coerced abortion; abortion-inducing drugs
HB 2411 makes it a class 2 felony to knowingly administer or give an abortion-inducing drug to a pregnant woman without her knowledge or consent, with the intent to cause an abortion. The bill defines "abortion-inducing drug" broadly to include off-label uses of medications like mifepristone (RU-486) or misoprostol, while excluding drugs prescribed for other medical purposes (e.g., chemotherapy) or contraceptives used as intended. It explicitly states this law does not prevent prosecution under other laws if the drug causes death or injury. The bill focuses on criminalizing non-consensual administration of such drugs, not on restricting abortion access generally.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2026
Last action Apr 13, 2026
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What changed between versions
Introduced Version
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House Engrossed Version (02/23/2026)
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2 edits
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Feb 23, 2026
MINOR
This bill was renumbered and reorganized from the 'Introduced Version' to the 'House Engrossed Version,' reflecting standard legislative formatting updates. The substantive legal text regarding the crime of coerced abortion, including definitions of abortion-inducing drugs and felony classifications, remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL
The document title and header information were updated to reflect the House Engrossed Version status for the 57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session of 2026.
The bill text was reformatted to include standard statutory formatting markers (START_STATUTE/END_STATUTE) and adjusted line breaks for the official record.
Floor votes · House Feb 23, 2026
How they voted
32–25
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 60
Feb 23, 2026
D
Democratic27
92% Nay
R
Republican33
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Apr 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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