Bill authors
House Bill 21
Relating to authorizing patients with certain terminal illnesses to access certain investigational drugs, biological products, and devices that are in clinical trials.
Read the full Bill Text and Amendments
Bill stages
Filed
March 3, 2015
Approved by House
April 22, 2015
Approved by Senate
May 22, 2015
Became law
June 16, 2015
Coauthors
- Rep. Alma Allen (D)
- Rep. Roberto Alonzo (D)
- Rep. Carol Alvarado (D)
- Rep. Rafael Anchia (D)
- Rep. Charles "Doc" Anderson (R)
- Rep. Rodney Anderson (R)
- Rep. Trent Ashby (R)
- Rep. Jimmie Don Aycock (R)
- Rep. Cecil Bell (R)
- Rep. Diego Bernal (D)
- Rep. César José Blanco (D)
- Rep. Dwayne Bohac (R)
- Rep. Greg Bonnen (R)
- Rep. Cindy Burkett (R)
- Rep. DeWayne Burns (R)
- Rep. Dustin Burrows (R)
- Rep. Angie Chen Button (R)
- Rep. Terry Canales (D)
- Rep. Giovanni Capriglione (R)
- Rep. Travis Clardy (R)
- Rep. Garnet Coleman (D)
- Rep. Nicole Collier (D)
- Rep. Byron Cook (R)
- Rep. Tom Craddick (R)
- Rep. Myra Crownover (R)
- Rep. John Cyrier (R)
- Rep. Tony Dale (R)
- Rep. Drew Darby (R)
- Rep. Yvonne Davis (D)
- Rep. Joe Deshotel (D)
- Rep. Harold Dutton (D)
- Rep. Gary Elkins (R)
- Rep. Wayne Faircloth (R)
- Rep. Pat Fallon (R)
- Rep. Joe Farias (D)
- Rep. Marsha Farney (R)
- Rep. Jessica Farrar (D)
- Rep. Allen Fletcher (R)
- Rep. Dan Flynn (R)
- Rep. John Frullo (R)
- Rep. Rick Galindo (R)
- Rep. Charlie Geren (R)
- Rep. Helen Giddings (D)
- Rep. Craig Goldman (R)
- Rep. Larry Gonzales (R)
- Rep. Mary González (D)
- Rep. R.D. "Bobby" Guerra (D)
- Rep. Ryan Guillen (D)
- Rep. Roland Gutierrez (D)
- Rep. Patricia Harless (R)
- Rep. Ana Hernandez (D)
- Rep. Abel Herrero (D)
- Rep. Donna Howard (D)
- Rep. Dan Huberty (R)
- Rep. Bryan Hughes (R)
- Rep. Jason Isaac (R)
- Rep. Celia Israel (D)
- Rep. Eric Johnson (D)
- Rep. Jim Keffer (R)
- Rep. Mark Keough (R)
- Rep. Phil King (R)
- Rep. Susan King (R)
- Rep. Tracy King (D)
- Rep. Stephanie Klick (R)
- Rep. Linda Koop (R)
- Rep. Matt Krause (R)
- Rep. John Kuempel (R)
- Rep. Brooks Landgraf (R)
- Rep. Lyle Larson (R)
- Rep. Jodie Laubenberg (R)
- Rep. Jeff Leach (R)
- Rep. Oscar Longoria (D)
- Rep. Marisa Márquez (D)
- Rep. Armando Martinez (D)
- Rep. Will Metcalf (R)
- Rep. Morgan Meyer (R)
- Rep. Borris L. Miles (D)
- Rep. Rick Miller (R)
- Rep. Joseph Moody (D)
- Rep. Jim Murphy (R)
- Rep. Andrew Murr (R)
- Rep. Elliott Naishtat (D)
- Rep. John Otto (R)
- Rep. Chris Paddie (R)
- Rep. Dennis Paul (R)
- Rep. Gilbert Peña (R)
- Rep. Dade Phelan (R)
- Rep. Joe Pickett (D)
- Rep. Four Price (R)
- Rep. John Raney (R)
- Rep. Richard Peña Raymond (D)
- Rep. Ron Reynolds (D)
- Rep. Matt Rinaldi (R)
- Rep. Justin Rodriguez (D)
- Rep. Ramon Romero (D)
- Rep. Toni Rose (D)
- Rep. Scott Sanford (R)
- Rep. Mike Schofield (R)
- Rep. Leighton Schubert (R)
- Rep. Matt Shaheen (R)
- Rep. Kenneth Sheets (R)
- Rep. J.D. Sheffield (R)
- Rep. Ron Simmons (R)
- Rep. David Simpson (R)
- Rep. Wayne Smith (R)
- Rep. Stuart Spitzer (R)
- Rep. Drew Springer (R)
- Rep. Phil Stephenson (R)
- Rep. Jonathan Stickland (R)
- Rep. Ed Thompson (R)
- Rep. Senfronia Thompson (D)
- Rep. Chris Turner (D)
- Rep. Sylvester Turner (D)
- Rep. Gary VanDeaver (R)
- Rep. Jason Villalba (R)
- Rep. Armando Walle (D)
- Rep. James White (R)
- Rep. Molly White (R)
- Rep. Paul Workman (R)
- Rep. John Wray (R)
- Rep. Gene Wu (D)
- Rep. William "Bill" Zedler (R)
- Rep. John Zerwas (R)
Bill sponsors
Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R)
Senate committee
