---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to prohibiting certain transactions between a governmental entity and an abortion provider or affiliate of the provider."
description: "Relating to prohibiting certain transactions between a governmental entity and an abortion provider or affiliate of the provider."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "86"
identifier: "SB 22"
citation: "Texas SB 22 (86)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Abortion (I0005)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bettencourt", "Birdwell", "Buckingham", "Campbell", "Creighton", "Fallon", "Flores", "Hall", "Hancock", "Huffman", "Hughes", "King, Phil", "Klick", "Kolkhorst", "Lucio", "Morrison", "Nelson", "Nichols", "Noble", "Paxton", "Perry", "Schwertner", "Seliger", "Springer", "Taylor"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 124
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-03-07"
last_action: "2019-06-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/93fc845d-4670-46d9-a0ac-16a3b66a1f62"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/86R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB 22.xml"
source_hash: "8681876e5102c4da60cbcb01d5e06421a31b870be8d9914c7095d57047c15494"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
---

# Texas SB 22 (86) — Relating to prohibiting certain transactions between a governmental entity and an abortion provider or affiliate of the provider.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB00022I.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **81–65** (pass) · lower
- passage — **20–11** (pass) · upper
- passage — **20–11** (pass) · upper
- other — **20–11** (fail) · upper
- other — **11–20** (fail) · upper
- passage — **20–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bettencourt — primary (person)
- Birdwell — primary (person)
- Buckingham — primary (person)
- Campbell — primary (person)
- Creighton — primary (person)
- Fallon — primary (person)
- Flores — primary (person)
- Hall — primary (person)
- Hancock — primary (person)
- Huffman — primary (person)
- Hughes — primary (person)
- King, Phil — primary (person)
- Klick — primary (person)
- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
- Lucio — primary (person)
- Morrison — primary (person)
- Nelson — primary (person)
- Nichols — primary (person)
- Noble — primary (person)
- Paxton — primary (person)
- Perry — primary (person)
- Schwertner — primary (person)
- Seliger — primary (person)
- Springer — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- Allison — cosponsor (person)
- Anderson, Charles "Doc" — cosponsor (person)
- Ashby — cosponsor (person)
- Bell, Cecil — cosponsor (person)
- Bell, Keith — cosponsor (person)
- Biedermann — cosponsor (person)
- Bohac — cosponsor (person)
- Bonnen, Greg — cosponsor (person)
- Buckley — cosponsor (person)
- Burns — cosponsor (person)
- Burrows — cosponsor (person)
- Cain — cosponsor (person)
- Capriglione — cosponsor (person)
- Clardy — cosponsor (person)
- Craddick — cosponsor (person)
- Cyrier — cosponsor (person)
- Dean — cosponsor (person)
- Flynn — cosponsor (person)
- Frank — cosponsor (person)
- Goldman — cosponsor (person)
- Harless — cosponsor (person)
- Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Hefner — cosponsor (person)
- Holland — cosponsor (person)
- Kacal — cosponsor (person)
- Krause — cosponsor (person)
- Kuempel — cosponsor (person)
- Lambert — cosponsor (person)
- Landgraf — cosponsor (person)
- Lang — cosponsor (person)
- Leach — cosponsor (person)
- Leman — cosponsor (person)
- Metcalf — cosponsor (person)
- Middleton — cosponsor (person)
- Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Murr — cosponsor (person)
- Oliverson — cosponsor (person)
- Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Paul — cosponsor (person)
- Phelan — cosponsor (person)
- Sanford — cosponsor (person)
- Schaefer — cosponsor (person)
- Shaheen — cosponsor (person)
- Shine — cosponsor (person)
- Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Stephenson — cosponsor (person)
- Stickland — cosponsor (person)
- Stucky — cosponsor (person)
- Swanson — cosponsor (person)
- Thompson, Ed — cosponsor (person)
- Tinderholt — cosponsor (person)
- Toth — cosponsor (person)
- White — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Zedler — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-03-07** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2019-03-07** Filed `filing`
- **2019-03-07** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-07** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-18** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2019-03-18** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-03-18** Testimony taken in committee
- **2019-03-20** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-20** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2019-03-26** Placed on intent calendar
- **2019-04-01** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2019-04-01** Record vote
- **2019-04-01** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-01** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-01** Amendment tabled
- **2019-04-01** Record vote
- **2019-04-01** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-01** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2019-04-01** Record vote
- **2019-04-01** Passed to engrossment
- **2019-04-01** Record vote
- **2019-04-02** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2019-04-02** Record vote
- **2019-04-02** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-04-02** Passed `passage`
- **2019-04-02** Record vote
- **2019-04-02** Reason for vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-04-02** Reported engrossed
- **2019-04-03** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2019-04-04** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-04-04** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-10** Scheduled for formal meeting on . . .
