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2,474 captured recordsFebruary 21, 2023–September 4, 2025

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Vote events: 2,474
Unique measures: 1,021
Final passage: 362
All Yes / No events: 956 / 1,486

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Healthcare1 recorded event
CSHB 1 — House Bill 1, the Youth Camp Alert, Mitigation, Preparedness, and Emergency Response (Youth CAMPER) Act, amends the Health and Safety Code to set out provisions relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness.
Amendment · Voted not_voting on amendment: 1 · September 3, 2025–September 3, 2025
What this issue meant
House Bill 1, the Youth Camp Alert, Mitigation, Preparedness, and Emergency Response (Youth CAMPER) Act, amends the Health and Safety Code to set out provisions relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness. Among other provisions, the bill requires the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services…
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Enrolled Bill Summary89(2) HB 1
House Bill 1, the Youth Camp Alert, Mitigation, Preparedness, and Emergency Response (Youth CAMPER) Act, amends the Health and Safety Code to set out provisions relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness. Among other provisions, the bill requires the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services…
September 3, 2025 · Voted not_voting on amendmentAmendment
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 26, Nays 0.
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Healthcare1 recorded event
SB 1 — Senate Bill 1, the Heaven's 27 Camp Safety Act, amends the Health and Safety Code to set out provisions relating to campground safety and youth camp safety.
Other procedural vote · Not voting: 1 · September 3, 2025–September 3, 2025
What this issue meant
Senate Bill 1, the Heaven's 27 Camp Safety Act, amends the Health and Safety Code to set out provisions relating to campground safety and youth camp safety. The bill's campground safety provisions require campground operators to install emergency rooftop access ladders on all cabins located within a floodplain and to…
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Enrolled Bill Summary89(2) SB 1
Senate Bill 1, the Heaven's 27 Camp Safety Act, amends the Health and Safety Code to set out provisions relating to campground safety and youth camp safety. The bill's campground safety provisions require campground operators to install emergency rooftop access ladders on all cabins located within a floodplain and to…
September 3, 2025 · Not votingOther procedural vote
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 26, Nays 0.
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Healthcare1 recorded event
SB 5 — Senate Bill 5 makes supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and gives direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations.
Final passage · Not voting: 1 · September 3, 2025–September 3, 2025
What this issue meant
Senate Bill 5 makes supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and gives direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations. Accordingly, the bill does the following: $200,000,000 to be used to match federal money received related to disaster response, relief, and recovery and for…
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Enrolled Bill Summary89(2) SB 5
Senate Bill 5 makes supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and gives direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations. Accordingly, the bill does the following: $200,000,000 to be used to match federal money received related to disaster response, relief, and recovery and for…
September 3, 2025 · Not votingFinal passage
On motion of Senator Huffman, the Conference Committee Report was adopted by the following vote: Yeas 26, Nays 0.
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Healthcare1 recorded event
SB 17 — Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, record retention, youth diversion, court-ordered mental health services, the powers of the Texas Supreme Court, and jurors; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.
Other procedural vote · Voted no: 1 · August 15, 2025–August 15, 2025
What this issue meant
Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, record retention, youth diversion, court-ordered mental health services, the powers of the Texas Supreme Court, and jurors; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.
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89(2) History for SB 17 | Texas Legislature Online
Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, record retention, youth diversion, court-ordered mental health services, the powers of the Texas Supreme Court, and jurors; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.
August 15, 2025 · Voted noOther procedural vote
The Motion In Writing was read and prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 23, Nays 4.
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Healthcare1 recorded event
SB 5 — Relating to the regulation of certain products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; requiring occupational licenses and registrations; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; authorizing an administrative penalty.
Final passage · Voted no: 1 · July 30, 2025–July 30, 2025
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Relating to the regulation of certain products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; requiring occupational licenses and registrations; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; authorizing an administrative penalty.
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89(1) History for SB 5 | Texas Legislature Online
Relating to the regulation of certain products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; requiring occupational licenses and registrations; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; authorizing an administrative penalty.
July 30, 2025 · Voted noFinal passage
SB 5 as amended was passed to engrossment by the following vote: Yeas 21, Nays 8.
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Healthcare2 recorded events
CSSB 1610 — Senate Bill 1610 amends the Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, Government Code, Health and Safety Code, and Penal Code to revise the conduct of and enhance penalties for certain assaultive offenses, provide for the prosecution of offenses committed by a civilly committed sexually violent predator, and revise provisions relating to the sex offender registration program and the civil commitment of a sexually violent predator.
