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TX SB730

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/7/2025

Primary Sponsor

Donna Campbell

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Origin

Senate

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands the definition of "abortion provider" from specific licensed facilities to any person who performs or induces an abortion, and creates a new category of "abortion assistance entity" covering organizations that provide financial assistance, travel accommodations, logistical support, or distribute abortion-inducing drugs

  • Prohibits Texas governmental entities from entering into taxpayer resource transactions with abortion providers, their affiliates, or abortion assistance entities

  • Bars governmental entities from appropriating or spending money to provide logistical support for abortion procurement, including child care, transportation, lodging, food, counseling that encourages abortion, or any other facilitating services

  • Expands enforcement by allowing any Texas resident (not just the attorney general) to sue governmental entities or other parties involved in prohibited transactions, with recovery of declaratory relief, injunctive relief, court costs, and attorney's fees

  • Waives and abolishes sovereign immunity for governmental entities regarding these violations, and protects plaintiffs from having to pay defendants' costs or attorney's fees even if the lawsuit is dismissed

Legislative Description

Relating to certain prohibited transactions and logistical support between a governmental entity and an abortion assistance entity or abortion provider for the procurement of an abortion or related services.

State Finances

Last Action

Co-author authorized

3/11/2025

Committee Referrals

State Affairs2/7/2025

Full Bill Text

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