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Texas · 89th Legislature 1st Special Session

HB30 Relating to abortion, including civil liability for the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, exemptions from the Texas Citizens Participation Act and Religious Freedom Restoration Act, authorizing civil and qui tam actions, amendments to the fee-shifting statute governing abortion litigation, immunity defenses and limits on state-court jurisdiction and relief, the parens patriae standing of the attorney general, and the jurisdiction of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals; providing for severability.

Direction

Abortion bans gestational limitsAI label

Restricts abortion access model confidence 90%

Prohibits manufacture, distribution, mailing, transport, delivery, prescription, or provision of abortion-inducing drugs in or to/from Texas (with limited exceptions), so less access to medication abortion.

a person may not: (1) manufacture or distribute an abortion-inducing drug in this state; or (2) mail, transport, deliver, prescribe, or provide an abortion-inducing drug in any manner to or from any person or location in this state.

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Abortion medication abortionAI label

Restricts abortion access model confidence 90%

Prohibits manufacture, distribution, mailing, transport, delivery, prescription, or provision of abortion-inducing drugs in or to/from Texas (with limited exceptions), so less access to medication abortion.

a person may not: (1) manufacture or distribute an abortion-inducing drug in this state; or (2) mail, transport, deliver, prescribe, or provide an abortion-inducing drug in any manner to or from any person or location in this state.

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Abortion provider clinic regulationAI label

Restricts abortion access model confidence 80%

Authorizes qui tam civil actions with high statutory damages, attorney's fees, and injunctive relief against those who violate prohibitions on abortion-inducing drugs, plus limits on defenses, jurisdiction rules, and immunity provisions that deter provision, so less access to medication abortion.

a person, other than a political subdivision of this state, or an officer or employee of this state or a political subdivision of this state, has standing to bring and may bring a qui tam action against a person who: (1) violates Section 171A.051; or (2) intends to violate Section 171A.051.

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Abortion personhood ivfAI label

Restricts abortion access model confidence 80%

Grants the attorney general parens patriae standing to sue on behalf of 'unborn children of residents of this state' for violations of certain abortion laws, which recognizes legal interests of the unborn.

The attorney general has parens patriae standing to bring an action under this section on behalf of unborn children of residents of this state.

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Abortion travel interstate shieldAI label

Restricts abortion access model confidence 70%

Voids out-of-state clawback or shield laws that would allow suits against Texas residents for enforcing or assisting Texas abortion restrictions, applies Texas law to such conduct to the maximum extent, and authorizes counter-suits, so less protection for interstate travel or assistance related to (

Notwithstanding any other law, and except as otherwise required by federal law or the Texas Constitution, the law of this state applies to: (1) the conduct described in Subsection (a); (2) any claim brought against a person for engaging in conduct described in Subsection (a); (3) any claim brought under a clawback provision against a citizen or resident of this State;

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  1. Filed
  2. Committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both
  5. Governor
  6. Law

Status: Died (session ended)

Last action
2025-08-08: Filed
Filed
2025-08-08
Sponsor
Jeff Leach R

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill creates new prohibitions and qui tam civil enforcement mechanisms specifically targeting abortion-inducing drugs (medication abortion), with high damages, limited defenses, and procedural rules that deter provision. It also recognizes the attorney general's standing on behalf of unborn children (personhood), voids certain out-of-state shield laws that protect those assisting abortions, and includes exceptions for medical emergencies, ectopic pregnancies, and spontaneous abortions that do not alter the overall restrictive effect on abortion access.

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History (1 actions)
DateChamberAction
2025-08-08HFiled