Monitoring the Session

HB 818

bill adding mifepristone and misoprostol to Schedule IV

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Valoree SwansonRHouse 150

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 designating certain substances as Schedule IV controlled substances under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Same list as carisoprodol. Pregnant women with their own pills are exempt.

The bill adds mifepristone and misoprostol to Schedule IV of the Texas Controlled Substances Act, the same list that already holds carisoprodol. That puts the two drugs under controlled-substance rules for anyone who makes, prescribes, dispenses or possesses them, but a pregnant woman who has them for her own use is exempt from the possession rules. Starting September 1, 2025, possessing or handling these drugs outside those rules can be charged under the existing controlled-substance offense provisions, and conduct before that date is judged under the old law.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the House Public Health committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB818 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Valoree SwansonRHouse 150

+ 7 coauthors

ITEM

relating to designating certain substances as Schedule IV controlled substances under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.

WHAT IT DOES

Same list as carisoprodol. Pregnant women with their own pills are exempt.

The bill adds mifepristone and misoprostol to Schedule IV of the Texas Controlled Substances Act, the same list that already holds carisoprodol. That puts the two drugs under controlled-substance rules for anyone who makes, prescribes, dispenses or possesses them, but a pregnant woman who has them for her own use is exempt from the possession rules. Starting September 1, 2025, possessing or handling these drugs outside those rules can be charged under the existing controlled-substance offense provisions, and conduct before that date is judged under the old law.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Public Health
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Valoree Swanson

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$314KTexas Conservative Majority PAC$116KKathaleen Wall$11,000

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 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$314,216.50

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$314,216.50

Cash
$35,000.00
Paid by others
$279,216.50
Total
$314,216.50
advertising $251,088.00polling $15,200.00mail $12,928.50

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 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: 101029008, 101031437, 101068777, 101071636.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$116,200.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$116,200.00

Cash
$25,000.00
Paid by others
$91,200.00
Total
$116,200.00
canvassing $76,000.00polling $15,200.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 18, 2026 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: 101068777, 101071636.

Kathaleen Wall$11,000.00
Money

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

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Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$314,216.50

Cash
$35,000.00
Paid by others
$279,216.50
Total
$314,216.50
advertising $251,088.00polling $15,200.00mail $12,928.50

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 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: 101029008, 101031437, 101068777, 101071636.

×

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$116,200.00

Cash
$25,000.00
Paid by others
$91,200.00
Total
$116,200.00
canvassing $76,000.00polling $15,200.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 18, 2026 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: 101068777, 101071636.

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 Nov 12, 2024

03/05/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 5 2025 11:46AM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

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

Coauthors
Briscoe CainRHouse 128 Caroline Harris DavilaRHouse 52 Terri Leo WilsonRHouse 23 AJ LouderbackRHouse 30 David LoweRHouse 91 Joanne ShofnerRHouse 11 Cody VasutRHouse 25

House committee · Public Health · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Abortion

TEXAS CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT

MEDICINE & PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

Text

The text as introduced · 220 words

89R4084 LHC-D

By: Swanson
H.B. No. 818

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to designating certain substances as Schedule IV

controlled substances under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.

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

SECTION 1. Section 481.037, Health and Safety Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 481.037. DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN SUBSTANCES

[ CARISOPRODOL ]. Schedule IV includes :

(1) carisoprodol ;

(2) mifepristone; and

(3) misoprostol .

SECTION 2. Section 481.111, Health and Safety Code, is

amended by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:

(g) The provisions of this chapter relating to the

possession of mifepristone and misoprostol do not apply to a

pregnant woman who possesses mifepristone or misoprostol for her

own consumption.

SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only

to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.

An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is

governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,

and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For

purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the

effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred

before that date.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.