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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a restriction on the sale or distribution of an |
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abortion-inducing drug through an Internet website. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 171, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 171.0633 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 171.0633. RESTRICTION ON SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF |
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ABORTION-INDUCING DRUG THROUGH INTERNET WEBSITE. (a) A person may |
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not sell or otherwise distribute through an Internet website an |
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abortion-inducing drug for delivery by courier, mail service, or |
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another delivery method to an address in this state unless the |
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person obtains from the patient requesting the drug verification of |
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a physician in this state prescribing the drug to the patient |
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following an in-person medical examination. |
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(b) A violation of this section is a deceptive trade |
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practice in addition to the practices described by Subchapter E, |
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Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code, and is actionable under that |
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subchapter. |
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SECTION 2. Section 171.065(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A person who intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly |
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violates this subchapter, other than Section 171.0633, commits an |
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offense. An offense under this subsection is a state jail felony. |
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SECTION 3. Section 171.0633, Health and Safety Code, as |
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added by this Act, applies only to the sale or distribution of an |
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abortion-inducing drug that occurs on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |