HB 1493
AN ACT relating to liability for the provision of certain medical
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
Committee
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Fiscal Note
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What This Bill Does
Protects physicians and healthcare providers from civil liability when providing medical treatment to pregnant women in specific high-risk medical situations. It creates a legal defense for doctors treating conditions like ectopic pregnancies, premature membrane ruptures, or other pregnancy complications with a substantial likelihood of causing serious bodily injury. The law aims to ensure medical professionals can make reasonable medical judgments to protect a pregnant woman's health without fear of legal repercussions.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to liability for the provision of certain medical treatment to a pregnant woman by a physician or health care BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the Life of the Mother SECTION 2. Section 74.552(a), Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) It is an affirmative defense to liability in a civil action brought against a physician or health care provider for a violation of Section 170A.002, Health and Safety Code, including an action to recover a civil penalty under Section 170A.005, Health and Safety Code, that the physician or health care provider exercised reasonable medical judgment in providing medical treatment to a pregnant woman in response to: (1) an ectopic pregnancy at any location; [or] (2) a previable premature rupture of membranes; or (3) any other pregnancy complication that has been diagnosed by a physician and that has a substantial likelihood of causing serious bodily injury, as defined by Section 1.07, Penal SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill Sponsors
Legislators who authored or co-sponsored this bill.
Expert Lobbyists for This Bill
These lobbyists specialize in Abortion and related subject areas.
Brianna M. Menard
Gavin L. Massingill
Luis Saenz
Darlene Brugnoli
Jennifer Shelley Rodriguez
Ky Ash
Nora Del Bosque
Craig Holzheauser
Felix Chevalier
Clayton Pope
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to liability for the provision of certain medical
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