STATE LEGISLATION

2009 TEXAS STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION 
(The 81st session ended June 1, 2009)

Click on the bill numbers below to read more about legislation that was introduced in the recent Texas Legislative session.  Summaries include the full name of the legislation, sponsors and co-sponsors, a brief summary of the bill's intention, and PPNT's position.  Some legislation includes recorded votes if it had been considered in committee or by the full Texas House or Senate.  This is a great resource if you are interested in keeping track of your favorite legislation, since these pages are updated as often as possible.

Note: To view only legislation with recorded votes, click here.

Women's Health

• HB 1694/SB 1100 - Prevention Works!

• HB 892/SB 594 - Improving Access to the Women's Health Program

Sex Education

• HB 741/SB 515 - Education Works!

• HB 1371 - Rejecting Abstinence-Only Funding

Contraceptives/EC

• HB 44 - Undue Regulation of Emergency Contraception (EC)

• HB 1868 - Access to Sexual Barriers For Texas Inmates

Abortion Regulations

• HB 36/SB 182- Mandating "Misinformed Consent"

• HB 680 and HB 684 - The Compassionate Access Acts 

• HB 109/SB 1098 - "Choose Life" License Plates

• HB 2968 - Removing Misinformation From Informed Consent

• HB 3796/SB 2571 - Abortion Reporting and Coercion

Be sure to check out current women's health care legislation in Congress at our Federal Legislation page.

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