| Pro-Choice Legislation: |
| Act for Teen Safety |
| Bill Number: |
HB 3077 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
Introduced to Texas House of Representatives |
| Sponsor(s): |
Rep. Villarreal |
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| Compassionate Care for Victims of Violence Act |
| Bill Number: |
HB 306 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
Referred to House State Affairs |
| Sponsor(s): |
Rep. Farrar |
Why you should be informed: - This legislation would allow victims of violence to receive compassionate care
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| Contraceptive Equity Act |
| Bill Number: |
HB 268 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
Referred to House Insurance |
| Sponsor(s): |
Rep. Anchia |
Why you should be informed: - Helps more Texas women afford birth control by requiring insurance plans that provide benefits for prescription drugs or devices to cover contraceptive drugs and devices.
Take action! Click here to send an email to Rep. Anchia expressing your support for HB 268.
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| Penalties for Fraudulent Advertising Act |
| Bill Number: |
HB 2142 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
Introduced to Texas House of Representatives |
| Sponsor(s): |
Rep. Rodriguez |
Relating to the fraudulent advertising of pregnancy-related medical services; providing penalties.
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| Regulation of Crisis Pregnancy Centers Act |
| Bill Number: |
HB 2223 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
Introduced to House of Representatives |
| Sponsor(s): |
Rep. Villarreal |
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| Regulation of Crisis Pregnancy Centers |
| Bill Number: |
SB 1174 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
Introduced to Texas Senate |
| Sponsor(s): |
Sen. Ellis |
Companion bill to HB2878.
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| Relating to a pharmacist's duty to dispense (no refusal) |
| Bill Number: |
SB 1591 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
Introduced to Texas Senate |
| Sponsor(s): |
Sen. Shapleigh |
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| Relating to a pharmacist's duty to dispense (no refusal) |
| Bill Number: |
HB 1996 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
Referred to House Public Health |
| Sponsor(s): |
Rep. Toureilles |
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| Relating to an abortion when a fetal abnormality is detected |
| Bill Number: |
HB 301 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
Referred to House State Affairs |
| Sponsor(s): |
Rep. Farrar |
Why you should be informed:- This legislation would allow victims of violence to receive compassionate care
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| Relating to the Regulation of Crisis Pregnancy Centers |
| Bill Number: |
HB 2036 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
Referred to House State Affairs Committee |
| Sponsor(s): |
Rep. Dutton |
Relating to the provision of certain services and information related to pregnancy, abortion, and sexually transmitted diseases; providing penalties.
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| Relating to the adoption of public school textbooks |
| Bill Number: |
HB77 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
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| Sponsor(s): |
Rep. Naishtat |
Why you should be informed:- This bill would require that ALL elements of the state’s curriculum standards be included in the student and teacher versions of approved textbooks.
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| Relating to voluntary and informed consent for an abortion |
| Bill Number: |
HB 1760 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
Referred to House State Affairs |
| Sponsor(s): |
Rep. Coleman |
This bill addresses a Woman’s Right to Know medically accurate information.
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| Responsible Health Education Act |
| Bill Number: |
HB 503 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
In committee |
| Sponsor(s): |
Rep. Castro & Rep. Strama |
Why you should be informed:- This bill seeks to loosen restrictions on responsible sex education in the state’s public schools.
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| Responsible age-appropriate sex education act |
| Bill Number: |
HB 3165 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
Introduced to Texas House of Representatives |
| Sponsor(s): |
Rep. Farrar |
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| Texas Prevention First Act of 2007 |
| Bill Number: |
HB 1842 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
Filed |
| Sponsor(s): |
Strama, Turner, Anchia |
The Texas Prevention First Act of 2007 SB 837/HB 1842 is a comprehensive bill that will increase access to family planning information and services, and require schools to teach medically accurate and honest sex education.
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| Texas Prevention First Act of 2007 |
| Bill Number: |
SB 837 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
Filed |
| Sponsor(s): |
Watson |
The Texas Prevention First Act of 2007 SB 837/HB 1842 is a comprehensive bill that will increase access to family planning information and services, and require schools to teach medically accurate and honest sex education.
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| Anti-Choice Legislation: |
| Banning abortion in Texas |
| Bill Number: |
HB 175 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
Referred to House State Affairs |
| Sponsor(s): |
Rep. Chisum |
Why you should be concerned:- This bill would ban abortions in Texas if Roe v. Wade is overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.
