Monitoring the SessionSB 1846
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 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.
Public and private providers get ranked on results. Chapter 2273 is repealed.
The bill rewrites how the state health commission hands out family planning money, ranking providers by their track record and likely success at meeting the commission's patient goals instead of by whether they are public clinics or private groups. It also repeals Chapter 2273 of the Government Code and a subsection of the Human Resources Code that the caption describes as prohibitions on providing these services, and it drops the option for the budget act to direct the money. Family planning grants would go to public and private providers based on performance, the commission would have to ensure fair access in every region, and the change takes effect September 1, 2025.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R SB 1314 (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 SB 1314 (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 Senate Health & Human Services committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-SB1846 · 2025-03-04
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.
Public and private providers get ranked on results. Chapter 2273 is repealed.
The bill rewrites how the state health commission hands out family planning money, ranking providers by their track record and likely success at meeting the commission's patient goals instead of by whether they are public clinics or private groups. It also repeals Chapter 2273 of the Government Code and a subsection of the Human Resources Code that the caption describes as prohibitions on providing these services, and it drops the option for the budget act to direct the money. Family planning grants would go to public and private providers based on performance, the commission would have to ensure fair access in every region, and the change takes effect September 1, 2025.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
The bill routes state family planning money to private, nonpublic providers ranked by performance, and removes the old priority that put public clinics first.
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No floor vote loaded for this bill.
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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 Sen. Eckhardt, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 9, 2023: Referred to Health & 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
Texas Senate · Filed Mar 4, 2025
03/13/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · Health & Human Services · Final status: Died in committee
HB 3767 by Howard (identical)
Health Care Providers
Health--General
Human Services--Medical Assistance
State Finances--Appropriations
State Finances--Management & Control
Women
FAMILY PLANNING & BIRTH CONTROL
The text as introduced · 313 words
89R2982 KKR-D By: Eckhardt S.B. No. 1846 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.