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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session
HB585Relating to the right to assistive reproductive technology treatments and procedures, including in vitro fertilization.
Direction
Abortionpersonhood ivfAI label
↑Expands abortion accessmodel confidence 80%
Creates a statutory right to IVF and other assistive reproductive technology treatments, and prohibits the state from prohibiting or unreasonably limiting them, so more legal access to IVF.
This state, a political subdivision of this state, or an official or employee of this state or a political subdivision of this state may not prohibit or unreasonably limit: (1) an individual from: (A) accessing an assistive reproductive technology treatment or procedure;
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AbortionotherAI label
↑Expands abortion accessmodel confidence 70%
Establishes a right to assistive reproductive technology including IVF, with a civil action to enforce against government limits, so protects access to IVF against potential future restrictions.
INFRINGEMENT OF RIGHT TO ASSISTIVE REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY TREATMENTS AND PROCEDURES PROHIBITED. This state, a political subdivision of this state, or an official or employee of this state or a political subdivision of this state may not prohibit or unreasonably limit:
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Filed (completed)
Committee
Passed one chamber
Passed both
Governor
Law
Status: Died (session ended)
Last action
2025-03-03: Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill creates a protected right to access, perform, and receive insurance coverage for IVF and related assistive reproductive technology, prohibits state or local government from banning or unreasonably limiting it, and provides for civil enforcement actions. This expands access to IVF without addressing fetal personhood, abortion bans, or other listed topics.
Related bills
HB232Relating to conditions applicable to health benefit plan coverage of in vitro fertilization procedures.↑Expands abortion access Filed
HB348Relating to including fetal development instruction as part of the required health curriculum for public school students in certain grade le↓Restricts abortion access↓Restricts abortion access Filed
HB438Relating to wrongful death actions arising from the death of an unborn child resulting from an abortion.↓Restricts abortion access↓Restricts abortion access Filed
HB511Relating to restricting who may be a party to a gestational agreement based on citizenship status or relation to a foreign terrorist organiz↓Restricts abortion access Filed