2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

SB1425: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 29; Title 33; Title 37; Title 39; Title 40; Title 53; Title 56; Title 62; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to women's health.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, defines the terms "serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function" and "lethal fetal anomaly"; specifies that a physician does not commit the offense of criminal abortion if, under certain circumstances, the physician performs or attempts to perform an abortion to address a lethal fetal anomaly or a premature delivery of an unborn child with a lethal fetal anomaly. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 29; Title 33; Title 37; Title 39; Title 40; Title 53; Title 56; Title 62; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

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Bill History

2/6/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
2/10/2025
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
2/12/2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
3/6/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Senate
3/19/2025
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/24/2025
Senate
3/24/2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/6/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary(Senate)

Sponsors

Republican: 1
Democrat: 1

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/6/202513.9 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/11/2025117.2 KB