• Strengthens current law enacted in 1973 regarding post-viability abortion

• Requires viability assessment after beginning of 20th week of pregnancy (LMP) to measure gestational age, weight, or other factors to determine viability

• Defines viability in state law

• Establishes presumption in TN law that an unborn child of at least 24 weeks gestation (LMP) is viable

• Constitutional under current U.S. Supreme Court doctrine

• Mirrors 2011 Ohio statute which is in effect and has never been challenged

Legislative Actions on House Bill 1189

02/15/2017 - Assigned to House Health Subcommittee

03/01/2017 - Placed on House Health Subcommittee calendar for 03/08/2017

03/08/2017 - Passed the House Health Subcommittee on a voice vote. Placed on the House Health Committee calendar for 03/14/2017

03/14/2017 - Action deferred in the House Health Committee until 03/28/2017

03/28/2017 - Passed the House Health Committee on a voice vote. Referred to House Finance Committee.

04/05/2017 - Assigned to House Finance Ways & Means Subcommittee.

04/05/2017 - Placed on House Finance Ways & Means Subcommittee calendar for 04/12/2017.

04/12/2017 - Action deferred in the House Finance Subcommittee until 04/19/2017.

04/19/2017 - Passes House Finance Ways & Means Subcommittee by a voice vote. Referred to House Finance Committee. 

04/19/2017 - Placed on House Finance Ways & Means Committee calendar for 04/25/2017.

04/25/2017 - Passes House Finance, Ways & Means Committee by a voice vote. Referred to House Calendar & Rules Committee.

04/26/2017 - Placed on House Calendar and Rules Committee calendar for 04/27/2017.

04/27/2017 - Passes House Calendar and Rules Committee by a voice vote.

04/27/2017 - Scheduled for a vote by the House of Representatives on Wednesday, 05/03/2017.

05/03/2017 - Passes House 69-18-3

Voting Pro-Life and to protect viable unborn children were Representatives Brooks, Harry, Butt, Byrd, Calfee, Carr, Casada, Coley, Crawford, Curcio, Daniel, DeBerry, Doss, Dunn, Eldridge, Faison, Farmer, Forgety, Gant, Goins, Halford, Speaker Harwell, Hawk, Hicks, Hill, Matthew, Hill, Timothy, Holsclaw, Holt, Howell, Hulsey, Johnson, Kane, Keisling, Kumar, Lamberth, Littleton, Lollar, Lynn, Marsh, Matheny, Matlock, McDaniel, Moody, Pody, Powers, Ragan, Ramsey, Reedy, Rogers, Rudd, Sanderson, Sargent, Sexton, Cameron, Sexton, Jerry, Shaw, Sherrell, Sparks, Swann, Terry, Thompson, Tillis, Travis, Van Huss, Weaver, White, Dawn, White, Mark, Whitson, Williams, Wirgau, & Zachary.

Voting Pro-Abortion and not to protect viable unborn children were Representatives Akbari, Camper, Clemmons, Cooper, Favors, Fitzhugh, Gilmore, Hardaway, Jernigan, Jones, Love, Miller, Mitchell, Pitts, Powell, Staples, Stewart, & Turner

Present and Not Voting were Republicans: Gravitt, Hazlewood, & McCormick

Not Voting were Representatives: Carter, Parkinson, Smith, & Towns.

Absent were Representatives: Alexander, Beck, Brooks, Kevin & Windle.

05/12/2017 - Governor Bill Haslam signs bill into law.

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Legislative Actions on Senate Bill 1180

02/13/2017 - Assigned to Senate Judiciary Committee

04/05/2017 - Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 04/11/2017. 

04/11/2017 - Action deferred in the Senate Judiciary Committee until 04/19/2017.

04/19/2017 - Passes Senate Judiciary Committee 7 - 2.  Referred to Senate Calendar Committee.

04/25/2017 - Scheduled for a vote by the Senate on 04/27/2017. Vote not taken during the session, moved to next session.

04/27/2017 - Scheduled for a vote by the Senate on Monday, 05/01/2017.

05/01/2017 - Passes Senate 27-3-2.  

Voting Pro-Life and to protect viable unborn children were Senators Bailey, Beavers, Bell, Bowling, Briggs, Crowe, Dickerson, Gardenhire, Gresham, Haile, Hensley, Jackson, Johnson, Kelsey, Ketron, Lundberg, Massey, McNally, Niceley, Norris, Overbey, Roberts, Southerland, Stevens, Tracy, Watson and Yager.

Voting Pro-Abortion and not to protect viable unborn children were Senators Harris, Kyle and Yarbro.

Present and Not Voting were Senators Harper and Tate.

Absent was Senator Green.

05/12/2017 - Governor Bill Haslam signs bill into law.

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