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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 1578: Relating to exceptions to and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1578 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on December 11, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to exceptions to and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion. Primary sponsor: Penny Morales Shaw (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 12, 2025): Referred to Public Health.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Penny Morales ShawPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse148

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

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

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source