Texas - Session 892
Title: 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.
In 2021, the 87th Legislature passed S.B. 8, the Heartbeat Bill, and H.B. 1280, the Trigger Bill. This legislation continues to save thousands of lives of Texas children. However, abortion pill providers have continued to send abortion pills into our state, creating a new avenue for illegal abortions. S.B. 7 would increase tools citizens may use against those trafficking abortion pills. S.B. 7 would allow for qui tam actions against those mailing, transporting, delivering, prescribing, or providing abortion pills. The qui tam action can be brought by any person, besides an officer or employee of this state or a political subdivision of this state. S.B. 7 lays out exceptions to liability including exceptions for medical emergencies and other lawful uses. An action must be brought not later than the sixth
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-15 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2025-08-18 | Status | introduced |
| 2025-08-18 | Latest Action | Co-author authorized |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 7 | Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by courts within and outside this state with respect to the manufacture and provision of those drugs, and to protections from certain counteractions under the laws of other states and jurisdictions; authorizing qui tam actions. | introduced |
| HB 16 | Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, record retention, youth diversion, court-ordered mental health services, the powers of the Texas Supreme Court, jurors, and the special prosecution unit; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees. | introduced |
| HB 25 | Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription. | introduced |
| HB 316 | Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. | introduced |
| HJR 40 | Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to expand eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. | introduced |
| HR 150 | Commemorating the 45th anniversary of Austin Regional Clinic. | enacted |
| HB 315 | Relating to the minimum wage. | introduced |
| HB 319 | Relating to requiring certain employers to provide paid sick leave to employees; providing administrative and civil penalties. | introduced |