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History for 89(R) SB 31 by Hughes

Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption Version:
Enrolled
Caption Text:
Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment.
Author:
Hughes
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | Hagenbuch | Hall | Hinojosa, Adam | Huffman | King | Kolkhorst | Middleton | Parker | Paxton | Perry | Schwertner | Sparks | Zaffirini
Sponsor:
Geren | Johnson | Howard | Hull | Orr
Cosponsor:
Allen | Bell, Keith | Bernal | Bhojani | Bowers | Bryant | Buckley | Bucy | Campos | Cole | Cook | Cortez | Darby | Davis, Aicha | Flores | Gámez | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | Garcia, Linda | Gerdes | Goodwin | Guerra | Harris Davila | Hefner | Hernandez | Jones, Venton | Kerwin | LaHood | Lalani | Lambert | Leach | Lopez, Janie | McQueeney | Meyer | Meza | Moody | Morales Shaw | Morales, Eddie | Noble | Ordaz | Patterson | Perez, Mary Ann | Perez, Vincent | Plesa | Reynolds | Rose | Rosenthal | Simmons | Spiller | Talarico | Tepper | Troxclair | Turner | VanDeaver | Vo | Ward Johnson | Wilson | Wu | Zwiener
Subjects:
Abortion (I0005)
Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)
Health Care Providers (I0387)
Health--General (I0385)
Malpractice--Professionals (I0525)
Women (I0925)
LIFE OF THE MOTHER ACT (PM78L)
CONTINUING EDUCATION (S0234)
PHYSICIANS (S1282)
PREGNANCY & CHILDBIRTH (S0294)
MEDICAL BOARD, TEXAS (V0644)
STATE BAR OF TEXAS (V2529)
Companion:
HB 44 by Geren, Identical
Senate Committee:
State Affairs
Senate Committee Status:
Out of committee
Senate Committee Vote:
Ayes=11   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
House Committee:
Public Health
House Committee Status:
Out of committee
House Committee Vote:
Ayes=12   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
Actions are in descending date order.
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment DateSort descending       Time       Journal Page
E   Effective immediately      06/20/2025    
E   Signed by the Governor      06/20/2025     3862
E   Sent to the Governor      05/27/2025     2888
H   Signed in the House      05/26/2025     6375
S   Signed in the Senate      05/26/2025     2744
S   Reported enrolled      05/23/2025     2498
S   House passage reported      05/23/2025     2436
H   Additional sponsor(s) authorized      05/23/2025     5784
H   Rules suspended      05/23/2025     5784
H   Reason for vote recorded in Journal      05/22/2025     5583
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/22/2025     5583
H   Record vote   RV#3194   05/22/2025     5582
H   Passed      05/22/2025     5582
H   Read 3rd time      05/22/2025     5582
H   Additional sponsor(s) authorized      05/22/2025     5582
H   Rules suspended      05/22/2025     5582
H   Reason for vote recorded in Journal      05/21/2025     5507
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/21/2025     5507
H   Record vote   RV#3163   05/21/2025     5506
H   Passed to 3rd reading      05/21/2025     5506
H   Read 2nd time      05/21/2025     5493
H   Placed on Major State Calendar      05/21/2025    
H   Considered in Calendars      05/19/2025    
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      05/12/2025    
H   Committee report distributed      05/12/2025   01:19 PM 
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/12/2025     4494
H   Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      05/05/2025    
H   Considered in public hearing      05/05/2025    
H   Referred to Public Health      05/01/2025   05:10 PM  2837
H   Read first time      05/01/2025     2837
H   Received from the Senate      04/30/2025     2639
S   Reported engrossed      04/29/2025     1609
S   Remarks ordered printed      04/29/2025     1586
S   Record vote      04/29/2025     1586
S   Passed      04/29/2025     1586
S   Read 3rd time      04/29/2025     1586
S   Record vote      04/29/2025     1586
S   Three day rule suspended      04/29/2025     1586
S   Vote recorded in Journal      04/29/2025     1586
S   Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment      04/29/2025     1586
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      04/29/2025     1586
S   Co-author authorized      04/29/2025     1605
S   Placed on intent calendar      04/28/2025    
S   Co-author authorized      04/28/2025     1551
S   Committee report printed and distributed      04/23/2025   03:56 PM 
S   Recommended for local & uncontested calendar      04/23/2025    
S   Reported favorably as substituted      04/23/2025     1438
S   Vote taken in committee      04/22/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      04/22/2025    
S   Co-author authorized      04/08/2025     1000
S   Co-author authorized      04/07/2025     982
S   Left pending in committee      03/27/2025    
S   Testimony taken in committee      03/27/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      03/27/2025    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/27/2025    
S   Co-author authorized      03/20/2025     648
S   Co-author authorized      03/19/2025     635
S   Referred to State Affairs      03/17/2025     545
S   Read first time      03/17/2025     545
S   Filed      03/14/2025    
S   Received by the Secretary of the Senate      03/14/2025