15 days left for TRTL’s priority legislation

Two of our priority bills, HB 816 and HB 2828, are in the Calendars Committee, ready to be scheduled for floor debate in the House.  HB 816 by Chairman Todd Hunter (R-Corpus Christi) will opt Texas out of paying for abortions through the state exchange programs to be set up by ObamaCare. HB 2828 by Representative William Callegari (R-Katy) will make it illegal to coerce a woman to seek an abortion and add several mechanisms to make her aware of her right against and protection from being forced into seeking an abortion. 

The Chairman of the Human Services Committee, Representative Richard Raymond (D-Laredo), created a special subcommittee on End-of-Life issues to deal with two of our bills, HB 3520 by Representative Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola) and HB 2483 by Representative Aaron Pena (R-Edinburg). HB 3520 has received a hearing in the subcommittee, and Texas Right to Life is diligently working with the members to work out a Committee Substitute that can be recommended to the entire Human Services Committee to protect patients from having life-sustaining treatment withdrawn from them against their will.  We are awaiting a hearing to be set for HB 2483 that would require physicians to get a patients’ permission, or that of their health care proxy, to issue a Do-Not-Resuscitate order (DNR) on the patients. 

Bill Number

Bill Title

Referred to Cmte

Public Hearing in Cmte

Voted out of Cmte & in Calendars Cmte

Scheduled for Floor Debate

Voted out of House & Received by Senate

Passed by Senate

Signed by Governor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HB 2828

Protecting Women from Coerced Abortions

 

 

 

HB 3520

Restoring Patients' Rights through Advanced Directives

 

 

 

 

 

HB 15

Sonogram Bill

HB 2483

Do-Not Resuscitate Bill

 

 

 

 

 

 

HB 1602

Confidential Data Collection on Abortions

 

 

 

 

 

HB 2555

Increasing Parental Involvement for Minors Seeking Abortions

 

 

 

 

 

HB 816

Opt Abortion Funding out of ObamaCare

 

 

 

 

 

The bill to strengthen parental involvement in a minor’s decision to seek an abortion by closing the huge loophole of judicial bypass, HB 2555 by Representative Fred Brown (R-Bryan), had a hearing in the State Affairs committee.  The next step for this bill is to be voted out of committee and sent to the Calendars Committee. 

 

HB 1602 by Representative Bill Zedler (R-Arlington), requiring confidential data collection on abortions, is also waiting to be voted out of the House State Affairs committee. 

 

The Senate’s version of the sonogram bill, CSHB 15, is currently on the Senate Intent Calendar and expected to be on the Senate floor early next week! 

 

Since none of the Priority Pro-Life bills have passed both chambers, our legislative team and Pro-Life legislators have a lot of work to do in the remaining 30 days of the 82nd Texas Legislature in order to get significant Pro-Life legislation to Governor Perry’s desk. 

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