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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas adds mifepristone and misoprostol to Schedule IV controlled substances starting January 1, 2026
Last action · July 21, 2025: FiledSponsor: Tom Oliverson
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What This Bill Proposed
House Bill 148 designates carisoprodol, mifepristone, and misoprostol as under the Texas Controlled Substances Act, taking effect January 1, 2026.
Establishes criminal penalties and regulatory controls under the Texas Controlled Substances Act for offenses involving mifepristone and misoprostol committed on or after January 1, 2026.
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.
Medical providers and pharmacists
Must comply with updated Schedule IV controlled substance regulations for carisoprodol, mifepristone, and misoprostol starting January 1, 2026.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
1 action- Jul 21, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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Expansion of Schedule IV Controlled Substances
The bill updates the Texas Health and Safety Code to add mifepristone and misoprostol alongside existing Schedule IV substances like carisoprodol.
Sources
capitol.texas.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy75Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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