TITLE: Relating to the purchase and use of contraceptives and access to contraceptive information.

SUMMARY: Relating to the purchase and use of contraceptives and access to contraceptive information.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the purchase and use of contraceptives and access to contraceptive information. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 161, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Subchapter Zto read as follows: SUBCHAPTER Z. CONTRACEPTIVES Sec. 161.801. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Contraceptive" means a drug, device, or other method of preventing pregnancy that is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration. (2) "Emergency contraceptive" means a drug containing an elevated dose of hormones that: (A) is used postcoitally; (B) prevents pregnancy by preventing fertilization of an egg or preventing implantation of a fertilized egg in a uterus; and (C) is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration. Sec. 161.802. PROHIBITED GOVERNMENTAL RESTRICTIONS RELATED TO CONTRACEPTIVES. Notwithstanding any other law, a state or local governmental entity may not prohibit or restrict in any manner the right of an individual: (1) to purchase or use a contraceptive, including an emergency contraceptive; or (2) to access information on contraceptives, including emergency contraceptives. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.