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TX HB1651
Bill
Status
12/18/2024
Primary Sponsor
Nate Schatzline
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AI Summary
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Prohibits selling or distributing abortion-inducing drugs through websites for delivery to Texas addresses unless the seller verifies that a Texas physician prescribed the drug following an in-person medical examination
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Classifies violations as a deceptive trade practice under the Texas Business & Commerce Code, making violators subject to civil enforcement under consumer protection laws
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Excludes this new restriction from the existing state jail felony penalty that applies to other violations of the abortion-inducing drug subchapter
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Applies only to sales or distributions occurring on or after September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to a restriction on the sale or distribution of an abortion-inducing drug through an Internet website.
Business & Commerce
Last Action
Referred to Public Health
3/12/2025