HB 1426
bill bars warrants for your period app data
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
Caption
relating to a prohibition on the issuance or enforcement of a search warrant, subpoena, or other court order for certain menstrual health data.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
No warrant, no subpoena. Data taken anyway can’t be used, expert testimony included.
The bill bars judges from issuing, and police from serving, any search warrant, subpoena, or other court order aimed at a person's menstrual health data, including data on phones, computers, and networks. It touches magistrates, law enforcement agencies, and anyone whose period or cycle information is held by an app, company, or other entity. Any such data obtained in violation, along with expert testimony about it, cannot be used in a criminal case starting September 1, 2025.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 20, 2024 and referred to the House Criminal Jurisprudence committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB1426 · 2024-11-20
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ITEM
relating to a prohibition on the issuance or enforcement of a search warrant, subpoena, or other court order for certain menstrual health data.
WHAT IT DOES
No warrant, no subpoena. Data taken anyway can’t be used, expert testimony included.
The bill bars judges from issuing, and police from serving, any search warrant, subpoena, or other court order aimed at a person's menstrual health data, including data on phones, computers, and networks. It touches magistrates, law enforcement agencies, and anyone whose period or cycle information is held by an app, company, or other entity. Any such data obtained in violation, along with expert testimony about it, cannot be used in a criminal case starting September 1, 2025.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
FILED UNDER
THE TEXT
…“a law enforcement agency may not serve, execute, or otherwise enforce a search warrant, subpoena, or other court order for purposes of searching for, seizing, or ordering the production of the menstrual health data of an individual”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill walls off menstrual health data held by apps and other entities from law enforcement warrants and subpoenas.
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Donors
Not tied to this bill.
Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Agave Democratic Infrastructure Fund$56,000.00
Agave Democratic Infrastructure Fund
$56,000.00
- Cash
- $25,000.00
- Paid by others
- $31,000.00
- Total
- $56,000.00
Also funds 5 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 22, 2024 to Oct 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Nov 22, 2024 to Oct 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100986907, 101059773, 101069326, 101072293.
Texas Sands PAC$17,000.00
Texas Sands PAC
$17,000.00
- Cash
- $17,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $17,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 9, 2024 to Sep 29, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100986907, 101032801, 101059773, 101072293.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Agave Democratic Infrastructure Fund
$56,000.00
- Cash
- $25,000.00
- Paid by others
- $31,000.00
- Total
- $56,000.00
Also funds 5 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 22, 2024 to Oct 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Nov 22, 2024 to Oct 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100986907, 101059773, 101069326, 101072293.
Texas Sands PAC
$17,000.00
- Cash
- $17,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $17,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 9, 2024 to Sep 29, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100986907, 101032801, 101059773, 101072293.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas House · Filed Nov 20, 2024
03/11/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 11 2025 3:26PM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Criminal Jurisprudence · Final status: Died in committee
Subjects
Business & Commerce--General
Consumer Protection
Electronic Information Systems
Health--Other Diseases & Medical Conditions
Health--Privacy/Use of Information
Women
Text
The text as introduced · 230 words
89R3365 AJZ-D By: Bucy H.B. No. 1426 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a prohibition on the issuance or enforcement of a search warrant, subpoena, or other court order for certain menstrual health data. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 18, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended by adding Article 18.0216 to read as follows: Art. 18.0216. MENSTRUAL HEALTH DATA: SEARCH AND SEIZURE PROHIBITED. (a) In this article, "menstrual health data" means any information, recorded in any format, that is created or received by an entity and that relates to or is used to determine, predict, or estimate an individual's past, present, or future menstrual health or menstrual cycles. (b) Notwithstanding Article 18.02 or any other provision of this code, a magistrate may not issue a search warrant, subpoena, or other court order, and a law enforcement agency may not serve, execute, or otherwise enforce a search warrant, subpoena, or other court order for purposes of searching for, seizing, or ordering the production of the menstrual health data of an individual, including data stored on a computer, computer network, or other device containing electronic or digital information. (c) Menstrual health data obtained in violation of this article and expert testimony related to the data are inadmissible in a criminal action. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.