Abortion

This week

19 bills with new action · 19 newly filed.

Furthest along first.

• TXHB1057 2027-2028By Donna Howard (D)
  Relating to the award of public money to or governmental transactions with providers of women's health services and family planning services, including abortion providers and their affiliates; making conforming changes.

  AI summary Repeals Chapter 2273 of the Government Code (which banned state contracts with abortion providers and affiliates) and removes priority restrictions favoring non-abortion providers for family planning funds, so more public money can go to abortion providers.

  ↑Expands abortion access ✓ Reviewedfunding insurance
  Stage: Filed Nov 10: Filed
• TXSB243 2027-2028By Molly Cook (D) +3
  Relating to the regulation of abortion and related matters, including infant supportive palliative care and exceptions to and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion.

  AI summary Adds an exception to the abortion ban for lethal fetal anomalies diagnosed by two physicians, and exempts such abortions from heartbeat-act procedures, so more legal access to abortion in those cases.

  ↑Expands abortion accessexceptions
  ↓Restricts abortion accessbans gestational limits
  ↔Mixed abortion accessother
  Stage: Filed Nov 9: Filed
• TXSB231 2027-2028By Carol Alvarado (D) +3
  Relating to exceptions to and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion.

  AI summary Adds an exception to the general abortion prohibition for pregnancies resulting from sexual assault or related offenses, without requiring a police report, forensic evidence, or prosecution, so more legal access to abortion in those cases.

  ↑Expands abortion accessexceptions, bans gestational limits
  Stage: Filed Nov 9: Filed
• TXSB152 2027-2028By Jose Menendez (D)
  Relating to the regulation of limited service pregnancy resource centers; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty.

  AI summary Imposes mandatory disclosures, disclaimers, and signage requirements on limited service pregnancy resource centers that do not provide abortions or birth control, with criminal and civil penalties for violations, so more regulation of anti-abortion pregnancy centers.

  ↓Restricts abortion accessprovider clinic regulation, other
  Stage: Filed Nov 9: Filed
• TXHJR68 2027-2028By Samantha Lopez-Resendez (D)
  Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the legislature from restricting an individual's access to abortion and related health care.

  AI summary Proposes a constitutional amendment that would bar the legislature from restricting access to abortion or related health care chosen in consultation with a physician, so more legal access to abortion.

  ↑Expands abortion accessballot constitutional, other
  Stage: Filed Nov 9: Filed
• TXHJR24 2027-2028By John Bucy (D)
  Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an individual's right to personal reproductive autonomy.

  AI summary Establishes a constitutional right to abortion on or before 24 weeks post-fertilization and carves out exceptions after that point, so more legal access to abortion than under current Texas law which bans nearly all abortions after roughly six weeks.

  ↑Expands abortion accessbans gestational limits, exceptions, personhood ivf
  =No change to abortion accessballot constitutional
  Stage: Filed Nov 9: Filed

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