Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

SB 31: Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment.

Enacted Official data

Introduced
In committee
Passed one chamber
Passed both chambers
Enacted

Last official action: June 20, 2025 ·Record last updated: Oct 22, 2026, 5:24 PM UTC

Plain-language summary

SB 31 is a bill introduced in the Texas Senate on March 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment. Primary sponsor: Charlie Geren (Republican), Johnson, Bryan Hughes (Republican), Donna Howard (Democratic), Lacey Hull (Republican), Angelia Orr (Republican). It lists 78 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 20, 2025): Effective immediately.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 39 · Republican 36

Name	Role	Party	Chamber	District
Charlie Geren	Primary sponsor	Republican	House	99
Johnson	Primary sponsor	Not applicable (committee)	—	—
Bryan Hughes	Primary sponsor	Republican	Senate	1
Donna Howard	Primary sponsor	Democratic	House	48
Lacey Hull	Primary sponsor	Republican	House	138
Angelia Orr	Primary sponsor	Republican	House	13
Alma Allen	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	131
Carol Alvarado	Co-sponsor	Democratic	Senate	6
Keith Bell	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	4
Diego Bernal	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	123
Paul Bettencourt	Co-sponsor	Republican	Senate	7
Salman Bhojani	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	92
Birdwell	Co-sponsor	Not applicable (committee)	—	—
César Blanco	Co-sponsor	Democratic	Senate	29
Rhetta Bowers	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	113
John Bryant	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	114
Brad Buckley	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	54
John Bucy	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	136
Donna Campbell	Co-sponsor	Republican	Senate	25
Liz Campos	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	119
Sheryl Cole	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	46
Cook	Co-sponsor	Not applicable (committee)	—	—
Philip Cortez	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	117
Creighton	Co-sponsor	Not applicable (committee)	—	—
Drew Darby	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	72
Caroline Harris Davila	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	52
Aicha Davis	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	109
Flores	Co-sponsor	Not applicable (committee)	—	—
Flores	Co-sponsor	Not applicable (committee)	—	—
Erin Gámez	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	38
Linda Garcia	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	107
Stan Gerdes	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	17
Vikki Goodwin	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	47
Bobby Guerra	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	41
Brent Hagenbuch	Co-sponsor	Republican	Senate	30
Bob Hall	Co-sponsor	Republican	Senate	2
Cole Hefner	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	5
Cas Garcia Hernandez	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	115
Ana Hernandez	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	143
Adam Hinojosa	Co-sponsor	Republican	Senate	27
Joan Huffman	Co-sponsor	Republican	Senate	17
Charlene Ward Johnson	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	139
Venton Jones	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	100
Helen Kerwin	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	58
King	Co-sponsor	Not applicable (committee)	—	—
Lois Kolkhorst	Co-sponsor	Republican	Senate	18
Marc LaHood	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	121
Suleman Lalani	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	76
Stan Lambert	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	71
Jeff Leach	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	67
Janie Lopez	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	37
John McQueeney	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	97
Morgan Meyer	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	108
Terry Meza	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	105
Mayes Middleton	Co-sponsor	Republican	Senate	11
Joe Moody	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	78
Eddie Morales	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	74
Candy Noble	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	89
Claudia Ordaz	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	79
Tan Parker	Co-sponsor	Republican	Senate	12
Jared Patterson	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	106
Angela Paxton	Co-sponsor	Republican	Senate	8
Mary Ann Perez	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	144
Charles Perry	Co-sponsor	Republican	Senate	28
Mihaela Pleșa	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	70
Ron Reynolds	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	27
Toni Rose	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	110
Jon Rosenthal	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	135
Charles Schwertner	Co-sponsor	Republican	Senate	5
Penny Morales Shaw	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	148
Lauren Simmons	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	146
Kevin Sparks	Co-sponsor	Republican	Senate	31
David Spiller	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	68
James Talarico	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	50
Carl Tepper	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	84
Ellen Troxclair	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	19
Chris Turner	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	101
VanDeaver	Co-sponsor	Not applicable (committee)	—	—
Perez, Vincent	Co-sponsor	Not applicable (committee)	—	—
Hubert Vo	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	149
Terry Wilson	Co-sponsor	Republican	House	20
Gene Wu	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	137
Judith Zaffirini	Co-sponsor	Democratic	Senate	21
Erin Zwiener	Co-sponsor	Democratic	House	45

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

Recent official actions

June 20, 2025Effective immediately
June 20, 2025Signed by the Governor
May 27, 2025Sent to the Governor
May 26, 2025Signed in the House
May 26, 2025Signed in the Senate
May 23, 2025Reported enrolled
May 23, 2025House passage reported
May 23, 2025Additional sponsor(s) authorized
May 23, 2025Rules suspended
May 22, 2025Reason for vote recorded in Journal
May 22, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 22, 2025Record vote

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Key facts

Bill: SB 31
Chamber: Senate
Introduced: March 14, 2025
Stage: Enacted
Last action: June 20, 2025

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