LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATURE 2nd CALLED SESSION 2025

August 21, 2025

TO:	Honorable Ken King, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB7 by Leach (Relating to prohibitions on the manufacturing and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and the effect of certain judgments by certain courts within and outside this state with respect to the manufacturing and provision of those drugs, and to protections from certain counter actions under laws other than the laws of this state; authorizing qui tam actions.), As Introduced

The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined due to the impact on the state court system and the extent to which state revenue would be impacted by changes in civil actions being unknown.

Among other provisions, the bill would establish certain prohibitions related to abortion-inducting drugs and would limit the enforcement of those prohibitions to a qui tam action. 

According to the Office of Court Administration, the agency is unable to project the bill's fiscal impact on the state court system. 

According to the Comptroller of Public Accounts, the extent to which state revenue would be impacted by changes in civil actions cannot be estimated.

Local Government Impact

The fiscal implications of the bill to units of local government cannot be determined due to the impact on local courts and the extent to which local revenue would be impacted by changes in civil actions being unknown.

Source Agencies:

LBB Staff:

JMc, CMA, SD