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  89R2774 MPF-D     By: Howard H.B. No. 653       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the purchase and use of contraceptives and access to   contraceptive information.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 161, Health and Safety Code, is amended   by adding Subchapter Z to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER Z. CONTRACEPTIVES           Sec. 161.801.  DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:                 (1)     "Contraceptive" means a drug, device, or other   method of preventing pregnancy that is approved by the United   States Food and Drug Administration.                 (2)     "Emergency contraceptive" means a drug containing   an elevated dose of hormones that:                       (A)  is used postcoitally;                       (B)     prevents pregnancy by preventing   fertilization of an egg or preventing implantation of a fertilized   egg in a uterus; and                       (C)     is approved by the United States Food and   Drug Administration.           Sec.   161.802.     PROHIBITED GOVERNMENTAL RESTRICTIONS RELATED   TO CONTRACEPTIVES. Notwithstanding any other law, a state or local   governmental entity may not prohibit or restrict in any manner the   right of an individual:                 (1)     to purchase or use a contraceptive, including an   emergency contraceptive; or                 (2)     to access information on contraceptives,   including emergency contraceptives.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.