Monitoring the SessionHB 2585
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 the capacity of minors to consent to contraception-related examination or medical treatment.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Any minor, a licensed physician or dentist, no parent’s consent.
The bill lets any minor in Texas agree on their own to a contraception-related exam or medical treatment from a licensed physician or dentist, without a parent's consent. It touches minors, their parents and guardians, and the doctors who treat them. Starting September 1, 2025, a doctor could give a minor FDA-approved reversible birth control on the minor's consent alone, though abortion is still excluded.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 1176 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 1176 (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 Feb 7, 2025 and referred to the House Public Health committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB2585 · 2025-02-07
relating to the capacity of minors to consent to contraception-related examination or medical treatment.
Any minor, a licensed physician or dentist, no parent’s consent.
The bill lets any minor in Texas agree on their own to a contraception-related exam or medical treatment from a licensed physician or dentist, without a parent's consent. It touches minors, their parents and guardians, and the doctors who treat them. Starting September 1, 2025, a doctor could give a minor FDA-approved reversible birth control on the minor's consent alone, though abortion is still excluded.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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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 · Jul 1, 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.
$12,500.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 7, 2024 to Oct 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: 100987640, 101031910, 101060424, 101071938.
$7,000.00
Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Apr 30, 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: 101060424.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$12,500.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 7, 2024 to Oct 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: 100987640, 101031910, 101060424, 101071938.
$7,000.00
Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Apr 30, 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: 101060424.
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. Ramos, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 2, 2023: Referred to Public Health
Relating to the capacity of minors to consent to contraception-related examination or medical treatment.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Feb 7, 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
SB 1303 by Cook (identical)
Family--Child Protection
Family--Parent & Child
Health Care Providers
Minors--Health & Safety
FAMILY PLANNING & BIRTH CONTROL
The text as introduced · 377 words
89R6012 MPF-F By: Rodríguez Ramos H.B. No. 2585 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the capacity of minors to consent to contraception-related examination or medical treatment. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 32.003, Family Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: (a) A child may consent to medical, dental, psychological, and surgical treatment for the child by a licensed physician or dentist if the child: (1) is on active duty with the armed services of the United States of America; (2) is: (A) 16 years of age or older and resides separate and apart from the child's parents, managing conservator, or guardian, with or without the consent of the parents, managing conservator, or guardian and regardless of the duration of the residence; and (B) managing the child's own financial affairs, regardless of the source of the income; (3) consents to the diagnosis and treatment of an infectious, contagious, or communicable disease that is required by law or a rule to be reported by the licensed physician or dentist to a local health officer or the [ Texas ] Department of State Health Services , including all diseases within the scope of Section 81.041, Health and Safety Code; (4) is unmarried and pregnant and consents to hospital, medical, or surgical treatment, other than abortion, related to the pregnancy; (5) consents to examination and treatment for drug or chemical addiction, drug or chemical dependency, or any other condition directly related to drug or chemical use; (6) is unmarried, is the parent of a child, and has actual custody of his or her child and consents to medical, dental, psychological, or surgical treatment for the child; [ or ] (7) is serving a term of confinement in a facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, unless the treatment would constitute a prohibited practice under Section 164.052(a)(19), Occupations Code ; or (8) consents to a contraception-related examination or medical treatment, other than abortion . (g) In this section, "contraception" means any reversible method of preventing pregnancy that is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.