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Senate Bill 22 |
Senate Author: Campbell et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-19 |
House Sponsor: Noble et al. |
Senate Bill 22 amends the Government Code to prohibit the state, a state agency, or a political subdivision of the state from entering into a taxpayer resource transaction, defined by the bill to include advocacy or lobbying on behalf of the interests of an applicable abortion provider, with an abortion provider or an affiliate of an abortion provider, other than a certain hospital, licensed physician, or accredited residency program. A facility is not considered to be an abortion provider on the basis of performing an abortion at the facility during a medical emergency. The bill, among other provisions, authorizes the attorney general to bring an action in the name of the state to enjoin a violation of this prohibition.