SB 1899
Huffman’s bill on care for sexual assault survivors
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 the minimum standards of care provided to sexual assault survivors by health care facilities.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Emergency contraception joins the required list.
The bill adds emergency contraception to the list of things a hospital or other health care facility must provide to a sexual assault survivor. It touches health care facilities that treat sexual assault survivors and the survivors they treat. Starting September 1, 2025, a facility must offer an FDA-approved emergency contraceptive when the survivor consents and it is clinically indicated.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 4, 2025 and referred to the Senate State Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-SB1899 · 2025-03-04
SOLD BY
+ 2 coauthors
ITEM
relating to the minimum standards of care provided to sexual assault survivors by health care facilities.
WHAT IT DOES
Emergency contraception joins the required list.
The bill adds emergency contraception to the list of things a hospital or other health care facility must provide to a sexual assault survivor. It touches health care facilities that treat sexual assault survivors and the survivors they treat. Starting September 1, 2025, a facility must offer an FDA-approved emergency contraceptive when the survivor consents and it is clinically indicated.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to State Affairs
- Co-author authorized
- Co-author authorized
ALSO NOTED · NOT CHARGED (1)
CAPTION MISMATCH · analysis confidence 30%
THE TEXT
“if the survivor consents and the treatment is clinically indicated, an emergency contraceptive approved by the”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The caption says only 'minimum standards of care' and does not mention that the one change is a new emergency contraception requirement. The body matches the caption's general subject, so this is a mild mismatch.
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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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 Senate · Filed Mar 4, 2025
03/17/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
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 · State Affairs · Final status: Died in committee
Companion
HB 220 by Ordaz (identical)
Subjects
Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual
Health Care Providers
SEXUAL ASSAULT
Text
The text as introduced · 269 words
89R4395 MCF-F By: Huffman S.B. No. 1899 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the minimum standards of care provided to sexual assault survivors by health care facilities. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 323.004(b), Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) A health care facility providing care to a sexual assault survivor shall provide the survivor with: (1) subject to Subsection (b-1), a forensic medical examination in accordance with Subchapter B, Chapter 420, Government Code, and Subchapter G, Chapter 56A, Code of Criminal Procedure; (2) a private area, if available, to wait or speak with the appropriate medical, legal, or sexual assault crisis center staff or volunteer until a physician, nurse, or physician assistant is able to treat the survivor; (3) access to a sexual assault program advocate, if available, as provided by Subchapter H, Chapter 56A, Code of Criminal Procedure; (4) the information form required by Section 323.005; (5) a private treatment room, if available; (6) if indicated by the history of contact, access to appropriate prophylaxis for exposure to sexually transmitted infections; (7) the name and telephone number of the nearest sexual assault crisis center; [ and ] (8) if the health care facility has shower facilities, access to a shower at no cost to the survivor after the examination described by Subdivision (1) ; and (9) if the survivor consents and the treatment is clinically indicated, an emergency contraceptive approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration to prevent pregnancy . SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.