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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 257: 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 257 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on November 12, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to exceptions to and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion. Primary sponsor: Donna Howard (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (February 27, 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 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Donna HowardPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse48
Penny Morales ShawCo-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