Texas · House Bill 979 · 88th Legislature, Regular Session

Relating to the repeal of and exceptions to certain laws prohibiting abortion.

HB 979 Sponsored by Donna Howard Died in committee

  1. Introduced Dec 12, 2022
  2. In committee Mar 2, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

Every action

3 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled
  2. HouseRead first time
  3. CommitteeReferred to Public Health · House Public Health

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 4 cosponsors: 4 Democrats.

All 4 cosponsors

From Texas's official records (ftp.legis.state.tx.us), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.