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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas requires health entities to protect reproductive healthcare privacy under HIPAA
Last action · March 14, 2025: Referred to Public HealthSponsor: Vikki Goodwin
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What This Bill Proposed
Texas mandates that covered health entities comply with state law and federal HIPAA privacy standards when handling requested disclosures of concerning reproductive healthcare, including miscarriages and abortions, effective September 1, 2025.
Patients seeking reproductive health services gain explicit statutory protections requiring medical providers and health plans to adhere to strict privacy standards when disclosing records.
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.
covered entities
Must comply with state and federal privacy standards when disclosing protected health information regarding reproductive healthcare.
individuals receiving reproductive healthcare
Receive explicit statutory privacy protections regarding the disclosure of their protected reproductive health information.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Mar 14, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Public Health
- Mar 14, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Jan 8, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy75Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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