HB2263 - Relating to a webpage and mobile application for the provision of pregnancy-related resources and information.

  89R2821 MCF-F     By: Fairly H.B. No. 2263       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a webpage and mobile application for the provision of   pregnancy-related resources and 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. PREGNANCY-RELATED RESOURCES AND INFORMATION           Sec.   161.751.     PREGNANCY-RELATED RESOURCES AND INFORMATION   WEBPAGE. (a) The commission, in consultation with the Department   of Information Resources, shall develop and maintain on the   Texas.gov Internet website a publicly accessible, mobile-friendly   webpage of pregnancy-related resources and information, including:                 (1)  any available resources for:                       (A)     mental health counseling, pregnancy   counseling, and other prenatal and postpartum services;                       (B)     mentorship opportunities, including   pregnancy assistance and case management;                       (C)     health care and well-being services,   including services for obstetrical and gynecological support,   abortion pill reversal, breastfeeding assistance, health care, and   dental care;                       (D)     financial assistance, employment   opportunities, nutrition assistance, child care options, and   educational opportunities;                       (E)     legal services, including legal services for   child support, custody issues, family leave, and breastfeeding   protections;                       (F)     professional support, including tax   preparation;                       (G)     financial and housing assistance, including   assistance with food, nutrition, clothing, household goods, baby   supplies, housing options, shelter options, maternity home   options, and crisis pregnancy center options;                       (H)     recovery and mental health services,   including services for addiction or suicide intervention,   counseling services for victims of intimate partner violence,   sexual assault, or sex trafficking, and counseling services for the   unexpected loss of a child;                       (I)     prenatal diagnostic services and postnatal   pediatric hospice services, including disability support   organizations, newborn medical interventions, and supportive   palliative care;                       (J)     healing and support services for abortion   survivors and the survivors' families; and                       (K)     services related to providing care for   children, including services for public and private adoption,   kinship care, foster care, and short-term child care;                 (2)  any available information about:                       (A)  alternatives to abortion;                       (B)     abortion risks, including complications and   failures;                       (C)  child development beginning at conception;                       (D)  pregnancy wellness;                       (E)  family planning;                       (F)     the Healthy Texas Women program defined by   Section 32.151;                       (G)     the Thriving Texas Families program   administered by the commission;                       (H)     safe haven laws, including newborn safety   devices and designated emergency infant care providers, as defined   by Section 262.301, Family Code; and                       (I)     any pregnancy-related services provided by a   county in this state; and                 (3)     any other resources or information considered   helpful to pregnant women.           (b)  The webpage described by Subsection (a) must:                 (1)     through a series of questions, provide the person   accessing the webpage information tailored to the person's answers,   including information regarding risks related to abortion at all   stages of gestation;                 (2)     allow for webpage users to submit feedback   regarding whether the webpage is user-friendly and helpful in   providing tailored answers described by Subdivision (1); and                 (3)     include a tool to search for resources described   by Subsection (a) by zip code and county.           Sec.   161.752.     PREGNANCY-RELATED RESOURCES AND INFORMATION   MOBILE APPLICATION. The commission, in consultation with the   Department of Information Resources, may develop a mobile   application that:                 (1)     provides the resources and information described   by Section 161.751(a); and                 (2)     satisfies the requirements described by Section   161.751(b).          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.