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Amend SB 4 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1)  On page 8, lines 17-18, strike "(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, the" and substitute "The".
(2)  Strike page 8, line 21, through page 9, line 2, and substitute the following:
SECTION 11.  (a) In this SECTION:
(1)  "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.
(2)  "Telemedicine medical services" has the meaning assigned by Section 111.001, Occupations Code.
(b)  The commission shall conduct a study on:
(1)  the safety and efficacy of drug-induced abortions;
(2)  the impact on women's health of authorizing the use of telemedicine medical services to provide drug-induced abortions.
(c)  Not later than September 1, 2026, the commission shall prepare a report on the results of the study conducted under Subsection (b) of this section and submit a copy of the report to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives.
(e)  This section expires January 1, 2027.
SECTION 12.  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, this Act takes effect December 1, 2026.
(b)  Section 11 of this Act takes effect January 1, 2022.