Final passage · Voted no: 1 · Amendment · Voted no on amendment: 1 · April 7, 2025–June 1, 2025
What this issue meant
Senate Bill 1610 amends the Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, Government Code, Health and Safety Code, and Penal Code to revise the conduct of and enhance penalties for certain assaultive offenses, provide for the prosecution of offenses committed by a civilly committed sexually violent predator, and revise provisions relating to the sex offender registration program and the civil commitment of a sexually violent predator.
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Enrolled Bill Summary89(R) SB 1610
Senate Bill 1610 amends the Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, Government Code, Health and Safety Code, and Penal Code to revise the conduct of and enhance penalties for certain assaultive offenses, provide for the prosecution of offenses committed by a civilly committed sexually violent…
June 1, 2025 · Voted noFinal passage
On motion of Senator Perry, the Conference Committee Report was adopted by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
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April 7, 2025 · Voted no on amendmentAmendment
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 1.
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Healthcare1 recorded event
SB 268 — Senate Bill 268 amends the Occupations Code to require a state licensing entity that receives a complaint concerning a health care practitioner who holds a license issued by a different licensing entity to promptly forward a copy of the complaint to that licensing entity and to prohibit a licensing entity from taking disciplinary action based on a complaint against such a health care practitioner unless the licensing entity with which the practitioner holds a license refers the complaint back to the licensing entity that received the complaint for investigation and resolution.
Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · June 1, 2025–June 1, 2025
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Senate Bill 268 amends the Occupations Code to require a state licensing entity that receives a complaint concerning a health care practitioner who holds a license issued by a different licensing entity to promptly forward a copy of the complaint to that licensing entity and to prohibit a licensing entity from taking…
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Enrolled Bill Summary89(R) SB 268
Senate Bill 268 amends the Occupations Code to require a state licensing entity that receives a complaint concerning a health care practitioner who holds a license issued by a different licensing entity to promptly forward a copy of the complaint to that licensing entity and to prohibit a licensing entity from taking…
June 1, 2025 · Voted yesFinal passage
On motion of Senator Perry, the Conference Committee Report was adopted by the following vote: Yeas 19, Nays 12.
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Healthcare2 recorded events
HB 3595 — House Bill 3595 amends the Assisted Living Facility Licensing Act, Health and Safety Code, to require an assisted living facility to adopt and implement an emergency preparedness and contingency operations plan that requires the facility to provide certain accommodations in the event of a power outage.
Final passage · Voted no: 1 · Other procedural vote · Voted yes: 1 · May 26, 2025–May 31, 2025
What this issue meant
House Bill 3595 amends the Assisted Living Facility Licensing Act, Health and Safety Code, to require an assisted living facility to adopt and implement an emergency preparedness and contingency operations plan that requires the facility to provide certain accommodations in the event of a power outage. Among other…
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Enrolled Bill Summary89(R) HB 3595
House Bill 3595 amends the Assisted Living Facility Licensing Act, Health and Safety Code, to require an assisted living facility to adopt and implement an emergency preparedness and contingency operations plan that requires the facility to provide certain accommodations in the event of a power outage. Among other…
May 31, 2025 · Voted noFinal passage
On motion of Senator Perry, the Conference Committee Report was adopted by the following vote: Yeas 21, Nays 10.
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May 26, 2025 · Voted yesOther procedural vote
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3.
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Healthcare2 recorded events
SB 1833 — Senate Bill 1833 amends the Health and Safety Code to increase the punishment for certain offenses involving the delivery of a controlled substance under the Texas Controlled Substances Act to the punishment prescribed by the next higher category of offense if it is shown at trial that the defendant used a social media platform in furtherance of the offense.
Final passage · Voted no: 1 · Other procedural vote · Voted no: 1 · May 7, 2025–May 30, 2025
What this issue meant
Senate Bill 1833 amends the Health and Safety Code to increase the punishment for certain offenses involving the delivery of a controlled substance under the Texas Controlled Substances Act to the punishment prescribed by the next higher category of offense if it is shown at trial that the defendant used a social media…
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Enrolled Bill Summary89(R) SB 1833
Senate Bill 1833 amends the Health and Safety Code to increase the punishment for certain offenses involving the delivery of a controlled substance under the Texas Controlled Substances Act to the punishment prescribed by the next higher category of offense if it is shown at trial that the defendant used a social media…
May 30, 2025 · Voted noFinal passage
On motion of Senator Parker, the Conference Committee Report was adopted by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2.
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May 7, 2025 · Voted noOther procedural vote
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2.
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Healthcare2 recorded events
SB 2155 — Senate Bill 2155 amends the Occupations Code to revise provisions throughout the Veterinary Licensing Act, including provisions relating to the following:
Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · Amendment · Voted yes on amendment: 1 · April 8, 2025–May 30, 2025
What this issue meant
Senate Bill 2155 amends the Occupations Code to revise provisions throughout the Veterinary Licensing Act, including provisions relating to the following: the temporary administration of the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners (TBVME) by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; the TBVME's executive…
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Enrolled Bill Summary89(R) SB 2155
Senate Bill 2155 amends the Occupations Code to revise provisions throughout the Veterinary Licensing Act, including provisions relating to the following: the temporary administration of the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners (TBVME) by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; the TBVME's executive…
May 30, 2025 · Voted yesFinal passage
On motion of Senator Perry, the Conference Committee Report was adopted by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2.
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April 8, 2025 · Voted yes on amendmentAmendment
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 2.
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Healthcare2 recorded events
SB 2778 — Senate Bill 2778 amends the Health and Safety Code to raise from $2,000 to $50,000 the cap on the amount of an expenditure that an emergency services district employee may pay without approval from the district's board.
Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · Other procedural vote · Voted yes: 1 · May 6, 2025–May 30, 2025
What this issue meant
Senate Bill 2778 amends the Health and Safety Code to raise from $2,000 to $50,000 the cap on the amount of an expenditure that an emergency services district employee may pay without approval from the district's board.
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Enrolled Bill Summary89(R) SB 2778
Senate Bill 2778 amends the Health and Safety Code to raise from $2,000 to $50,000 the cap on the amount of an expenditure that an emergency services district employee may pay without approval from the district's board.
May 30, 2025 · Voted yesFinal passage
On motion of Senator A. Hinojosa, the Conference Committee Report was adopted by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2.
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May 6, 2025 · Voted yesOther procedural vote
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2.
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Healthcare4 recorded events
HB 1052 — House Bill 1052 amends the Insurance Code to require a health benefit plan to provide coverage for a covered health care service or procedure delivered as a telemedicine medical service, teledentistry dental service, or telehealth service with an originating site or distant site located outside of Texas on the same basis and to the same extent that the plan provides coverage for the service or procedure delivered in that manner with an originating site and distant site located in Texas if the individual who receives the service resides primarily in Texas and the health professional who provides the service is licensed or otherwise authorized to provide the service in Texas and has a physical office in Texas.
Other procedural vote · Voted yes: 4 · May 28, 2025–May 28, 2025
What this issue meant
House Bill 1052 amends the Insurance Code to require a health benefit plan to provide coverage for a covered health care service or procedure delivered as a telemedicine medical service, teledentistry dental service, or telehealth service with an originating site or distant site located outside of Texas on the same…
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Enrolled Bill Summary89(R) HB 1052
House Bill 1052 amends the Insurance Code to require a health benefit plan to provide coverage for a covered health care service or procedure delivered as a telemedicine medical service, teledentistry dental service, or telehealth service with an originating site or distant site located outside of Texas on the same…
May 28, 2025 · Voted yesOther procedural vote
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 4.
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May 28, 2025 · Voted yesOther procedural vote
The bill was read second time and was passed to third reading by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3.
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May 28, 2025 · Voted yesOther procedural vote
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 4.
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May 28, 2025 · Voted yesOther procedural vote
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3.
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Healthcare2 recorded events
HB 1403 — House Bill 1403 amends the Human Resources Code to prohibit the Health and Human Services Commission, the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), and a child-placing agency that contracts with DFPS from requiring an agency foster home to disclose the specific types of firearms that are present in the home or to notify the child-placing agency if there is any change in the types of firearms that are present in the home.
Other procedural vote · Voted no: 2 · May 26, 2025–May 28, 2025
What this issue meant
House Bill 1403 amends the Human Resources Code to prohibit the Health and Human Services Commission, the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), and a child-placing agency that contracts with DFPS from requiring an agency foster home to disclose the specific types of firearms that are present in the home…
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Enrolled Bill Summary89(R) HB 1403
House Bill 1403 amends the Human Resources Code to prohibit the Health and Human Services Commission, the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), and a child-placing agency that contracts with DFPS from requiring an agency foster home to disclose the specific types of firearms that are present in the home…
May 28, 2025 · Voted noOther procedural vote
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 22, Nays 9.
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May 26, 2025 · Voted noOther procedural vote
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 22, Nays 9.
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Healthcare2 recorded events
HB 229 — House Bill 229 amends the Code Construction Act, Government Code, to define the following terms for purposes of the act: "boy," "father," "female," "girl," "male," "man," "mother," "sex," and "woman."
Other procedural vote · Voted no: 2 · May 27, 2025–May 28, 2025
What this issue meant
House Bill 229 amends the Code Construction Act, Government Code, to define the following terms for purposes of the act: "boy," "father," "female," "girl," "male," "man," "mother," "sex," and "woman." House Bill 229 requires a governmental entity that collects vital statistics information that identifies the sex of an individual for the purpose of complying with antidiscrimination laws or for the purpose of gathering public health, crime, economic, or other data to identify each individual as either male or female.
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Enrolled Bill Summary89(R) HB 229
House Bill 229 amends the Code Construction Act, Government Code, to define the following terms for purposes of the act: "boy," "father," "female," "girl," "male," "man," "mother," "sex," and "woman." House Bill 229 requires a governmental entity that collects vital statistics information that identifies the sex of an individual for the purpose of complying with antidiscrimination laws or for the purpose of gathering public health, crime, economic, or other data to identify each individual as either male or female.
May 28, 2025 · Voted noOther procedural vote
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 20, Nays 11.
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May 27, 2025 · Voted noOther procedural vote
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 20, Nays 11.
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Healthcare4 recorded events
HB 426 — House Bill 426 amends the Health and Safety Code and Human Resources Code to provide for Medicaid reimbursement and CHIP coverage for the full cost of a cranial remolding orthosis for a child who has a qualifying diagnosis and who is a Medicaid recipient or CHIP enrollee, as applicable.
Other procedural vote · Voted yes: 4 · May 28, 2025–May 28, 2025
What this issue meant
House Bill 426 amends the Health and Safety Code and Human Resources Code to provide for Medicaid reimbursement and CHIP coverage for the full cost of a cranial remolding orthosis for a child who has a qualifying diagnosis and who is a Medicaid recipient or CHIP enrollee, as applicable.
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Enrolled Bill Summary89(R) HB 426
House Bill 426 amends the Health and Safety Code and Human Resources Code to provide for Medicaid reimbursement and CHIP coverage for the full cost of a cranial remolding orthosis for a child who has a qualifying diagnosis and who is a Medicaid recipient or CHIP enrollee, as applicable.
May 28, 2025 · Voted yesOther procedural vote
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 26, Nays 5.
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May 28, 2025 · Voted yesOther procedural vote
The bill was read second time and was passed to third reading by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 4.
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May 28, 2025 · Voted yesOther procedural vote
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 26, Nays 5.
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May 28, 2025 · Voted yesOther procedural vote
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 4.
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Healthcare2 recorded events
HB 713 — House Bill 713 amends the Health and Safety Code to exempt a health care provider, including a nurse, from the requirement to report certain conduct related to the provider's profession if the provider learns of the conduct during the review of information relevant to a case selected for review by the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee.
Other procedural vote · Voted yes: 2 · May 28, 2025–May 28, 2025
What this issue meant
House Bill 713 amends the Health and Safety Code to exempt a health care provider, including a nurse, from the requirement to report certain conduct related to the provider's profession if the provider learns of the conduct during the review of information relevant to a case selected for review by the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee.
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Enrolled Bill Summary89(R) HB 713
House Bill 713 amends the Health and Safety Code to exempt a health care provider, including a nurse, from the requirement to report certain conduct related to the provider's profession if the provider learns of the conduct during the review of information relevant to a case selected for review by the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee.
May 28, 2025 · Voted yesOther procedural vote
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3.
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May 28, 2025 · Voted yesOther procedural vote
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3.
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Healthcare5 recorded events
CSSB 1188 — Senate Bill 1188 amends the Health and Safety Code to set out provisions regarding electronic health record requirements, including a requirement for electronic health records that contain patient information to be physically maintained in the United States or a U.S.
Amendment · Voted no on amendment: 3 · Other procedural vote · Voted no: 1 · Final passage · Voted no: 1 · April 7, 2025–May 28, 2025
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Senate Bill 1188 amends the Health and Safety Code to set out provisions regarding electronic health record requirements, including a requirement for electronic health records that contain patient information to be physically maintained in the United States or a U.S. territory and accessible only to certain individuals…
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Enrolled Bill Summary89(R) SB 1188
Senate Bill 1188 amends the Health and Safety Code to set out provisions regarding electronic health record requirements, including a requirement for electronic health records that contain patient information to be physically maintained in the United States or a U.S. territory and accessible only to certain individuals…
May 28, 2025 · Voted no on amendmentAmendment
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 23, Nays 8.
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April 7, 2025 · Voted noOther procedural vote
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 23, Nays 7.
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April 7, 2025 · Voted noFinal passage
CSSB 1188 as amended was passed to engrossment by the following vote: Yeas 23, Nays 7.
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April 7, 2025 · Voted no on amendmentAmendment
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 24, Nays 6.
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April 7, 2025 · Voted no on amendmentAmendment
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 23, Nays 7.
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Healthcare4 recorded events
CSSB 261 — Senate Bill 261 amends the Health and Safety Code to add temporary provisions set to expire September 1, 2027, that prohibit the offering for sale or selling of cell‑cultured protein, as defined by the bill, for human consumption in Texas under the Texas Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Texas Meat and Poultry Inspection Act.
Amendment · Voted no on amendment: 2 · Other procedural vote · Voted no: 1 · Final passage · Voted no: 1 · May 12, 2025–May 28, 2025
What this issue meant
Senate Bill 261 amends the Health and Safety Code to add temporary provisions set to expire September 1, 2027, that prohibit the offering for sale or selling of cell‑cultured protein, as defined by the bill, for human consumption in Texas under the Texas Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Texas Meat and Poultry Inspection Act. The bill also replaces references to "cell‑cultured product" with references to "cell‑cultured protein" under those acts.
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Enrolled Bill Summary89(R) SB 261
Senate Bill 261 amends the Health and Safety Code to add temporary provisions set to expire September 1, 2027, that prohibit the offering for sale or selling of cell‑cultured protein, as defined by the bill, for human consumption in Texas under the Texas Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Texas Meat and Poultry Inspection Act. The bill also replaces references to "cell‑cultured product" with references to "cell‑cultured protein" under those acts.
May 28, 2025 · Voted no on amendmentAmendment
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 4.
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May 12, 2025 · Voted noOther procedural vote
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 26, Nays 4.
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May 12, 2025 · Voted noFinal passage
CSSB 261 as amended was passed to engrossment by the following vote: Yeas 26, Nays 4.
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May 12, 2025 · Voted no on amendmentAmendment
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 26, Nays 4.
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Healthcare3 recorded events
HB 1234 — House Bill 1234 amends the Government Code to prohibit the Department of Public Safety (DPS) from denying an application for the issuance of an original or renewal handgun license based on a recommendation for such denial by a medical advisory board panel regarding the applicant's inability to exercise sound judgment with respect to the proper use and storage of a handgun, unless DPS first provides the applicant with a written notice regarding the denial and the opportunity to provide additional written materials to supplement or clarify the application.
Other procedural vote · Voted no: 1 · Final passage · Voted no: 1 · Amendment · Voted no on amendment: 1 · May 27, 2025–May 27, 2025
What this issue meant
House Bill 1234 amends the Government Code to prohibit the Department of Public Safety (DPS) from denying an application for the issuance of an original or renewal handgun license based on a recommendation for such denial by a medical advisory board panel regarding the applicant's inability to exercise sound judgment…
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Enrolled Bill Summary89(R) HB 1234
House Bill 1234 amends the Government Code to prohibit the Department of Public Safety (DPS) from denying an application for the issuance of an original or renewal handgun license based on a recommendation for such denial by a medical advisory board panel regarding the applicant's inability to exercise sound judgment…
May 27, 2025 · Voted noOther procedural vote
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6.
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May 27, 2025 · Voted noFinal passage
HB 1234 as amended was passed to third reading by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6.
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May 27, 2025 · Voted no on amendmentAmendment
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6.
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Healthcare3 recorded events
HB 3441 — House Bill 3441 amends the Health and Safety Code to make a vaccine manufacturer liable to an individual for advertising a vaccine in Texas that causes harm or injury to the individual.
Other procedural vote · Voted no: 3 · May 27, 2025–May 27, 2025
What this issue meant
House Bill 3441 amends the Health and Safety Code to make a vaccine manufacturer liable to an individual for advertising a vaccine in Texas that causes harm or injury to the individual. The bill authorizes an individual to bring an action under the bill's provisions not later than the third anniversary of the date the cause of action accrues and requires a court to award a claimant who prevails in the action actual damages and court costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred in bringing the action.
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Enrolled Bill Summary89(R) HB 3441
House Bill 3441 amends the Health and Safety Code to make a vaccine manufacturer liable to an individual for advertising a vaccine in Texas that causes harm or injury to the individual. The bill authorizes an individual to bring an action under the bill's provisions not later than the third anniversary of the date the cause of action accrues and requires a court to award a claimant who prevails in the action actual damages and court costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred in bringing the action.
May 27, 2025 · Voted noOther procedural vote
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 21, Nays 10.
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May 27, 2025 · Voted noOther procedural vote
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6.
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May 27, 2025 · Voted noOther procedural vote
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 21, Nays 10.
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Healthcare2 recorded events
HB 4070 — House Bill 4070 amends the Health and Safety Code to set out requirements for a person who sells an orthodontic device or provides a service related to the design or manufacture of an orthodontic device to patients in Texas.
Other procedural vote · Voted yes: 2 · May 27, 2025–May 27, 2025
What this issue meant
House Bill 4070 amends the Health and Safety Code to set out requirements for a person who sells an orthodontic device or provides a service related to the design or manufacture of an orthodontic device to patients in Texas. Among other provisions, the bill requires such a person to either be a dentist who has provided…
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Official measure description
Enrolled Bill Summary89(R) HB 4070
House Bill 4070 amends the Health and Safety Code to set out requirements for a person who sells an orthodontic device or provides a service related to the design or manufacture of an orthodontic device to patients in Texas. Among other provisions, the bill requires such a person to either be a dentist who has provided…
May 27, 2025 · Voted yesOther procedural vote
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3.
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May 27, 2025 · Voted yesOther procedural vote
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3.
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Healthcare1 recorded event
HB 4638 — House Bill 4638 amends the Government Code to increase the membership of the governor-appointed board that governs the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative, establish staggered terms of service for board members, and provide for the method of filling board vacancies.
Amendment · Voted yes on amendment: 1 · May 27, 2025–May 27, 2025
What this issue meant
House Bill 4638 amends the Government Code to increase the membership of the governor-appointed board that governs the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative, establish staggered terms of service for board members, and provide for the method of filling board vacancies. The bill also changes the frequency with which the board…
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Official measure description
Enrolled Bill Summary89(R) HB 4638
House Bill 4638 amends the Government Code to increase the membership of the governor-appointed board that governs the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative, establish staggered terms of service for board members, and provide for the method of filling board vacancies. The bill also changes the frequency with which the board…
May 27, 2025 · Voted yes on amendmentAmendment
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2.
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Healthcare1 recorded event
CSHB 2844 — House Bill 2844 amends the Health and Safety Code to provide for the licensing, regulation, and inspection of mobile food vending operations by the Department of State Health Services (DSHS).
Amendment · Voted no on amendment: 1 · May 26, 2025–May 26, 2025
What this issue meant
House Bill 2844 amends the Health and Safety Code to provide for the licensing, regulation, and inspection of mobile food vending operations by the Department of State Health Services (DSHS). The bill sets out general provisions, including provisions providing for the bill's preemption of a local authority's power and,…
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Official measure description
Enrolled Bill Summary89(R) HB 2844
House Bill 2844 amends the Health and Safety Code to provide for the licensing, regulation, and inspection of mobile food vending operations by the Department of State Health Services (DSHS). The bill sets out general provisions, including provisions providing for the bill's preemption of a local authority's power and,…
May 26, 2025 · Voted no on amendmentAmendment
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2.
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Healthcare1 recorded event
HB 4454 — House Bill 4454 amends the Health and Safety Code and Occupations Code to establish the task force on patient solicitation to study and make recommendations on preventing conduct that violates the Treatment Facilities Marketing Practices Act or Occupations Code provisions prohibiting the solicitation of patients by health professionals and to improve enforcement of that act and those provisions.
Other procedural vote · Voted yes: 1 · May 26, 2025–May 26, 2025
What this issue meant
House Bill 4454 amends the Health and Safety Code and Occupations Code to establish the task force on patient solicitation to study and make recommendations on preventing conduct that violates the Treatment Facilities Marketing Practices Act or Occupations Code provisions prohibiting the solicitation of patients by…
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Enrolled Bill Summary89(R) HB 4454
House Bill 4454 amends the Health and Safety Code and Occupations Code to establish the task force on patient solicitation to study and make recommendations on preventing conduct that violates the Treatment Facilities Marketing Practices Act or Occupations Code provisions prohibiting the solicitation of patients by…
May 26, 2025 · Voted yesOther procedural vote
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2.
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Healthcare2 recorded events
CSSB 2037 — Senate Bill 2037 amends the Water Code and the Texas Clean Air Act, Health and Safety Code, to require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) by rule to establish an expedited permit application review process for permit applications for a project to construct or modify a liquefied natural gas export terminal.
Amendment · Voted yes on amendment: 2 · April 24, 2025–May 26, 2025
What this issue meant
Senate Bill 2037 amends the Water Code and the Texas Clean Air Act, Health and Safety Code, to require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) by rule to establish an expedited permit application review process for permit applications for a project to construct or modify a liquefied natural gas export terminal. The bill sets out provisions relating to this expedited review process, including provisions regarding the deadline for the TCEQ executive director to respond to applicable public comments.
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Enrolled Bill Summary89(R) SB 2037
Senate Bill 2037 amends the Water Code and the Texas Clean Air Act, Health and Safety Code, to require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) by rule to establish an expedited permit application review process for permit applications for a project to construct or modify a liquefied natural gas export terminal. The bill sets out provisions relating to this expedited review process, including provisions regarding the deadline for the TCEQ executive director to respond to applicable public comments.
May 26, 2025 · Voted yes on amendmentAmendment
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2.
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April 24, 2025 · Voted yes on amendmentAmendment
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2.
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What this archive contains

116 measures

CSHB 1 — House Bill 1, the Youth Camp Alert, Mitigation, Preparedness, and Emergency Response (Youth CAMPER) Act, amends the Health and Safety Code to set out provisions relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness.

SB 1 — Senate Bill 1, the Heaven's 27 Camp Safety Act, amends the Health and Safety Code to set out provisions relating to campground safety and youth camp safety.

SB 5 — Senate Bill 5 makes supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and gives direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations.

SB 2155 — Senate Bill 2155 amends the Occupations Code to revise provisions throughout the Veterinary Licensing Act, including provisions relating to the following:

SB 2778 — Senate Bill 2778 amends the Health and Safety Code to raise from $2,000 to $50,000 the cap on the amount of an expenditure that an emergency services district employee may pay without approval from the district's board.

HB 229 — House Bill 229 amends the Code Construction Act, Government Code, to define the following terms for purposes of the act: "boy," "father," "female," "girl," "male," "man," "mother," "sex," and "woman."

HB 426 — House Bill 426 amends the Health and Safety Code and Human Resources Code to provide for Medicaid reimbursement and CHIP coverage for the full cost of a cranial remolding orthosis for a child who has a qualifying diagnosis and who is a Medicaid recipient or CHIP enrollee, as applicable.

CSSB 1188 — Senate Bill 1188 amends the Health and Safety Code to set out provisions regarding electronic health record requirements, including a requirement for electronic health records that contain patient information to be physically maintained in the United States or a U.S.

HB 3441 — House Bill 3441 amends the Health and Safety Code to make a vaccine manufacturer liable to an individual for advertising a vaccine in Texas that causes harm or injury to the individual.

HB 4070 — House Bill 4070 amends the Health and Safety Code to set out requirements for a person who sells an orthodontic device or provides a service related to the design or manufacture of an orthodontic device to patients in Texas.

HB 4638 — House Bill 4638 amends the Government Code to increase the membership of the governor-appointed board that governs the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative, establish staggered terms of service for board members, and provide for the method of filling board vacancies.

CSHB 2844 — House Bill 2844 amends the Health and Safety Code to provide for the licensing, regulation, and inspection of mobile food vending operations by the Department of State Health Services (DSHS).