- **2019-04-10** Considered in formal meeting
- **2019-04-10** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-17** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2019-04-17** Committee report distributed
- **2019-04-17** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2019-05-15** Considered in Calendars
- **2019-05-17** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2019-05-17** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-05-17** Amendment tabled
- **2019-05-17** Record vote
- **2019-05-17** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-17** Point of order withdrawn
- **2019-05-17** Point of order withdrawn
- **2019-05-17** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-17** Point of order withdrawn (amendment)
- **2019-05-17** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-05-17** Amendment tabled
- **2019-05-17** Record vote
- **2019-05-17** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-17** Point of order overruled
- **2019-05-17** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-05-17** Amendment tabled
- **2019-05-17** Record vote
- **2019-05-17** Amendment tabled
- **2019-05-17** Record vote
- **2019-05-17** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-17** Point of order withdrawn (amendment)
- **2019-05-17** Amendment tabled
- **2019-05-17** Record vote
- **2019-05-17** Amendment tabled
- **2019-05-17** Record vote
- **2019-05-17** Amendment tabled
- **2019-05-17** Record vote
- **2019-05-17** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-17** Amendment tabled
- **2019-05-17** Record vote
- **2019-05-17** Amendment tabled
- **2019-05-17** Record vote
- **2019-05-17** Amendment tabled
- **2019-05-17** Record vote
- **2019-05-17** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-17** Amendment tabled
- **2019-05-17** Record vote
- **2019-05-17** Amendment tabled
- **2019-05-17** Record vote
- **2019-05-17** Amendment tabled
- **2019-05-17** Record vote
- **2019-05-17** Amendment tabled
- **2019-05-17** Record vote
- **2019-05-17** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-05-17** Amendment tabled
- **2019-05-17** Record vote
- **2019-05-17** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-17** Amendment tabled
- **2019-05-17** Record vote
- **2019-05-17** Amendment tabled
- **2019-05-17** Record vote
- **2019-05-17** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-17** Amendment tabled
- **2019-05-17** Record vote
- **2019-05-17** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-05-17** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-17** Point of order withdrawn
- **2019-05-17** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-17** Record vote
- **2019-05-17** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-17** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **2019-05-17** Record vote
- **2019-05-17** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-17** Constitutional three day rule suspended
- **2019-05-17** Record vote
- **2019-05-17** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-05-17** Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-17** Record vote
- **2019-05-17** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-19** House passage as amended reported
- **2019-05-23** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2019-05-23** Read
- **2019-05-23** Motion to concur in House amendments
- **2019-05-23** Motion to concur withdrawn
- **2019-05-24** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2019-05-24** Read
- **2019-05-24** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- **2019-05-24** Record vote
- **2019-05-24** Reason for vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-24** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- **2019-05-24** Reported enrolled
- **2019-05-25** Signed in the House
- **2019-05-25** Signed in the Senate
- **2019-05-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-06-07** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-07** Effective on 9/1/19 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/93fc845d-4670-46d9-a0ac-16a3b66a1f62`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).