Monitoring the Session

HB 3767

Howard Bill Repeals Family Planning Limits, Drops Public-Clinic-First Ranking

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Donna HowardDHouse 48

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 money awarded to providers of women's health services and family planning services, including the repeal of prohibitions on the provision of those services.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Family planning money goes by who can meet the commission’s goals. Public clinics lose first place.

The bill rewrites how the state health commission hands out family planning money, ranking providers by their proven or likely ability to meet the commission's patient and service goals instead of favoring public clinics and full-service primary care providers first. It touches every public and private group that gets or wants state family planning money, and it repeals Chapter 2273 of the Government Code and Section 32.024(c-1) of the Human Resources Code, which the caption calls prohibitions on providing these services. On the ground, the old public-clinic-first ranking and the lawmakers' power to redirect the money through the budget are gone, the commission must make access equitable in every region, and the repealed limits stop applying on September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 3606 (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 3606 (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 Mar 4, 2025 and referred to the House State Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3767 · 2025-03-04

SOLD BY

+ 3 coauthors

ITEM

relating to money awarded to providers of women's health services and family planning services, including the repeal of prohibitions on the provision of those services.

WHAT IT DOES

Family planning money goes by who can meet the commission’s goals. Public clinics lose first place.

The bill rewrites how the state health commission hands out family planning money, ranking providers by their proven or likely ability to meet the commission's patient and service goals instead of favoring public clinics and full-service primary care providers first. It touches every public and private group that gets or wants state family planning money, and it repeals Chapter 2273 of the Government Code and Section 32.024(c-1) of the Human Resources Code, which the caption calls prohibitions on providing these services. On the ground, the old public-clinic-first ranking and the lawmakers' power to redirect the money through the budget are gone, the commission must make access equitable in every region, and the repealed limits stop applying on September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to State Affairs
FILED UNDER

TAXPAYER-FUNDED NGOS

THE TEXT

…“to eligible public and nonpublic entities that provide family planning services in the following order of descending priority:”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill sets the rules for sending state family planning money to private, nonpublic providers alongside public clinics, and it drops the rule that put public clinics first.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

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 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$15,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$15,000.00

Cash
$15,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$15,000.00

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.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Oct 2, 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: 100985297, 101031291, 101059636, 101070104.

Texas Association of Nurse Anesthetists Political Action Committee$7,500.00

Texas Association of Nurse Anesthetists Political Action Committee

$7,500.00

Cash
$7,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$7,500.00

Also funds 38 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Nov 19, 2024 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Sep 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: 100985297, 101069647.

HDCC Incumbent Protection Fund$7,000.00

HDCC Incumbent Protection Fund

$7,000.00

Cash
$7,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$7,000.00

Also funds 8 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 22, 2025 to May 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on May 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: 101059636.

Money

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

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Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$15,000.00

Cash
$15,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$15,000.00

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.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Oct 2, 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: 100985297, 101031291, 101059636, 101070104.

×

Texas Association of Nurse Anesthetists Political Action Committee

$7,500.00

Cash
$7,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$7,500.00

Also funds 38 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Nov 19, 2024 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Sep 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: 100985297, 101069647.

×

HDCC Incumbent Protection Fund

$7,000.00

Cash
$7,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$7,000.00

Also funds 8 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 22, 2025 to May 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on May 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: 101059636.

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.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.

88R HB 3606

by Rep. Howard, same lead author · Died in committee · same text

Introduced text

Last action, Mar 16, 2023: Referred to Human Services

Relating to money awarded to providers of women's health services and family planning services, including the repeal of prohibitions on the provision of those services.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Mar 4, 2025

03/26/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 26 2025 11:31AM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors

House committee · State Affairs · Final status: Died in committee

Companion

SB 1846 by Eckhardt (identical)

Subjects

Health Care Providers

Health--General

Human Services--Medical Assistance

State Finances--Appropriations

State Finances--Management & Control

Women

FAMILY PLANNING & BIRTH CONTROL

Text

The text as introduced · 313 words

89R2982 KKR-D

By: Howard
H.B. No. 3767

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to money awarded to providers of women's health services

and family planning services, including the repeal of prohibitions

on the provision of those services.

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

SECTION 1. Section 526.0051, Government Code, as effective

April 1, 2025, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 526.0051. [ RESTRICTIONS ON ] AWARDS TO FAMILY PLANNING

SERVICE PROVIDERS. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, money

appropriated to the commission for the purpose of providing family

planning services must be awarded[ :

[ (1) ] to eligible public and nonpublic entities that

provide family planning services in the following order of

descending priority:

(1) entities with a demonstrated, evidence-based,

historical capability of achieving the patient and service

utilization goals the commission establishes for family planning

services; and

(2) entities with an increased probability of

achieving the goals described by Subdivision (1) [ (A) public

entities that provide family planning services, including state,

county, and local community health clinics and federally qualified

health centers;

[ (B) nonpublic entities that provide

comprehensive primary and preventive care services in addition to

family planning services; and

[ (C) nonpublic entities that provide family

planning services but do not provide comprehensive primary and

preventive care services; or

[ (2) as otherwise directed by the legislature in the

General Appropriations Act ].

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the commission shall,

in compliance with federal law, ensure distribution of funds for

family planning services in a manner that provides equitable [ does

not severely limit or eliminate ] access to [ those ] services in all

regions [ any region ] of this state.

SECTION 2. The following provisions are repealed:

(1) Chapter 2273, Government Code; and

(2) Section 32.024(c-1), Human Resources Code.

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