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SB 6
  • Introduced
    Aug 08, 2025
  • Passed Senate
    Aug 12, 2025
  • Passed House
  • Signed into Law
SB 6
Texas Senate Bill
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Relating to abortion, including civil liability for the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, exemptions from the Texas Citizens Participation Act and Religious Freedom Restoration Act, authorizing civil and qui tam actions, amendments to the fee-shifting statute governing abortion litigation, immunity defenses and limits on state-court jurisdiction and relief, the parens patriae standing of the attorney general, and the jurisdiction of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals; providing for severability.
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Senate • Aug 12, 2025: Reported engrossed
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Aug 12, 2025, Senate
The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by the following vote: Yeas 18, Nays 9, Present-not voting 1. (Same as previous roll call)
YES: 18
NO: 9
OTHER: 0
YES: 18

NO: 9

ABSENT: 2

NOT VOTING: 1

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Aug 12, 2025, Senate
SB 6, Relating to abortion, including civil liability for the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, exemptions from the Texas Citizens Participation Act and Religious Freedom Restoration Act, authorizing civil and qui tam actions, amendments to the fee-shifting statute governing abortion litigation, immunity defenses and limits on state-court jurisdiction and relief, the parens patriae standing of the attorney general, and the jurisdiction of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals; providing for severability. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 18, Nays 9, Present-not voting 1.
YES: 18
NO: 9
OTHER: 0
YES: 18

NO: 9

ABSENT: 2

NOT VOTING: 1

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  • Aug 12, 2025 | Senate
    • Co-author authorized
    • Rules suspended-Regular order of business
    • Record vote
    • Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
    • Record vote
    • Three day rule suspended
    • Record vote
    • Read 3rd time
    • Passed
    • Record vote
    • Reported engrossed
  • Aug 11, 2025 | Senate
    • Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 08/11/2025
    • Considered in public hearing
    • Testimony taken in committee
    • Vote taken in committee
    • Reported favorably w/o amendments
    • Committee report printed and distributed
  • Aug 08, 2025 | Senate
    • Received by the Secretary of the Senate
    • Filed
    • Read first time
    • Referred to State Affairs
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