89R15764 MPF-D
By: Shofner H.B. No. 4358
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an over the counter sale or provision of oral
contraceptives.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 6, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Chapter 446 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 446. ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES
Sec. 446.001. PROHIBITED SALE OR PROVISION OF CERTAIN ORAL
CONTRACEPTIVES. A person may not sell or otherwise provide over the
counter to an individual an oral contraceptive unless the
individual has a valid prescription for the oral contraceptive
prescribed by a licensed physician.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.