HB 2423
bill says miscarriage treatment is not an abortion
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 an exemption from the definition of abortion for treatment provided for a miscarriage.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Treatment must follow the standard of medical care.
This bill rewrites the Texas definition of abortion so that treating a miscarriage or a suspected miscarriage is not counted as an abortion, as long as the treatment follows the standard of medical care and uses any means a physician finds medically appropriate. It touches pregnant women having a miscarriage and the physicians who treat them. On the ground, the old narrow exception for removing a dead unborn child is replaced with a broader one covering miscarriage treatment in general, starting September 1, 2025.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 4, 2025 and referred to the House Public Health committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB2423 · 2025-02-04
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ITEM
relating to an exemption from the definition of abortion for treatment provided for a miscarriage.
WHAT IT DOES
Treatment must follow the standard of medical care.
This bill rewrites the Texas definition of abortion so that treating a miscarriage or a suspected miscarriage is not counted as an abortion, as long as the treatment follows the standard of medical care and uses any means a physician finds medically appropriate. It touches pregnant women having a miscarriage and the physicians who treat them. On the ground, the old narrow exception for removing a dead unborn child is replaced with a broader one covering miscarriage treatment in general, starting September 1, 2025.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Public Health
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Not tied to this bill.
Sources
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Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 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.
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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 Feb 4, 2025
03/17/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 17 2025 2:32PM
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 · Public Health · Final status: Died in committee
Subjects
Abortion
Health--Other Diseases & Medical Conditions
Women
PREGNANCY & CHILDBIRTH
Text
The text as introduced · 188 words
89R9014 JG-D By: Goodwin H.B. No. 2423 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to an exemption from the definition of abortion for treatment provided for a miscarriage. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 245.002(1), Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: (1) "Abortion" means the act of using or prescribing an instrument, a drug, a medicine, or any other substance, device, or means with the intent to cause the death of an unborn child of a woman known to be pregnant. The term does not include birth control devices or oral contraceptives. An act is not an abortion if the act is done with the intent to: (A) save the life or preserve the health of an unborn child; (B) provide treatment for a miscarriage or suspected miscarriage, in accordance with the applicable standard of medical care and by any means a physician determines medically appropriate [ remove a dead, unborn child whose death was caused by spontaneous abortion ]; or (C) remove an ectopic pregnancy. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.