Senate bill · 892

SB 42

Relating to exceptions to certain laws prohibiting abortion.

Progress

0 days from first to latest action, across 2 recorded actions.

Filed
Aug 18
Referred to committee
Stopped here
Heard in committee
Reported from committee
Passed first chamber
Passed second chamber
Sent to governor
Became law

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Full history

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Filed
Aug 18, 2025 · Senate
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Aug 18, 2025 · Senate

Authors

Topics

Abortion Health: Other Diseases & Medical Conditions Women

Bill text

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HB 195Relating to designating certain substances as Schedule IV controlled substances under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.	Pat CurryR	Referred to committee	Did not pass	Aug 20, 2025Referred to State Affairs
HB 151Relating to designating certain substances as Schedule IV controlled substances under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.	Tom OliversonR	Referred to committee	Did not pass	Aug 18, 2025Referred to State Affairs
SB 43Relating to exceptions to and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion.	Royce WestD	Filed	Did not pass	Aug 18, 2025Filed
HB 7Relating 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.	Will MetcalfR	Became law	Became law	Sep 17, 2025Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SB 8Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.	Cody HarrisR	Became law	Became law	Sep 22, 2025Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SB 7Relating 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.	Charles SchwertnerR	Reported from committee	Did not pass	Aug 18, 2025Co-author authorized