The bill also requires women seeking an abortion to undergo an ultrasound and have the doctor describe and display the image to her. ASSOCIATED PRESS In this 2019 file photo, people wait for a Senate hearing to begin to discuss a fetal heartbeat abortion ban. Meanwhile, bleary-eyed after spending hours hashing out spending plan details, lawmakers eventually passed a $39.4 billion budget for fiscal year 2020-21. The Tennessee Legislature began phasing out the state’s Hall tax in 2016, with its total elimination beginning Jan. 1, 2021. However, by Thursday night, Senate members passed their own version honoring Posey that did not require approval from the House.

Source: Huffington Post June 19, 2020 06:33 UTC