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Texas · 90th Legislature Regular Session
SB231Relating to exceptions to and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion.
Direction
AbortionexceptionsAI label
↑Expands abortion accessmodel confidence 90%
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.
It is an exception to the application of Subsection (a) that the pregnant patient indicates the pregnancy resulted from sexual assault in violation of Section 22.011, Penal Code, aggravated sexual assault in violation of Section 22.021, Penal Code, or conduct constituting an offense under Section 25.02, Penal Code.
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Abortionbans gestational limitsAI label
↑Expands abortion accessmodel confidence 90%
Repeals Chapter 6-1/2, Title 71, Revised Statutes (the pre-Roe near-total abortion ban), so less legal restriction on abortion.
Chapter 6-1/2, Title 71, Revised Statutes, is repealed.
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Filed
Committee
Passed one chamber
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Governor
Law
Stage: Filed · step 1 of 6
Last action
2026-11-09: Filed
Filed
2026-11-09
Sponsor
Carol Alvarado D, Molly Cook D, Roland Gutierrez D, Jose Menendez D
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds a new exception to the Texas abortion prohibition for pregnancies from sexual assault or related offenses (without requiring reporting or prosecution), cross-applies that exception to the six-week ban, and repeals the pre-Roe total ban in Chapter 6-1/2, Title 71, Revised Statutes; all provisions expand legal access to abortion. No provisions restrict abortion or address other tracked topics.
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HJR24Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an individual's right to personal reproductive autonomy.↑Expands abortion access↑Expands abortion access Filed
SB243Relating to the regulation of abortion and related matters, including infant supportive palliative care and exceptions to and the repeal of ↑Expands abortion access↓Restricts abortion access Filed