## Votes
- HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 6/9/2020 (4) — **00** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 3 6/19/2020 Passed (1) — **7020** (pass) · lower
- HOUSE PUBLIC HEALTH SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee 5/27/2020 (5) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Suspend the Rules 6/19/2020 Passed (2) — **235** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 6/19/2020 Passed (1) — **235** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/15/2020 6/11/2020 (3) — **00** (fail) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/18/2020 Passed (2) — **6917** (pass) · lower
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0 3/3/2020 Passed (3) — **72** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Johnson — primary (person)
- Lamberth — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-02-03** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-03** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-02-05** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2020-02-06** P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
- **2020-02-06** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-02-10** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2020-02-25** Assigned to s/c Public Health Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-25** Ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-27** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/3/2020
- **2020-03-03** Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
- **2020-03-04** Placed on s/c cal Public Health Subcommittee for 3/10/2020
- **2020-03-10** Action Def. in s/c Public Health Subcommittee to 3/17/2020
- **2020-03-11** Placed on s/c cal Public Health Subcommittee for 3/17/2020
- **2020-03-17** Meeting Canceled
- **2020-05-20** Placed on s/c cal Public Health Subcommittee for 5/27/2020
- **2020-05-27** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 6/2/2020
- **2020-05-27** Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Health Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-02** Action def. in Health Committee to 6/9/2020
- **2020-06-03** Placed on cal. Health Committee for 6/9/2020
- **2020-06-09** Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-10** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 6/11/2020
- **2020-06-11** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 6/17/2020
- **2020-06-18** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2020-06-18** Passed H., as am., Ayes 69, Nays 17, PNV 2 `passage`
- **2020-06-18** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 3 - HA0947) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2020-06-18** H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0905) `amendment-passage`
- **2020-06-18** Am. reconsidered. (Amendment 1 - HA0905)
- **2020-06-18** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - HA0912) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2020-06-18** Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0905) `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2020-06-19** H. concurred in S. am. no. 3 Ayes 70, Nays 20, PNV 1
- **2020-06-19** Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 23, Nays 5 `passage`
- **2020-06-19** S. Amendment #1 withdrawn.
- **2020-06-19** Senate adopted Amendment #3
- **2020-06-19** S. Amendment #2 withdrawn.
- **2020-06-19** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2020-06-22** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2020-06-30** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-06-30** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-07-06** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-13** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-07-22** Pub. Ch. 764
- **2020-07-22** Effective date(s) 10/01/2020
- **2020-07-22** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 764
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cdb19ea0-dc76-42c9-aaf1-47efa948e9b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).