Texas 89th Legislature, 1st Called Session (2025) Status: Passed Senate

SB 6 — 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.

Last action — Reported engrossed

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 89th Legislature, 1st Called Session (2025). It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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This bill amends 4 section(s) of the Texas statutes: Section 27.010(a), Section 110.013, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Section 171.2105, Section 30.022.

  • CHAPTER 171A. ABORTION-INDUCING DRUGS AND FACILITATION OF ABORTION; ENFORCEMENT OF ABORTION LAWS SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 171A.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Abortion" has the meaning assigned by Section 245.002. (2) "Abortion-inducing drug" has the meaning assigned by Section 171.061. (3) "Medical emergency" has the meaning assigned by Section 171.002. Sec. 171A.002. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER RELATED TO LIABILITY. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, this chapter may not be construed to impose liability on the speech or conduct of: (1) an Internet service provider or the provider's affiliates or subsidiaries; (2) a search engine; or (3) a cloud service provider that solely provides access or connection to or from an Internet website or other information or content on the Internet or on a facility, system, or network that is not under the provider's control, including transmission, downloading, intermediate storage, access software, or other services. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, this chapter may not be construed to impose liability on any action taken to manufacture, distribute, mail, transport, deliver, prescribe, provide, or possess an abortion-inducing drug or other medication solely for one or more of the following purposes: (1) treating a medical emergency; (2) removing an ectopic pregnancy; (3) removing a dead, unborn child whose death was caused by spontaneous abortion; or (4) a purpose that does not include performing, inducing, attempting, or assisting an abortion. (c) Notwithstanding any other law, this chapter may not be construed to impose liability on any person who manufactures, distributes, mails, transports, delivers, prescribes, provides, or possesses abortion-inducing drugs solely for one or more of the following purposes: (1) treating a medical emergency; (2) removing an ectopic pregnancy; (3) removing a dead, unborn child whose death was caused by spontaneous abortion; or (4) a purpose that does not include performing, inducing, attempting, or assisting an abortion. (d) Notwithstanding any other law, a court of this state does not have jurisdiction to consider a claim, cross-claim, or counterclaim under this chapter that seeks to impose liability on any of the persons or actions described in Subsections (a), (b), and (c). (e) Notwithstanding any other law, if a party to an action brought under this chapter asserts a jurisdictional defense under Subsection (d), it may take an interlocutory appeal of an order denying its plea to the jurisdiction. (f) Notwithstanding any other law, the Fifteenth Court of Appeals shall have exclusive intermediate appellate jurisdiction over an interlocutory appeal brought under Subsection (e). SUBCHAPTER B. PROTECTION FROM ABORTION-INDUCING DRUGS Sec. 171A.051. PROHIBITIONS RELATED TO ABORTION-INDUCING DRUGS. (a) Notwithstanding any other law and except as provided by Subsection (b), a person may not: (1) manufacture or distribute an abortion-inducing drug in this state; or (2) mail, transport, deliver, prescribe, or provide an abortion-inducing drug in any manner to or from any person or location in this state. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, Subsection (a) does not prohibit: (1) speech or conduct protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, as made applicable to the sates through the United States Supreme Court's interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, or protected by Section 8, Article I, Texas Constitution; (2) conduct of a pregnant woman who aborts or seeks to abort the woman's unborn child; (3) the possession, distribution, mailing, transport, delivery, or provision of an abortion-inducing drug for a purpose that does not include performing, inducing, attempting, or assisting an abortion, or for any purpose described in Section 171A.002(b); or (4) conduct of a person under the direction of a federal agency, contractor, or employee to carry out a duty under federal law, if prohibiting

    amended

  • Section 27.010(a)

    or → ; (14) an action brought under Chapter 170, 170A, 171, or 171A, Health and Safety Code, or a petition for the taking of a deposition under Rule 202, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, to investigate a potential claim or in anticipation of an action under those chapters; or (15) an action brought under Section 30.022, Civil Practice and Remedies Code

    amended

  • Section 110.013, Civil Practice and Remedies Code

    Sec. 110.013. LAWS REGULATING OR RESTRICTING ABORTION NOT AFFECTED. Nothing in this chapter may be construed to limit the scope or enforcement of Chapter 170, 170A, 171, or 171A, Health and Safety Code, or Chapter 6-1/2, Title 71, Revised Statutes, or any other law that regulates or restricts abortion or that withholds taxpayer funds from entities that perform or promote abortions.

    added

  • Section 171.2105

    Sec. 171.2105. JURISDICTION. Notwithstanding any other law, including Chapter 37, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, a court of this state does not have jurisdiction to consider and may not award relief under any action, claim, cross-claim, or counterclaim that seeks declaratory or injunctive relief, or any type of writ, including a writ of prohibition, that would pronounce any provision or application of this subchapter invalid or unconstitutional.

    added

  • Section 30.022

    in this state a state or federal court or c d I → or bringing an action to enforce reasonable , including the costs and reasonable attorney's fees that the prevailing party incurs in the party's efforts to recover costs and fees a state or federal court by a litigant a state or federal court ; or (3) the litigant that seeks the declaratory or injunctive relief described by Subsection (a) voluntarily dismisses or nonsuits its claims against the party under Rule 41, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 162, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, or any other procedural rule (c) A prevailing party may recover costs and reasonable attorney's fees under this section only to the extent those costs and attorney's fees were incurred while defending claims or causes of action on which the party prevailed, or while attempting to recover those costs and attorney's fees. d e Notwithstanding any other law, i (f) Notwithstanding any other law, including Chapter 15, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, a civil action brought under Subsection (d) may be brought in: (1) the county in which all or a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred; (2) the county of residence of a defendant at the time the cause of action accrued, if the defendant is an individual; (3) the county of the principal office in this state of a defendant that is not an individual; or (4) the county of residence of the claimant, if the claimant is an individual residing in this state. (g) If a civil action under Subsection (d) is brought in a venue described by Subsection (f), the action may not be transferred to a different venue without the written consent of all parties. (h) Notwithstanding any other law, any contractual choice-of-forum provision that purports to require a civil action under Subsection (d) be litigated in another forum is void based on this state's public policy and is not enforceable in any state or federal court. (i) Notwithstanding any other law, Chapter 27, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, does not apply to an action brought under Subsection (d). (j) Notwithstanding any other law, the Fifteenth Court of Appeals shall have exclusive intermediate appellate jurisdiction over any appeal or original proceeding arising out of a civil action brought under Subsection (d) in the courts of this state.

    amended

Action History

  1. Reported engrossed

  2. Record vote

  3. Passed

  4. Read 3rd time

  5. Record vote

  6. Three day rule suspended

  7. Record vote

  8. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  9. Record vote

  10. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  11. Co-author authorized

  12. Committee report printed and distributed

  13. Reported favorably w/o amendments

  14. Vote taken in committee

  15. Testimony taken in committee

  16. Considered in public hearing

  17. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  18. Referred to State Affairs

  19. Read first time

  20. Filed

  21. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 6?
SB 6 is sponsored by Kevin Sparks, Charles Schwertner, Charles Perry, Angela Paxton, Tan Parker, Mayes Middleton, Lois Kolkhorst, Adam Hinojosa, Bob Hall, Brent Hagenbuch, Donna Campbell, Brian Birdwell, Paul Bettencourt, Bryan Hughes, Brandon Creighton, and Phil King.
What is the current status of SB 6?
This bill died with 89th Legislature, 1st Called Session (2025). It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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