House committee
Bill categories
Last action
Effective immediately June 16, 2015
Actions
| Action | Date | Acting Chamber |
|---|---|---|
| Effective immediately | 06/16/2015 | Texas House |
| Signed by the Governor | 06/16/2015 | Texas House |
| Sent to the Governor | 05/26/2015 | Texas House |
| Signed in the Senate | 05/26/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Signed in the House | 05/25/2015 | Texas House |
| House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported | 05/24/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Reported enrolled | 05/24/2015 | Texas House |
| Text of Senate Amendment(s) | 05/23/2015 | Texas House |
| House concurs in Senate amendment(s) | 05/23/2015 | Texas House |
| Record vote | 05/23/2015 | Texas House |
| Senate Amendments Analysis distributed | 05/22/2015 | Texas House |
| Senate Amendments distributed | 05/22/2015 | Texas House |
| Senate passage as amended reported | 05/22/2015 | Texas House |
| Passed | 05/22/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Read 3rd time | 05/22/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Record vote | 05/22/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Three day rule suspended | 05/22/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Vote recorded in Journal | 05/22/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading | 05/22/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Rules suspended-Regular order of business | 05/22/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Placed on intent calendar | 05/22/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Committee report printed and distributed | 05/21/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Reported favorably as substituted | 05/21/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Considered in public hearing | 05/19/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Left pending in committee | 05/18/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Scheduled for public hearing on . . . | 05/18/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Referred to Health & Human Services | 05/06/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Read first time | 05/06/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Received from the House | 04/23/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Reported engrossed | 04/22/2015 | Texas House |
| Passed | 04/22/2015 | Texas House |
| Read 3rd time | 04/22/2015 | Texas House |
| Passed to engrossment as amended | 04/21/2015 | Texas House |
| Amended | 04/21/2015 | Texas House |
| Read 2nd time | 04/21/2015 | Texas House |
| Placed on General State Calendar | 04/21/2015 | Texas House |
| Considered in Calendars | 04/14/2015 | Texas House |
| Committee report sent to Calendars | 04/13/2015 | Texas House |
| Committee report distributed | 04/13/2015 | Texas House |
| Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator | 04/10/2015 | Texas House |
| Reported favorably as substituted | 04/07/2015 | Texas House |
| Committee substitute considered in committee | 04/07/2015 | Texas House |
| Considered in public hearing | 04/07/2015 | Texas House |
| Left pending in committee | 03/24/2015 | Texas House |
| Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee | 03/24/2015 | Texas House |
| Referred to Public Health | 03/04/2015 | Texas House |
| Read first time | 03/04/2015 | Texas House |
| Filed | 03/03/2015 | Texas House |
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