| 4 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 7 | | relating to the provision of informational materials and certain |
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| 6 | 8 | | other information to a pregnant woman before an abortion. |
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| 7 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 8 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 171.012, Health and Safety Code, is |
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| 9 | 11 | | amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (f) to |
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| 10 | 12 | | read as follows: |
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| 11 | 13 | | (b) The information required to be provided under |
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| 12 | 14 | | Subsections (a)(1) and (2) may not be provided by audio or video |
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| 13 | 15 | | recording and must be provided at least 24 hours before the abortion |
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| 14 | 16 | | is to be performed: |
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| 15 | 17 | | (1) orally and in person in a private and confidential |
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| 16 | 18 | | setting if the pregnant woman currently lives less than 100 miles |
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| 17 | 19 | | from the nearest abortion provider that is a facility licensed |
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| 18 | 20 | | under Chapter 245 or a facility that performs more than 50 abortions |
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| 19 | 21 | | in any 12-month period; or |
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| 20 | 22 | | (2) orally by telephone on a private call or in person |
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| 21 | 23 | | in a private and confidential setting if the pregnant woman |
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| 22 | 24 | | certifies that the woman currently lives 100 miles or more from the |
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| 23 | 25 | | nearest abortion provider that is a facility licensed under Chapter |
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| 24 | 26 | | 245 or a facility that performs more than 50 abortions in any |
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| 25 | 27 | | 12-month period. |
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| 26 | 28 | | (f) The physician who is to perform the abortion, or the |
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| 27 | 29 | | physician's designee, shall in person hand to the pregnant woman a |
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| 28 | 30 | | copy of the informational materials described by Section 171.014: |
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| 29 | 31 | | (1) on the day of the consultation required under |
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| 30 | 32 | | Subsection (a)(4) for a pregnant woman who lives less than 100 miles |
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| 31 | 33 | | from the nearest abortion provider that is a facility licensed |
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| 32 | 34 | | under Chapter 245 or a facility in which more than 50 abortions are |
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| 33 | 35 | | performed in any 12-month period; or |
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| 34 | 36 | | (2) before any sedative or anesthesia is administered |
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| 35 | 37 | | to the pregnant woman on the day of the abortion and at least two |
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| 36 | 38 | | hours before the abortion if the woman lives 100 miles or more from |
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| 37 | 39 | | the nearest abortion provider that is a facility licensed under |
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| 38 | 40 | | Chapter 245 or a facility in which more than 50 abortions are |
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| 39 | 41 | | performed in any 12-month period. |
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| 40 | 42 | | SECTION 2. Section 171.012, Health and Safety Code, as |
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| 41 | 43 | | amended by this Act, applies only to an abortion performed on or |
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| 42 | 44 | | after the effective date of this Act. |
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| 43 | 45 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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| 44 | | - | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 45 | | - | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 46 | | - | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 24 passed the Senate on |
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| 47 | | - | April 23, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 22, Nays 9. |
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| 48 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 50 | | - | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 24 passed the House on |
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| 51 | | - | May 21, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 88, Nays 54, two |
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| 52 | | - | present not voting. |
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| 53 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 54 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 55 | | - | Approved: |
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| 56 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 57 | | - | Date |
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| 58 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 59 | | - | Governor |
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