What is the status of SB7?

In committee as of August 15, 2025. Latest action: Co-author authorized (August 18, 2025).

Bryan Hughes (R, SD-001), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for SB7?

On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=SB00007

Texas legislation · 89th Legislature 2nd Special Session

Texas SB7: Relating to abortion, including civil liability for the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, exemptions from the Texas Citizens Participation Act and Religious Freedom Restoration Act, authorizing civil and qui tam actions, amendments to the fee-shifting statute governing abortion litigation, immunity defenses and limits on state-court jurisdiction and relief, the parens patriae standing of the attorney general, and the jurisdiction of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals; providing for severability.

Q: What is SB7?

SB7 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature 2nd Special Session): Relating to abortion, including civil liability for the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, exemptions from the Texas Citizens Participation Act and Religious Freedom Restoration Act, authorizing civil and qui tam actions, amendments to the fee-shifting statute governing abortion litigation, immunity defenses and limits on state-court jurisdiction and relief, the parens patriae standing of the attorney general, and the jurisdiction of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals; providing for severability.

Q: What does SB7 do?

In its own words: An act relating to abortion, including civil liability for the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, exemptions from the Texas Citizens Participation Act and Religious Freedom Restoration Act, authorizing civil and qui tam actions, amendments to the fee-shifting statute governing abortion litigation, immunity defenses and limits on state-court jurisdiction and relief, the parens patriae standing of the attorney general, and the jurisdiction of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals; providing for severability.

Status: In committee, August 15, 2025

What the bill says

An act relating to abortion, including civil liability for the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, exemptions from the Texas Citizens Participation Act and Religious Freedom Restoration Act, authorizing civil and qui tam actions, amendments to the fee-shifting statute governing abortion litigation, immunity defenses and limits on state-court jurisdiction and relief, the parens patriae standing of the attorney general, and the jurisdiction of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals; providing for severability.

From the amended text, August 15, 2025:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to abortion, including civil liability for the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, exemptions from the Texas Citizens Participation Act and Religious Freedom Restoration Act, authorizing civil and qui tam actions, amendments to the fee-shifting statute governing abortion litigation, immunity defenses and limits on state-court jurisdiction and relief, the parens patriae standing of the attorney general, and the jurisdiction of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals; providing for severability. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the Woman and Child Protection Act. SECTION 2. Subtitle H, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Chapter 171A to read as follows: [ADDED: CHAPTER 171A. ABORTION-INDUCING DRUGS AND FACILITATION OF ] [ ENFORCEMENT OF ABORTION LAWS] [ADDED: SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS] [ADDED: Sec. 171A.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:] [ADDED: (1)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: "Abortion" has the meaning assigned by Section ] [ADDED: 245.002.] [ADDED: (2)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: "Abortion-inducing drug" has the meaning assigned ] [ADDED: by Section 171.061.] [ADDED: (3)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: "Medical emergency" has the meaning assigned by ] [ADDED: Section 171.002.] [ADDED: Sec.][ADDED: ][ADDED: 171A.002.][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER RELATED TO ] [ADDED: LIABILITY. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, this chapter may not ] [ADDED: be construed to impose …

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