state webpage for pregnancy resources on Texas.gov

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89R2821 MCF-F

By: Paxton
S.B. No. 206

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a webpage and mobile application for the provision of

pregnancy-related resources and information.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 161, Health and Safety Code, is amended

by adding Subchapter Z to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER Z. PREGNANCY-RELATED RESOURCES AND INFORMATION

Sec. 161.751. PREGNANCY-RELATED RESOURCES AND INFORMATION

WEBPAGE. (a) The commission, in consultation with the Department

of Information Resources, shall develop and maintain on the

Texas.gov Internet website a publicly accessible, mobile-friendly

webpage of pregnancy-related resources and information, including:

(1) any available resources for:

(A) mental health counseling, pregnancy

counseling, and other prenatal and postpartum services;

(B) mentorship opportunities, including

pregnancy assistance and case management;

(C) health care and well-being services,

including services for obstetrical and gynecological support,

abortion pill reversal, breastfeeding assistance, health care, and

dental care;

(D) financial assistance, employment

opportunities, nutrition assistance, child care options, and

educational opportunities;

(E) legal services, including legal services for

child support, custody issues, family leave, and breastfeeding

protections;

(F) professional support, including tax

preparation;

(G) financial and housing assistance, including

assistance with food, nutrition, clothing, household goods, baby

supplies, housing options, shelter options, maternity home

options, and crisis pregnancy center options;

(H) recovery and mental health services,

including services for addiction or suicide intervention,

counseling services for victims of intimate partner violence,

sexual assault, or sex trafficking, and counseling services for the

unexpected loss of a child;

(I) prenatal diagnostic services and postnatal

pediatric hospice services, including disability support

organizations, newborn medical interventions, and supportive

palliative care;

(J) healing and support services for abortion

survivors and the survivors' families; and

(K) services related to providing care for

children, including services for public and private adoption,

kinship care, foster care, and short-term child care;

(2) any available information about:

(A) alternatives to abortion;

(B) abortion risks, including complications and

failures;

(C) child development beginning at conception;

(D) pregnancy wellness;

(E) family planning;

(F) the Healthy Texas Women program defined by

Section 32.151;

(G) the Thriving Texas Families program

administered by the commission;

(H) safe haven laws, including newborn safety

devices and designated emergency infant care providers, as defined

by Section 262.301, Family Code; and

(I) any pregnancy-related services provided by a

county in this state; and

(3) any other resources or information considered

helpful to pregnant women.

(b) The webpage described by Subsection (a) must:

(1) through a series of questions, provide the person

accessing the webpage information tailored to the person's answers,

including information regarding risks related to abortion at all

stages of gestation;

(2) allow for webpage users to submit feedback

regarding whether the webpage is user-friendly and helpful in

providing tailored answers described by Subdivision (1); and

(3) include a tool to search for resources described

by Subsection (a) by zip code and county.

Sec. 161.752. PREGNANCY-RELATED RESOURCES AND INFORMATION

MOBILE APPLICATION. The commission, in consultation with the

Department of Information Resources, may develop a mobile

application that:

(1) provides the resources and information described

by Section 161.751(a); and

(2) satisfies the requirements described by Section

161.751(b).

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.