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  89R5804 SCL-D     By: Flores H.B. No. 5237       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to wrongful death actions arising from the death of an   unborn child resulting from an abortion.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 71.003(c), Civil Practice and Remedies   Code, is amended to read as follows:          (c)  This subchapter does not apply to a claim for the death   of an individual who is an unborn child that :                 (1)   is brought against:                       (A)  [ (1) ]  the mother of the unborn child;                       (B)  [ (2) ]  a physician or other licensed health   care provider, if the death is the intended result of a lawful   medical procedure performed by the physician or health care   provider with the requisite consent;                       (C)  [ (3) ]  a person who dispenses or administers a   drug in accordance with law, if the death is the result of the   dispensation or administration of the drug; or                       (D)  [ (4) ]  a physician or other health care   provider licensed in this state, if the death directly or   indirectly is caused by, associated with, arises out of, or relates   to a lawful medical or health care practice or procedure of the   physician or the health care provider ; or                 (2)     is the result of an abortion, as defined by Section   245.002, Health and Safety Code .          SECTION 2.  Section 71.003, Civil Practice and Remedies   Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to a cause of action that   accrues on or after the effective date of this Act. A cause of   action that accrues before the effective date of this Act is   governed by the law as it existed immediately before the effective   date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that   purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.