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Texas Insurance Coverage for Abortion Ban (HB 1113)
This law was last updated on Mar 22, 2017
This law is Anti–Choice
Number
HB 1113
Status
Proposed
Proposed
Jan 18, 2017
Sponsors
Co-sponsors: 25
Primary Sponsors: 1
Total Sponsors: 26
Topics
Insurance CoverageFull Bill Text
HB 1113 would amend the Insurance Code to prohibit a qualified health plan offered through a health benefit exchange, as administered by the federal government or created under the Affordable Care Act, from providing coverage for an abortion unless the abortion is performed due to a medical emergency.
The bill does not prevent a person from purchasing optional or supplemental coverage for abortion under a health benefit plan other than a qualified health plan offered through a health benefit exchange.
A health benefit plan may provide coverage for abortion only if:
- the coverage is provided to an enrollee separately from other health benefit plan coverage offered by the health benefit plan issuer;
- an enrollee pays separately from, and in addition to, the premium for other health benefit plan coverage a premium for coverage for abortion;
- an enrollee provides a signature for coverage for abortion, separately and distinct from the signature required for other health benefit plan coverage offered by the health benefit plan issuer; or
- the coverage provides benefits only for an abortion performed due to a medical emergency.
Related Legislation
Companion bill to SB 20.
Similar to SB 1872/HB 3130, and HB 1435/SB 575, all of which failed to pass in previous legislative sessions.
People
Co-sponsor
- Cole Hefner
- Mike Lang
- Valoree Swanson
- Lynn Stucky
- Jay Dean
- Stan Lambert
- John Raney
- John Wray
- Dustin Burrows
- William Metcalf
- Dade Phelan
- DeWayne Burns
- Matt Rinaldi
- Tony Tinderholt
- Mark Keough
- Dennis Paul
- Dennis Bonnen
- Gary Elkins
- Greg Bonnen
- Phil King
- Jim Murphy
- Matt Schaefer
- Drew Springer
- Jonathan Stickland
- William Zedler
Primary Sponsor
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