HB 1493

bill widening the abortion ban defense for doctors

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

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 liability for the provision of certain medical treatment to a pregnant woman by a physician or health care provider.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Covers any diagnosed complication likely to cause serious bodily injury.

The bill widens an existing legal defense for doctors and health care providers who are sued or fined under the state's abortion ban. Today that defense covers only ectopic pregnancies and early premature rupture of membranes; the bill adds any other pregnancy complication a physician has diagnosed that has a substantial likelihood of causing serious bodily injury. Starting September 1, 2025, a doctor sued over treating a pregnant woman with such a complication can defend the case by showing reasonable medical judgment.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Dec 3, 2024 and referred to the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1493 · 2024-12-03

SOLD BY

Rep. Ann JohnsonDHouse 134

ITEM

relating to liability for the provision of certain medical treatment to a pregnant woman by a physician or health care provider.

WHAT IT DOES

Covers any diagnosed complication likely to cause serious bodily injury.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Dec 3, 2024Filed
Mar 11, 2025Read first time
Mar 11, 2025Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Ann Johnson

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$73K Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$65K Agave Democratic Infrastructure Fund$55K

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 27, 2024 to Oct 24, 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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$72,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$72,500.00

Cash: $72,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $72,500.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 10, 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.

Report IDs: 100987008, 101008094, 101030169, 101058089, 101072095.

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$65,000.00

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$65,000.00

Cash: $65,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $65,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 26, 2025 to Oct 15, 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: 101008094, 101072095.

Agave Democratic Infrastructure Fund$54,875.00

Agave Democratic Infrastructure Fund

$54,875.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $29,875.00
Total: $54,875.00

consulting $29,875.00

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: 100987008, 101058089, 101068643, 101072095.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$72,500.00

Cash: $72,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $72,500.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 10, 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.

Report IDs: 100987008, 101008094, 101030169, 101058089, 101072095.

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$65,000.00

Cash: $65,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $65,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 26, 2025 to Oct 15, 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: 101008094, 101072095.

Agave Democratic Infrastructure Fund

$54,875.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $29,875.00
Total: $54,875.00

consulting $29,875.00

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: 100987008, 101058089, 101068643, 101072095.

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 Dec 3, 2024

03/11/2025 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence: Mar 11 2025 3:26PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Abortion

Civil Remedies & Liabilities

Health Care Providers

Health--General

Malpractice--Professionals

Women

LIFE OF THE MOTHER ACT (PM78L)

PHYSICIANS

PREGNANCY & CHILDBIRTH

Text

The text as introduced · 201 words

89R7022 MZM-F

By: Johnson
H.B. No. 1493

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to liability for the provision of certain medical

treatment to a pregnant woman by a physician or health care

provider.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the Life of the Mother

Act.

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

Code .

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.