Compare TX HB 142 (2021) and TX SB 619 (2025)
The introduced text of these two bills, side by side, with the wording they share.
- TX HB 142 (2021) · Texas · 2021 · Failed
- TX SB 619 (2025) · Texas · 2025 · Failed
1,176 shared 8-word phrases found in the introduced text of these two bills.
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| TX HB 142 (2021) | TX SB 619 (2025) |
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| B. No. 142 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to protection of persons from participation in a health care service for reasons of conscience; providing a civil remedy; authorizing disciplinary action. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. The legislature finds that: (1) the public policy of this state is to respect the conscience of all health care providers and the right of each health care provider to hold their own belief about whether certain health care services are morally acceptable; (2) without comprehensive protections, the conscience of health care providers may be violated; and (3) each health care provider must be protected from required participa… | B. No. 619 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to protection of persons from participation in a health care service for reasons of conscience; providing a civil remedy; authorizing disciplinary action. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. The legislature finds that: (1) the public policy of this state is to respect the conscience of all health care providers and the right of each health care provider to hold their own belief about whether certain health care services are morally acceptable; (2) without comprehensive protections, the conscience of health care providers may be violated; and (3) each health care provider must be protected from required participa… |
| TEXAS HEALTH CARE CONSCIENCE PROTECTION ACT Sec. 161.701. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Conscience" means a sincerely held set of moral convictions arising from: (A) a belief in and relation to God; (B) a religious faith or spiritual practice; or (C) a moral philosophy or ethical position, without regard to whether the philosophy or position is related to a religious faith. (2) "Emergency care" means bona fide emergency services provided after a sudden onset of a medical or traumatic condition manifested by acute symptoms of sufficient severity, including severe pain, such that the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected to: (A) place the patient's health… | TEXAS HEALTH CARE CONSCIENCE PROTECTION ACT Sec. 161.751. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Conscience" means a sincerely held set of moral convictions arising from: (A) a belief in and relation to God; (B) a religious faith or spiritual practice; or (C) a moral philosophy or ethical position, without regard to whether the philosophy or position is related to a religious faith. (2) "Emergency care" means bona fide emergency services provided after a sudden onset of a medical or traumatic condition manifested by acute symptoms of sufficient severity, including severe pain, that the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected to: (A) place the patient's health in s… |
| Sec. 161.704. ADVERSE ACTION. A person, including a public official and a medical school or other institution that conducts education or training programs for physicians or health care providers, violates this subchapter by taking an adverse action against another person because the other person declines to participate in a health care service for reasons of conscience | Sec. 161.754. ADVERSE ACTION. A person, including a public official and a medical school or other institution that conducts education or training programs for physicians or health care providers, violates this subchapter by taking an adverse action against another person because the other person declines to participate in a health care service for reasons of conscience |
| Violations include discrimination against or taking an adverse action with regard to: (1) licensure; (2) certification; (3) employment terms, benefits, seniority status, promotion, or transfer; (4) staff appointments or other privileges; (5) denial of employment, admission, or participation in a program for which the other person is eligible; (6) reference to reasons of conscience in an application form; (7) questions regarding an applicant's participation in providing a health care service for reasons of conscience; (8) imposition of a burden in the terms or conditions of employment; (9) denial of aid, assistance, or benefits; (10) conditional receipt of the aid, assistance, or benefits; o… | Violations include discrimination against or taking an adverse action with regard to: (1) licensure; (2) certification; (3) employment terms, benefits, seniority status, promotion, or transfer; (4) staff appointments or other privileges; (5) denial of employment, admission, or participation in a program for which the other person is eligible; (6) reference to reasons of conscience in an application form; (7) questions regarding an applicant's participation in providing a health care service for reasons of conscience; (8) imposition of a burden in the terms or conditions of employment; (9) denial of aid, assistance, or benefits; (10) conditional receipt of the aid, assistance, or benefits; o… |
| require a health care facility, physician, or health care provider to counsel a patient or refer the patient to another physician or facility regarding a health care service that is contrary to the conscience of the physician or health care provider. Sec. 161.706. DISCIPLINARY ACTION; COMPLAINT. (a) A health care facility, physician, or health care provider that holds a license issued by a licensing agency in this state is subject to review and disciplinary action by the licensing agency for a violation of this subchapter as if the facility, physician, or provider violated the applicable licensing law. (b) A person who is injured by a violation of this subchapter may file a complaint with t… | require a health care facility, physician, or health care provider to counsel a patient or refer the patient to another physician or facility regarding a health care service that is contrary to the conscience of the physician or health care provider. Sec. 161.756. DISCIPLINARY ACTION; COMPLAINT. (a) A health care facility, physician, or health care provider that holds a license issued by a licensing agency in this state is subject to review and disciplinary action by the licensing agency for a violation of this subchapter as if the facility, physician, or provider violated the applicable licensing law. (b) A person who is injured by a violation of this subchapter may file a complaint with t… |
| required by Section 161.705, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act. SECTION 4. Section 161.703, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, applies only to a cause of action that accrues on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 5. This Act takes effect | required by Section 161.755, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act. SECTION 4. Section 161.753, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, applies only to a cause of action that accrues on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 5. This Act takes effect |