- The ban resulting from this bill (if Roe is overturned) includes no exemptions for the health of a mother or victims of rape or incest.
- HB 175 would make doctors criminals for providing abortion care.
- If Roe is overturned, HB 175 would make abortions illegal and dangerous in Texas no longer than 60 days afterwards.
Take action! Click here to send an email to Rep. Chisum expressing your opposition to HB 175.
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| Banning abortion in Texas |
| Bill Number: |
SB 186 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
Referred to Senate State Affairs |
| Sponsor(s): |
Sen. Patrick |
Why you should be concerned:- This bill would ban abortions in Texas if Roe v. Wade is overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.
- The ban resulting from this bill (if Roe is overturned) includes no exemptions for the health of a mother or victims of rape or incest.
- SB 186 includes ambiguous language to criminalize doctors and others who provide "means" for abortion care.
- If Roe is overturned, SB 186 would make abortions illegal and dangerous in Texas no longer than 60 days afterwards.
Take action! Click here to send an email to Sen. Patrick expressing your opposition to SB 186.
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| Bribing-For-Babies Act |
| Bill Number: |
SB 1567 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
Introduced to Texas Senate |
| Sponsor(s): |
Sen. Patrick |
Regarding creation of a program to bribe pregnant women with $500 for their newborn babies. Only women who were originally considering abortion would be eligible.
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| Choose Life License Plates |
| Bill Number: |
HB 224 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
Referred to House Appropriations |
| Sponsor(s): |
Rep. Paxton |
Why you should be concerned: - This legislation would allow the issuance of politically motivated "Choose Life" license plates.
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| Mandatory Misinformed Consent Act |
| Bill Number: |
HB 3212 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
Introduced to Texas House of Representatives |
| Sponsor(s): |
Rep. Zedler |
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| Mandatory Misinformed Consent Act |
| Bill Number: |
HB 21 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
Referred to House State Affairs |
| Sponsor(s): |
Rep. Corte |
Why you should be concerned:- Requires doctors to give false information drawing a fictitious link between abortion and breast cancer to patients seeking abortion services.
- Requires women to make an additional and medically unnecessary visit to a clinic 24 hours in advance of an abortion procedure to receive information previously allowed to be given over the phone or by video.
- HB 21 places additional burdens on doctors and women.
Take action! Click here to send an email to Rep. Corte expressing your opposition to HB 21.
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| Optional Non-Participation in Human Sex Education Classes |
| Bill Number: |
HB 311 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
Referred to House Public Education |
| Sponsor(s): |
Rep. Chisum, Rep. Flynn, Rep. Hancock |
Requires parents to approve beforehand the inclusion of their children in public school sexuality education classes. The bill places yet another obstacle in the way of providing students with medically accurate information about responsible pregnancy and disease prevention.
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| Pharmacy Billboard and Bully Act |
| Bill Number: |
HB 23 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
Referred to House State Affairs |
| Sponsor(s): |
Rep. Corte |
Why you should be concerned:- Requires a large 1 x 2 foot sign be posted at all Texas pharmacies with misleading and confusing information about emergency contraception.
- Violates a woman’s right to privacy by requiring names of women requesting EC be kept on record for 2 years.
Take action! Click here to send an email to Rep. Corte expressing your opposition to HB 23.
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| Restriction of Abortion Providers Act |
| Bill Number: |
HB 1750 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
Referred to House State Affairs |
| Sponsor(s): |
Rep. Morrison |
Regarding the restriction and regulation of abortion providers and clinics.
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| Shutting Down Clinics Act |
| Bill Number: |
HB 22 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
Referred to House State Affairs |
| Sponsor(s): |
Rep. Corte |
Why you should be concerned:- This bill puts further regulations on abortion providers, often burdening clinics with over $1 million of medically unnecessary renovations.
- HB 22 threatens to shut clinics down which often times provide other preventative medical services.
Take action! Click here to send an email to Rep. Corte expressing your opposition to HB 22.
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| TRAP law |
| Bill Number: |
HB 1131 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
In State Affairs Committee |
| Sponsor(s): |
Rep. Zedler |
Why you should be concerned:- This bill would allow for more Targeted Regulations of Abortion Providers (TRAP law)
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| TRAP law |
| Bill Number: |
SB 785 [ view bill ] |
| Status: |
Introduced to Texas Senate |
| Sponsor(s): |
Sen. Shapiro |
Regarding Targeted Regulations of Abortion Providers (TRAP law).
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