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HB 69TEXASSession 891State Billdead

Did Not Advance

Texas House Bill 69 requires in-person physician exams for abortion-inducing drugs

Original title: Relating to the provision of an abortion-inducing drug.

Last action · July 14, 2025: FiledSponsor: Ellen Troxclair

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What This Bill Proposed

Official description

Relating to the provision of an abortion-inducing drug.

Why it matters

Changes the legal requirements for medication abortion access by prohibiting remote or out-of-state prescriptions for s, affecting how physicians statewide and across borders must deliver these services.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

physicians

Physicians must be physically present in Texas and examine patients in person when providing abortion-inducing drugs, losing prior telemedicine or out-of-state consultation exemptions for these medications.

Directly affected

pregnant women

Pregnant women seeking abortion-inducing drugs must undergo an in-person examination by a physician physically present in the state.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can an out-of-state physician prescribe an abortion-inducing drug remotely to a patient in Texas?

No. House Bill 69 removes out-of-state consultation exemptions for s and requires the prescribing physician to be physically present in Texas and conduct an in-person examination.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.

Procedural history

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Jul 14, 2025HouseIntroduced
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Full breakdown

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Connected Entities

Ellen Troxclair, Education Code

PersonEllen Troxclair“Bill author and sponsor in the lower house”Map →

OrganizationEducation Code“Cited regarding medical schools and institutional definitions”Map →

Sources

Open source document

capitol.texas.gov

Analysis Score

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Controversy90
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