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TX SB23
Relating to enforcement of the rights of a living child born after an abortion; creating a civil cause of action; creating a criminal offense.
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Introduced
03/08/2019
03/08/2019
In Committee
04/23/2019
04/23/2019
Crossed Over
04/09/2019
04/09/2019
Passed
Dead
05/27/2019
05/27/2019
Introduced Session
86th Legislature Regular Session
Bill Summary
Relating to enforcement of the rights of a living child born after an abortion; creating a civil cause of action; creating a criminal offense.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Texas Family Code to establish the rights of a child born alive after an abortion or premature birth. It creates a civil cause of action, imposing a civil penalty of at least $100,000 on a physician who fails to provide appropriate medical treatment to the child. The bill also makes it a third-degree felony for a physician or healthcare practitioner to violate this requirement. The bill applies only to children born alive on or after the effective date of September 1, 2019.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services, Justice
Sponsors (15)
Dawn Buckingham (R)*,
Donna Campbell (R)*,
Joan Huffman (R)*,
Lois Kolkhorst (R)*,
Jane Nelson (R)*,
Angela Paxton (R)*,
Paul Bettencourt (R),
Brian Birdwell (R),
Brandon Creighton (R),
Pat Fallon (R),
Bob Hall (R),
Eddie Lucio (D),
Charles Perry (R),
Charles Schwertner (R),
Larry Taylor (R),
Last Action
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence (on 04/23/2019)
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