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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session
SB361Relating to a prohibition of employment discrimination on the basis of reproductive decisions and certain employment agreements limiting reproductive decisions.
Direction
AbortionotherAI label
↑Expands abortion accessmodel confidence 80%
Adds 'reproductive decisions' (including pregnancy, contraception, assisted reproduction, and reproductive health care) as a protected category against employment discrimination, and voids agreements limiting them, so more legal protection for reproductive choices including abortion.
A provision in this chapter referring to discrimination because of or on the basis of a reproductive decision includes discrimination because of or on the basis of: (1) marital status at the time of a pregnancy; (2) the use of assisted reproduction to become pregnant; (3) the use of contraception or a specific form of contraception; or (4) the obtainment or use of any other health care drug, device, or service relating to reproductive health.
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Filed (completed)
Committee
Passed one chamber
Passed both
Governor
Law
Status: Died (session ended)
Last action
2025-02-03: Referred to Economic Development
Filed
2024-11-13
Committee
Economic Development
Sponsor
Sarah Eckhardt D, Carol Alvarado D, Molly Cook D, Jose Menendez D
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds 'reproductive decisions' (explicitly including contraception, assisted reproduction, pregnancy, and reproductive health care) as a protected class in multiple Labor Code sections prohibiting employment discrimination by employers, agencies, unions, etc. It also requires handbooks to note the prohibition and voids agreements limiting such decisions. This expands legal protections for reproductive choices (including abortion access) in employment contexts but does not address gestational limits, funding, personhood, or other listed abortion subtopics directly.
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