Culture & Conversation Sexual Health
Texas Bill Prohibiting Certain Transactions Between the State and Abortion Providers (HB 1929)
This law was last updated on Aug 29, 2019
This law is Anti–Choice
Number
HB 1929
Status
Failed to Pass
Proposed
Feb 19, 2019
Sponsors
Co-sponsors: 58
Primary Sponsors: 5
Total Sponsors: 63
Full Bill Text
HB 1929 would prohibit a governmental entity from entering into a taxpayer resource transaction with an abortion provider or an affiliate of an abortion provider. The bill would essentially prohibit taxpayer dollars at both the state and local level from being used to fund abortion facilities and affiliates.
The bill defines “taxpayer resource transaction” to mean:
[…]a sale, purchase, lease, or donation of money, goods, services, or real property, or any other transaction between a governmental entity and a private entity or individual that provides to the private entity or individual something of value derived directly or indirectly from state or local tax revenue, regardless of whether the governmental entity receives something of value in return.
The bill would grant the attorney general power to bring an action in the name of the state to enjoin a violation of this provision.
This would not apply to a facility that performs an abortion to prevent a patient’s death or serious impairment.
Related Legislation
Similar to HB 14, HB 163, SB 4, and SB 77, all of which failed to pass during the 2017 special legislative session.
Similar to HB 1936/SB 855, which failed to pass during the regular 2017 legislative session.
Latest Action
2/19/19 – Introduced.
People
Co-sponsor
- Cody Harris
- Steve Allison
- Reggie Smith
- Mayes Middleton
- Keith Bell
- Ben Leman
- Jared Patterson
- Brad Buckley
- Cecil Bell
- Kyle Biedermann
- Cole Hefner
- Mike Lang
- Valoree Swanson
- Lynn Stucky
- Justin Holland
- Tom Oliverson
- Briscoe Cain
- Jay Dean
- Stan Lambert
- Hugh Shine
- Terry Wilson
- Dustin Burrows
- Andrew Murr
- Matthew Shaheen
- John Cyrier
- William Metcalf
- Dade Phelan
- Brooks Landgraf
- DeWayne Burns
- Tom Craddick
- Tony Tinderholt
- Dennis Paul
- Patricia Harless
- Trent Ashby
- Travis Clardy
- Kyle Kacal
- Chris Paddie
- Tan Parker
- Dwayne Bohac
- Charles "Doc" Anderson
- Greg Bonnen
- Giovanni Capriglione
- Dan Flynn
- James Frank
- Craig Goldman
- Matt Krause
- John Kuempel
- Jeff Leach
- Rick Miller
- Jim Murphy
- Scott Sanford
- Matt Schaefer
- Phil Stephenson
- Jonathan Stickland
- Ed Thompson
- Steve Toth
- James White
- William Zedler
Primary Sponsor
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