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Dear {name},
This week, the legislative process was giving Dickensian vibes: committees in both chambers considered “the best of bills and the worst of bills” across a range of subjects.
The Senate State Affairs Committee took public testimony on three abortion-related bills: SB 31, SB 33, and SB 2880. Texas Impact supports SB 31, the Life of the Mother Act, which would clarify that doctors should rely on their reasonable medical judgement and provide evidence-based care, even if it means terminating a pregnancy to preserve the life or health of the mother. SB 31 and its House companion, HB 44, would save lives.
We oppose SB 33 and SB 2880, which would create a new Pandora’s box of confusion, suffering, and litigation even more far-reaching than the damage SB 31 now seeks to remedy.
Learn more about the bills
Watch clips from the hearing
All three bills have House companions, and we expect hearings on the House bills soon—to be sure you get the most timely information, be sure to register for our Rapid Response email.
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Continuing the “best of bills/worst of bills” theme, the House State Affairs Committee considered HB 2618, which would establish a long-overdue severe weather adaptation plan for Texas such as many other conservative states already have.
Read more about HB 2618
Meanwhile the Senate Business and Commerce Committee took testimony on SB 819, which has been described as “one of the most anti-energy bills in Texas’ history.” |
