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TX HB1426

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/20/2024

Primary Sponsor

John Bucy

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits magistrates from issuing search warrants, subpoenas, or other court orders to obtain an individual's menstrual health data

  • Prohibits law enforcement agencies from serving, executing, or enforcing any court order seeking menstrual health data, including data stored on computers, networks, or electronic devices

  • Defines "menstrual health data" as any information used to determine, predict, or estimate an individual's past, present, or future menstrual health or menstrual cycles

  • Makes any menstrual health data obtained in violation of this prohibition, along with related expert testimony, inadmissible in criminal proceedings

  • Takes effect September 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating to a prohibition on the issuance or enforcement of a search warrant, subpoena, or other court order for certain menstrual health data.

Business & Commerce

Last Action

Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

3/11/2025

Committee Referrals

Criminal Jurisprudence3/11/2025

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