H.B. No. 3410 is a bill that seeks to regulate abortion and related matters while repealing certain existing laws that prohibit abortion. The bill introduces new provisions in the Government Code, specifically Section 311.037, which clarifies that statutes regulating or prohibiting abortion cannot be interpreted to prevent individuals from assisting others in traveling to obtain an abortion or to impose penalties on pregnant individuals for undergoing an abortion. Additionally, it specifies that such statutes only apply to fertilized eggs or embryos implanted in a uterus and do not cover deaths resulting from involuntary miscarriages following assisted reproductive technologies.

The bill also amends several sections of the Health and Safety Code and the Occupations Code, including changes to the requirements for physicians providing abortion-inducing drugs and the reporting requirements for abortion facilities. Notably, it raises the gestational age limit for administering abortion-inducing drugs from 49 to 70 days. Furthermore, the bill repeals multiple existing provisions related to abortion, including certain enforcement mechanisms and civil remedies. The overall intent of the bill is to create a more permissive legal framework surrounding abortion access in Texas, with the new regulations set to take effect on September 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: Health and Safety Code 171.005, Health and Safety Code 171.063, Health and Safety Code 245.010, Health and Safety Code 245.011, Occupations Code 164.052, Occupations Code 161.702 (Health and Safety Code 171, Occupations Code 161, Occupations Code 164, Health and Safety Code 245)