Monitoring the SessionHB 2182
Died in committee
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
relating to a statewide order issued by the commissioner of state health services authorizing a pharmacist to dispense an emergency contraceptive.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Pharmacists who follow the order get a shield from lawsuits, prosecution and license discipline.
The bill orders the state health commissioner to issue a statewide order that lets any licensed pharmacist dispense an FDA-approved emergency contraceptive without a doctor's prescription. It touches pharmacists, patients seeking emergency contraception, the state health department and the Texas State Board of Pharmacy. Pharmacists who follow the order's standard procedures get protection from lawsuits, prosecution and license discipline unless they act with gross negligence or willful misconduct, and each one must file a yearly count of what they dispensed.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 2853 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 2853 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Jan 28, 2025 and referred to the House Public Health committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB2182 · 2025-01-28
relating to a statewide order issued by the commissioner of state health services authorizing a pharmacist to dispense an emergency contraceptive.
Pharmacists who follow the order get a shield from lawsuits, prosecution and license discipline.
The bill orders the state health commissioner to issue a statewide order that lets any licensed pharmacist dispense an FDA-approved emergency contraceptive without a doctor's prescription. It touches pharmacists, patients seeking emergency contraception, the state health department and the Texas State Board of Pharmacy. Pharmacists who follow the order's standard procedures get protection from lawsuits, prosecution and license discipline unless they act with gross negligence or willful misconduct, and each one must file a yearly count of what they dispensed.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
THE TEXT
…“not criminally or civilly liable or subject to professional”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
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Not tied to this bill.
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.
$79,480.35
Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 31, 2024 to Oct 20, 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: 101012300, 101032600, 101059513, 101069108, 101072533.
$55,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Sep 21, 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: 101012300, 101032600, 101059513, 101069108.
$32,511.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Sep 25, 2026 to Sep 27, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Derived itemized flow · Sep 25, 2026 to Sep 27, 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: 101072533.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$79,480.35
Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 31, 2024 to Oct 20, 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: 101012300, 101032600, 101059513, 101069108, 101072533.
$55,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Sep 21, 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: 101012300, 101032600, 101059513, 101069108.
$32,511.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Sep 25, 2026 to Sep 27, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Derived itemized flow · Sep 25, 2026 to Sep 27, 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: 101072533.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Plesa, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, Mar 14, 2023: Referred to Public Health
Relating to an order issued by the commissioner of state health services to authorize emergency contraceptives.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Jan 28, 2025
03/14/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
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 · Public Health · Final status: Died in committee
Abortion
Health--General
Occupational Regulation--Health Occupations
MEDICINE & PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
PHARMACIES & PHARMACISTS
STATE HEALTH SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
The text as introduced · 394 words
89R5961 MPF-D By: Plesa H.B. No. 2182 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a statewide order issued by the commissioner of state health services authorizing a pharmacist to dispense an emergency contraceptive. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 1001, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Section 1001.090 to read as follows: Sec. 1001.090. STATEWIDE ORDER AUTHORIZING EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTIVES. (a) In this section, "emergency contraceptive" means a drug the United States Food and Drug Administration approves for use after sexual intercourse to prevent pregnancy. The term includes a drug provided over the counter or dispensed under a prescription. (b) The commissioner shall issue a statewide order authorizing a licensed pharmacist to dispense an emergency contraceptive without a health care practitioner's prescription order notwithstanding any other law. (c) The statewide order must include written, standardized procedures or protocols for a pharmacist to follow when dispensing an emergency contraceptive and require the pharmacist to provide each patient with instructions on the proper use of the emergency contraceptive. (d) Notwithstanding any other law, a pharmacist may dispense an emergency contraceptive in accordance with the statewide order. (e) Except for wilful misconduct or gross negligence and notwithstanding any other law, a pharmacist acting in good faith is not criminally or civilly liable or subject to professional disciplinary action for dispensing an emergency contraceptive in accordance with the statewide order. (f) A pharmacist dispensing an emergency contraceptive in accordance with the statewide order shall provide an annual written report in the form and manner the department prescribes on the number of emergency contraceptives the pharmacist dispensed in accordance with the statewide order in the preceding calendar year. (g) The executive commissioner and the Texas State Board of Pharmacy may adopt the rules necessary to implement this section. SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act, the commissioner of state health services shall issue a statewide order in accordance with Section 1001.090, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.