Bill: SB 802, 87(R) - 2021

Committee

Senate State Affairs

Vote Recommendation

Vote Recommendation	Economic Freedom	Property Rights	Personal Responsibility	Limited Government	Individual Liberty
Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral

Author(s)

Angela Paxton

Paul Bettencourt

Donna Campbell

Bob Hall

Bryan Hughes

Eddie Lucio Jr.

Charles Perry

Co-Author(s)

Brian Birdwell

Charles Schwertner

Sponsor(s)

Stephanie Klick

Jeff Leach

Co-Sponsor(s)

Kyle Biedermann

Lacey Hull

Will Metcalf

Jarred Patterson

Bill Caption

Relating to a required resource access assistance offer before an abortion is performed or induced.

Fiscal Notes

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB802, As Engrossed: a negative impact of ($13,622,620) through the biennium ending August 31, 2023.

Bill Analysis

SB 802 requires, among other things, that before an abortion is performed, except during an emergency, the physician who is to perform the abortion shall confirm the pregnant woman received a pre-abortion resource access assistance offer in addition to consent requirements.

Vote Recommendation Notes

SB 802 deals with what we view as a primarily social issue. Texas Action does not make vote recommendations on social issues. For this reason we remain neutral on SB 802.

Source URL (retrieved on 04/18/2024 05:04 PM): http://reports.texasaction.com/bill/87r/sb802?print_view=true