S.B. No. 24
AN ACT
relating to the provision of informational materials and certain
other information to a pregnant woman before an abortion.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 171.012, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (f) to
read as follows:
(b) The information required to be provided under
Subsections (a)(1) and (2) may not be provided by audio or video
recording and must be provided at least 24 hours before the abortion
is to be performed:
(1) orally and in person in a private and confidential
setting if the pregnant woman currently lives less than 100 miles
from the nearest abortion provider that is a facility licensed
under Chapter 245 or a facility that performs more than 50 abortions
in any 12-month period; or
(2) orally by telephone on a private call or in person
in a private and confidential setting if the pregnant woman
certifies that the woman currently lives 100 miles or more from the
nearest abortion provider that is a facility licensed under Chapter
245 or a facility that performs more than 50 abortions in any
12-month period.
(f) The physician who is to perform the abortion, or the
physician's designee, shall in person hand to the pregnant woman a
copy of the informational materials described by Section 171.014:
(1) on the day of the consultation required under
Subsection (a)(4) for a pregnant woman who lives less than 100 miles
from the nearest abortion provider that is a facility licensed
under Chapter 245 or a facility in which more than 50 abortions are
performed in any 12-month period; or
(2) before any sedative or anesthesia is administered
to the pregnant woman on the day of the abortion and at least two
hours before the abortion if the woman lives 100 miles or more from
the nearest abortion provider that is a facility licensed under
Chapter 245 or a facility in which more than 50 abortions are
performed in any 12-month period.
SECTION 2. Section 171.012, Health and Safety Code, as
amended by this Act, applies only to an abortion performed on or
after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 24 passed the Senate on
April 23, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 22, Nays 9.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 24 passed the House on
May 21, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 88, Nays 54, two
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor