Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

House Public Health Committee Apr 17th, 2023

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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Public Health Apr 17th, 2023 at 08:04 am 1 of 2

House Public Health Committee

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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Public Health Apr 17th, 2023 at 02:04 pm 2 of 2

House Public Health Committee

Bills on the Agenda

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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3162

Filed
3/1/23  
Out of House Committee
5/4/23  
Voted on by House
5/8/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/17/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/18/23  
Governor Action
6/17/23  
Relating to advance directives, do-not-resuscitate orders, and health care treatment decisions made by or on behalf of certain patients, including a review of directives and decisions.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4758

Filed
3/10/23  
Out of House Committee
5/1/23  
Voted on by House
5/6/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/21/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/17/23  
Relating to a prohibition on certain e-cigarette products; creating a criminal offense.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4173

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to state overdose prevention and control efforts and the defense to prosecution for certain offenses involving possession of small amounts of controlled substances, marihuana, dangerous drugs, or abusable volatile chemicals, or possession of drug paraphernalia for defendants seeking assistance for a suspected overdose.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB638

Filed
11/14/22  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to access to certain investigational drugs, biological products, and devices used in clinical trials by patients with severe chronic diseases.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4759

Filed
3/10/23  
Out of House Committee
5/6/23  
Voted on by House
5/12/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/21/23  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to an attack by a dangerous dog; increasing criminal penalties.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1105

Filed
12/22/22  
Out of House Committee
5/1/23  
Voted on by House
5/5/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/21/23  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to preventative health care and public health, including prohibited immunization and face-covering requirements, private business or school closures, and the ordering and administration of immunizations by a pharmacist.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB594

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the provision of telepharmacy services.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1349

Filed
1/17/23  
Out of House Committee
5/1/23  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the marketing and sale of catfish and similar fish by food service establishments; providing administrative and civil penalties.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2553

Filed
2/21/23  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4343

Filed
3/9/23  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to health benefit plan preauthorization requirements for certain health care services and the direction of utilization review by physicians.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3592

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to standards to qualify as a licensed specialist in school psychology.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3468

Filed
3/3/23  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a patient's access to health records; authorizing a civil penalty; authorizing fees.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4481

Filed
3/9/23  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a directory of e-cigarettes and alternative nicotine products sold in this state, and regulation of the sale and distribution of e-cigarettes and alternative nicotine products; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; imposing a civil penalty; imposing administrative penalties.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2814

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the ownership and operation of columbariums by funeral establishment license holders.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3236

Filed
3/2/23  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the composition of the radiation advisory board.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1447

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to food allergen awareness in food service establishments, food handler and food manager certifications, and food service training or education programs.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1240

Filed
1/9/23  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the authority of a physician to provide and dispense and to delegate authority to provide and dispense certain drugs.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2495

Filed
2/17/23  
Out of House Committee
5/1/23  
Voted on by House
5/6/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/17/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/12/23  
Relating to the requirements to obtain or renew an athletic trainer license.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1373

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a pilot program for the safe disposal of controlled substance prescription drugs.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2079

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the authority of pharmacists to order and furnish certain prescription drugs.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4059

Filed
3/8/23  
Out of House Committee
5/4/23  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the right to try cutting-edge treatments for patients with life-threatening or severely debilitating illnesses.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4365

Filed
3/9/23  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the adoption and implementation of a surgical smoke evacuation system policy at certain health care facilities.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4687

Filed
3/9/23  
Out of House Committee
5/4/23  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the administration of funding for the coordination of mental health, substance use, and public health care services in this state.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4404

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact.