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Bill | Category | Caption | Date Referred to Committee |
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SB 89 | Health Public Services |
Relating to the expansion of eligibility for medical assistance to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. | 01/26/2015 |
SB 29 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to the immunization data included in and excluded from the immunization registry. | 01/26/2015 |
SB 54 | Crime Family and Children Issues Health Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the drug testing of certain persons seeking benefits under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. | 01/26/2015 |
SB 97 | Education Family and Children Issues Health State Agencies |
Relating to regulation of the sale, distribution, possession, use, and advertising of e-cigarettes, cigarettes, and tobacco products; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty. | 01/26/2015 |
SB 30 | Health Public Services |
Relating to financial eligibility for the Texas home living (TxHmL) waiver program. | 01/26/2015 |
SB 87 | Business and Consumers Campaign Finance and Election Issues Commerce Crime Health State Agencies |
Relating to the elimination of smoking in certain workplaces and public places; providing penalties. | 01/26/2015 |
SB 38 | Education Health Labor and Employment Public Services Senior Issues State Agencies |
Relating to creation of an employment-first task force advisory committee. | 01/26/2015 |
SB 190 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact; authorizing fees. | 01/27/2015 |
SB 197 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Health State Agencies |
Relating to the financial self-sufficiency of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. | 01/27/2015 |
SB 195 | Crime Health Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to prescriptions for certain controlled substances, access to information about those prescriptions, and the duties of prescribers and other entities registered with the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration; authorizing fees. | 01/27/2015 |
SB 114 | Health Reproductive Issues |
Relating to the applicability of adverse licensing, listing, or registration decisions by certain health and human services agencies. | 01/27/2015 |
SB 194 | Health Insurance |
Relating to HIV and AIDS tests and to health benefit plan coverage of HIV and AIDS tests. | 01/27/2015 |
SB 133 | Education Health Labor and Employment State Agencies |
Relating to mental health first aid training for school district employees and school resource officers. | 01/27/2015 |
SB 196 | Health Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to controlled substance registration by physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses; imposing penalties; imposing fees. | 01/27/2015 |
SB 125 | Family and Children Issues Health Other State Agencies |
Relating to certain assessments for children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. | 01/27/2015 |
SB 277 | Executive Branch Health Senior Issues State Agencies |
Relating to certain health-related and other task forces and advisory committees. | 01/28/2015 |
SB 294 | Education Family and Children Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the coordination of educational support services for and information regarding students who are currently or were formerly placed in foster care. | 01/28/2015 |
SB 219 | Agriculture and Food Budget, Spending, and Taxes Crime Family and Children Issues Health Insurance Labor and Employment Public Services Senior Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the provision of health and human services in this state, including the powers and duties of the Health and Human Services Commission and other state agencies, and the licensing of certain health professionals; clarifying certain statutory provisions; authorizing the imposition of fees. | 01/28/2015 |
SB 292 | Health Judiciary Other |
Relating to a request for a waiver of the waiting period before human remains may be cremated. | 01/28/2015 |
SB 354 | Executive Branch Family and Children Issues Health |
Relating to the transfer to the Health and Human Services Commission of contracting authority for children's advocacy centers and volunteer advocate programs. | 02/02/2015 |
SB 358 | Commerce Education Family and Children Issues State Agencies |
Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain employees of the Department of Family and Protective Services. | 02/02/2015 |
SB 359 | Crime Health |
Relating to the authority of a peace officer to apprehend a person for emergency detention and the authority of certain facilities and physicians to temporarily detain a person with mental illness. | 02/02/2015 |
SB 355 | Crime Health Legal Issues State Agencies |
Relating to control measures for an individual exposed to a communicable disease. | 02/02/2015 |
SB 357 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to the adoption of a training manual and code of conduct for members of the State Board of Dental Examiners. | 02/02/2015 |
SB 373 | Health Labor and Employment State Agencies |
Relating to increased oversight by the Department of State Health Services of hospitals that commit certain violations. | 02/02/2015 |
SB 388 | Health Social Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the establishment of the Advisory Committee on Suicide Prevention. | 02/02/2015 |
SB 304 | Health Senior Issues |
Relating to certain violations committed by long-term care facilities, including violations that constitute the abuse and neglect of residents. | 02/02/2015 |
SB 424 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to the licensing and regulation of hospitals in this state; increasing the amount of administrative penalties assessed or imposed against certain hospitals; authorizing the imposition of a fee. | 02/04/2015 |
SB 423 | Health Immigration Insurance Public Services |
Relating to expanding eligibility for medical assistance to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and ensuring the provision of quality care under and the effectiveness of the medical assistance program. | 02/04/2015 |
SB 460 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to the licensing and regulation of pharmacists and pharmacies. | 02/09/2015 |
SB 468 | Family and Children Issues Health Reproductive Issues Sexual Orientation and Gender Issues |
Relating to the capacity of certain minors to consent to examination or medical treatment related to childbirth and contraception. | 02/10/2015 |
SB 480 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to the administration of a medication, immunization, or vaccination by a pharmacist. | 02/10/2015 |
SB 470 | Agriculture and Food Crime Family and Children Issues Health Public Services |
Relating to the eligibility of certain persons for the supplemental nutrition assistance program. | 02/10/2015 |
SB 519 | Commerce Executive Branch Health |
Relating to the registration of dental support organizations; imposing a fee; requiring an occupational registration; providing a civil penalty. | 02/18/2015 |
SB 542 | Health Other State Agencies |
Relating to the prescription and pharmaceutical substitution of biological products. | 02/18/2015 |
SB 547 | Education Family and Children Issues Health State Agencies |
Relating to epidemiological reports and immunization exemption data and reports. | 02/18/2015 |
SB 553 | Health Labor and Employment Legal Issues Public Services Senior Issues |
Relating to the informal dispute resolution process for certain disputes between the Department of Aging and Disability Services and certain long-term care facilities. | 02/18/2015 |
SB 339 | Crime Health Public Services State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis and the regulation of related organizations and individuals; requiring a dispensing organization to obtain a license to dispense low-THC cannabis and any employee of a dispensing organization to obtain a registration; authorizing fees. | 02/18/2015 |
SB 538 | Crime Executive Branch Health Other State Agencies |
Relating to the control of infectious diseases. | 02/18/2015 |
SB 546 | Health |
Relating to the authority of a psychologist to delegate certain care to an intern. | 02/18/2015 |
SB 203 | Executive Branch Health |
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Health Services Authority as a quasi-governmental entity and the electronic exchange of health care information. | 02/23/2015 |
SB 588 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to the dispensing of aesthetic pharmaceuticals by physicians and therapeutic optometrists; imposing fees. | 02/23/2015 |
SB 582 | Agriculture and Food Health Municipal and County Issues Other |
Relating to training courses for certain food handlers. | 02/23/2015 |
SB 622 | Executive Branch Health |
Relating to the physician assistant board. | 02/23/2015 |
SB 613 | Guns Health |
Relating to physician inquiries regarding firearm ownership. | 02/23/2015 |
SB 571 | Health |
Relating to the regulation of the practice of dental hygiene. | 02/23/2015 |
SB 577 | Health |
Relating to the practice of therapeutic optometry. | 02/23/2015 |
SB 606 | Agriculture and Food Crime Public Services |
Relating to the eligibility of certain persons for the supplemental nutrition assistance program. | 02/23/2015 |
SB 210 | State Agencies |
Relating to the continuation of the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities. | 02/23/2015 |
SB 648 | Family and Children Issues Health |
Relating to the distribution, possession, purchase, consumption, and receipt of cigarettes and tobacco products; providing penalties. | 02/24/2015 |
SB 694 | Health Insurance Legal Issues State Agencies |
Relating to authorizing patients with certain terminal illnesses to access certain investigational drugs, biological products, and devices that are in clinical trials. | 02/25/2015 |
SB 707 | Family and Children Issues Health Public Services Reproductive Issues Sexual Orientation and Gender Issues State Agencies |
Relating to access to certain preventive health and family planning services. | 02/25/2015 |
SB 706 | Family and Children Issues Health |
Relating to classification of a liquid substance used to fill an electronic cigarette as a hazardous substance. | 02/25/2015 |
SB 211 | Health Labor and Employment Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities. | 02/25/2015 |
SB 702 | Health Public Services Transportation |
Relating to reimbursement for ambulance services provided to persons enrolled in the Medicaid managed care program. | 02/25/2015 |
SB 688 | Health Labor and Employment Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities. | 02/25/2015 |
SB 791 | Education Health State Agencies |
Relating to education about congenital cytomegalovirus in infants. | 03/02/2015 |
SB 730 | Health Reproductive Issues |
Relating to the regulation of abortion providers and facilities. | 03/02/2015 |
SB 787 | Health |
Relating to the improvement of oral health care access through the regulation of dental hygiene practitioners, dental hygienists, and dentists in this state. | 03/02/2015 |
SB 785 | Health Senior Issues |
Relating to requirements for assisted living facility license applicants. | 03/02/2015 |
SB 747 | Family and Children Issues Health Other Social Issues |
Relating to a study of the Dallas Men Against Abuse program. | 03/02/2015 |
SB 760 | Health Public Services Senior Issues |
Relating to access and assignment requirements for, support and information regarding, and investigations of certain providers of health care and long-term services. | 03/02/2015 |
SB 751 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to the scope of practice of and the prescribing and ordering authority of advanced practice registered nurses. | 03/02/2015 |
SB 723 | Agriculture and Food Health Public Services |
Relating to mandatory participation in certain TANF employment and other programs by certain persons. | 03/02/2015 |
SB 830 | Family and Children Issues Health State Agencies |
Relating to the creation of an independent ombudsman for children and youth in foster care. | 03/03/2015 |
SB 886 | Family and Children Issues Labor and Employment Other |
Relating to training requirements for certain child-care workers. | 03/04/2015 |
SB 848 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to the regulation of medical radiologic technology; providing an administrative penalty; imposing fees; requiring an occupational license. | 03/04/2015 |
SB 847 | Family and Children Issues Health Public Services |
Relating to prohibiting a waiting period requirement for coverage under the child health plan program. | 03/04/2015 |
SB 874 | Agriculture and Food Health Other Public Services |
Relating to a photo identification requirement to use certain state benefits. | 03/04/2015 |
SB 200 | Executive Branch Family and Children Issues Health Legislative Affairs Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Health and Human Services Commission and the provision of health and human services in this state. | 03/04/2015 |
SB 201 | Health Other Public Services |
Relating to the efficiency and consolidation of powers and duties within the health and human services system. | 03/09/2015 |
SB 949 | Crime Family and Children Issues Health Social Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the release of certain child fatality and near-fatality information for abused or neglected children. | 03/09/2015 |
SB 936 | Agriculture and Food Family and Children Issues Health Public Services |
Relating to the eligibility for supplemental nutrition assistance benefits for certain persons who owe delinquent child support. | 03/09/2015 |
SB 212 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Health Labor and Employment State Agencies |
Relating to the abolishment of the Texas Council on Purchasing from People with Disabilities and the transfer of its functions to the Texas Workforce Commission. | 03/09/2015 |
SB 202 | Executive Branch Health Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the transfer of certain occupational regulatory programs and the deregulation of certain activities and occupations. | 03/09/2015 |
SB 914 | Health Legal Issues Senior Issues |
Relating to a council on long-term care facility surveys and informal dispute resolution. | 03/09/2015 |
SB 204 | Executive Branch Family and Children Issues Health Public Services Senior Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the continuation of the functions of the Department of Aging and Disability Services; increasing penalties. | 03/09/2015 |
SB 206 | Crime Family and Children Issues Health Other Public Services Social Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Department of Family and Protective Services and procedures applicable to suits affecting the parent-child relationship, investigations of child abuse and neglect, and conservatorship of a child; affecting fee amounts and authorizing an administrative penalty. | 03/09/2015 |
SB 960 | Commerce Health |
Relating to the right of a dentist to contract for certain services. | 03/09/2015 |
SB 205 | Health Labor and Employment Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the functions of the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services. | 03/11/2015 |
SB 1018 | Health Insurance |
Relating to the provision of direct primary care. | 03/11/2015 |
SB 1039 | Health Insurance |
Relating to seeking federal authorization to provide health benefit plan coverage to certain low-income individuals through the private marketplace. | 03/11/2015 |
SB 1026 | Family and Children Issues Health State Agencies |
Relating to the regulation of the sale of dextromethorphan to minors; providing civil penalties. | 03/11/2015 |
SB 1111 | Health |
Relating to the administration by certain health care professionals of treatments, therapy, or medication ordered by an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist. | 03/16/2015 |
SB 1119 | Health Public Services Technology and Communication |
Relating to a pilot project to evaluate the use of telepractice to provide certain services to children and adults with an autism spectrum disorder. | 03/16/2015 |
SB 207 | Agriculture and Food Crime Health Legislative Affairs Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the authority and duties of the office of inspector general of the Health and Human Services Commission. | 03/16/2015 |
SB 1068 | Health Labor and Employment Public Services Senior Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the creation of the State Supported Living Center Realignment Commission. | 03/16/2015 |
SB 1117 | Family and Children Issues Housing and Property State Agencies |
Relating to housing services provided through the transitional living services program to certain children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. | 03/16/2015 |
SB 1255 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Health Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in certain counties. | 03/17/2015 |
SB 1128 | Health Reproductive Issues Sexual Orientation and Gender Issues State Agencies |
Relating to certain diagnostic testing during pregnancy. | 03/17/2015 |
SB 1209 | Health Other Public Services State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to the privacy of certain personal information held by health and human services agencies. | 03/17/2015 |
SB 1131 | Family and Children Issues State Agencies |
Relating to monetary assistance provided by the Department of Family and Protective Services to certain relatives and designated caregivers. | 03/17/2015 |
SB 1145 | Health Reproductive Issues Sexual Orientation and Gender Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the possession and removal of a placenta from a hospital or birthing center. | 03/17/2015 |
SB 1235 | Health |
Relating to defining the duties and to the penalties concerning pain management clinics. | 03/17/2015 |
SB 1243 | Health Other State Agencies |
Relating to a pilot program for donation and redistribution of certain unused prescription medications; authorizing a fee. | 03/17/2015 |
SB 1163 | Health Judiciary |
Relating to advance directives and health care and treatment decisions. | 03/17/2015 |
SB 1177 | Health State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to the provision of telemedicine medical services by a physician. | 03/17/2015 |
SB 1127 | Health Public Services |
Relating to the period of continuous eligibility for the medical assistance program. | 03/17/2015 |
SB 1160 | Health Labor and Employment State Agencies |
Relating to implementation of a workplace violence prevention plan in certain hospitals; providing an administrative penalty. | 03/17/2015 |
SB 1269 | Family and Children Issues |
Relating to the regulation of and federal funding for certain child-care providers. | 03/17/2015 |
SB 1129 | Crime Legal Issues State Agencies Transportation |
Relating to the transportation of a person with a mental illness. | 03/17/2015 |
SB 1214 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues Crime Health |
Relating to the use of human remains for forensic science education, including the training of search and rescue animals. | 03/17/2015 |
SB 1260 | Health Public Services |
Relating to the selection of certain providers under the Medicaid program. | 03/17/2015 |
SB 1290 | Health |
Relating to the regulation of the fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments. | 03/18/2015 |
SB 1324 | Agriculture and Food Other |
Relating to food and beverage consumption in certain public swimming pools. | 03/18/2015 |
SB 1321 | Family and Children Issues Public Services |
Relating to asset exclusions in the determination of eligibility for financial assistance benefits for certain persons. | 03/18/2015 |
SB 1332 | Agriculture and Food Health Other Public Services Social Issues |
Relating to a program to allow faith- and community-based organizations to offer supplemental assistance to certain recipients of public assistance. | 03/18/2015 |
SB 1402 | Health Public Services Social Issues |
Relating to expedited credentialing for certain licensed clinical social workers under the Medicaid managed care program. | 03/18/2015 |
SB 1385 | Health Labor and Employment Public Services Senior Issues |
Relating to the authorization of the imposition of administrative penalties on providers participating in certain Medicaid waiver programs. | 03/18/2015 |
SB 1279 | Family and Children Issues Health |
Relating to designated emergency infant care providers for certain abandoned children. | 03/18/2015 |
SB 1406 | Crime Family and Children Issues Public Services Social Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the protection of certain children through the operation of the child safety check alert list. | 03/18/2015 |
SB 1383 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to the licensing and regulation of medical laboratory science professionals; providing penalties; imposing fees. | 03/18/2015 |
SB 1407 | Family and Children Issues Health State Agencies |
Relating to encouraging age-appropriate normalcy activities for children in the managing conservatorship of the state. | 03/18/2015 |
SB 1374 | Agriculture and Food Education Family and Children Issues Health Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to requiring that certain strategic plans of certain state agencies include the goals of reducing the incidence of food insecurity, poor nutrition, and diet-related disease in this state. | 03/18/2015 |
SB 1382 | Family and Children Issues Health Senior Issues |
Relating to regulation of prescribed pediatric extended care centers; amending a provision subject to a criminal penalty. | 03/18/2015 |
SB 1361 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to the administration of epinephrine by pharmacists. | 03/18/2015 |
SB 1322 | Family and Children Issues Health Public Services |
Relating to the ability of certain relative caretakers of dependent children to receive supplemental financial assistance and be assigned as a protective payee. | 03/18/2015 |
SB 1475 | Health Public Services |
Relating to establishing an enhanced Medicaid managed care consumer support system. | 03/19/2015 |
SB 1471 | Health Public Services Technology and Communication |
Relating to the use of home telemonitoring services under the Medicaid program. | 03/19/2015 |
SB 1472 | Crime Family and Children Issues Health Reproductive Issues State Agencies |
Relating to providing information and other services relating to emergency contraception to sexual assault survivors. | 03/19/2015 |
SB 1496 | Crime Family and Children Issues Health State Agencies |
Relating to background checks conducted by the Department of Family and Protective Services for certain child-care providers. | 03/19/2015 |
SB 1476 | Agriculture and Food Education Family and Children Issues Health Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to strategic plan goals to address hunger, food, nutrition, physical activity, and obesity in this state. | 03/19/2015 |
SB 1462 | Crime Health Legal Issues |
Relating to the prescription, administration, and possession of certain opioid antagonists for the treatment of suspected opioid overdoses. | 03/19/2015 |
SB 1641 | Family and Children Issues Health Labor and Employment Senior Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the establishment of a pilot program to provide protective services to certain persons determined to be at risk of future harm from abuse, neglect, or exploitation. | 03/23/2015 |
SB 1556 | Education Health |
Relating to the classification of certain programs as postsecondary education programs. | 03/23/2015 |
SB 1612 | Health Insurance Public Services |
Relating to the reimbursement of prescription drugs under the Medicaid managed care and child health plan programs. | 03/23/2015 |
SB 1507 | Crime Health Other Science and Medical Research State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to the statewide coordination and oversight of forensic mental health services overseen by the Department of State Health Services, including the appointment of a forensic director. | 03/23/2015 |
SB 1564 | Crime Family and Children Issues Health Judiciary Reproductive Issues Social Issues |
Relating to the regulation of abortion procedures; providing civil penalties; affecting the prosecution of a criminal offense. | 03/23/2015 |
SB 1560 | Health |
Relating to the regulation of chemical dependency treatment facilities and certain other facilities. | 03/23/2015 |
SB 1524 | Family and Children Issues Health Public Services |
Relating to the eligibility of certain foster care adolescents and former foster care adolescents for benefits under the Medicaid program. | 03/23/2015 |
SB 1545 | Health Public Services |
Relating to the establishment of an advisory committee to develop a process for the collection of information necessary to facilitate physician credentialing by Medicaid managed care organizations. | 03/23/2015 |
SB 1618 | Business and Consumers Commerce Family and Children Issues Health Other State Agencies |
Relating to certain nicotine products other than cigarettes or tobacco products, including the sale or marketing of nicotine products to minors, the possession or use of those nicotine products by minors, and to delivery sales of those nicotine products; creating an offense. | 03/23/2015 |
SB 1582 | Crime Health |
Relating to the scheduling of controlled substances and the designation and emergency scheduling of certain substances as hazardous controlled substances; creating criminal offenses. | 03/23/2015 |
SB 1544 | Health |
Relating to the practice of chiropractic. | 03/23/2015 |
SB 1698 | Health Public Services Reproductive Issues Sexual Orientation and Gender Issues |
Relating to coverage for certain services relating to postpartum depression under the medical assistance and CHIP perinatal programs. | 03/23/2015 |
SB 1718 | Health State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to the creation and maintenance of a registry of physicians co-managing patients with Licensees under Chapter 351, Occupations Code | 03/23/2015 |
SB 1583 | Crime |
Relating to classifying synthetic cannabinoid or cathinone as a Schedule I controlled substance under the Texas Controlled Substances Act; affecting the prosecution of a criminal offense. | 03/23/2015 |
SB 1602 | Health Public Services |
Relating to the delivery of certain Medicaid managed care benefits and reimbursement rates for certain of those services. | 03/23/2015 |
SB 1701 | Health Other State Agencies |
Relating to a human papillomavirus-associated cancer strategic plan developed by the Department of State Health Services. | 03/23/2015 |
SB 1672 | Education Family and Children Issues Health |
Relating to the membership of school district and open-enrollment charter school concussion oversight teams. | 03/23/2015 |
SB 1645 | Family and Children Issues Health Public Services |
Relating to the placement of children with certain relatives or other designated caregivers. | 03/23/2015 |
SB 1689 | Education Health Public Services Technology and Communication |
Relating to the reimbursement of providers under the Medicaid program for the provision of telemedicine medical services in a school-based setting. | 03/23/2015 |
SB 1662 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to requiring the registration of medical laboratory science professionals; providing an administrative penalty; imposing fees. | 03/23/2015 |
SB 1699 | Other Reproductive Issues Resolutions |
Relating to the designation of May as Postpartum Depression Awareness Month. | 03/23/2015 |
SB 1643 | Family and Children Issues Health Public Services |
Relating to the placement of children with certain relatives or other designated caregivers. | 03/23/2015 |
SB 1546 | Health |
Relating to advance directives, including do-not-resuscitate orders; creating a criminal offense. | 03/23/2015 |
SB 1574 | Health Labor and Employment Social Issues State Agencies |
Relating to emergency response employees or volunteers and others exposed or potentially exposed to certain diseases or parasites and to visa waivers for certain physicians. | 03/23/2015 |
SB 1540 | Crime Labor and Employment Senior Issues |
Relating to the authority of the Health and Human Services Commission and the Department of Aging and Disability Services to obtain criminal history record information regarding certain applicants for employment and current employees. | 03/23/2015 |
SB 1744 | Health Municipal and County Issues Welfare and Poverty |
Relating to funding for and a study of county health care services. | 03/24/2015 |
SB 1753 | Health Other |
Relating to the identification requirements of certain health care providers associated with a hospital. | 03/24/2015 |
SB 1790 | Crime Health |
Relating to the manufacture, sale, distribution, possession, and use of drugs not approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration and the false representation that a substance is a drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration; creating criminal offenses. | 03/24/2015 |
SB 1777 | Crime Health Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the continuation of certain public benefits, including medical assistance, for individuals after release from confinement in a county jail. | 03/24/2015 |
SB 1742 | Health Immigration |
Relating to immigration visa waivers for physicians. | 03/24/2015 |
SB 1794 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to the requirement to obtain a license to practice as an anesthesiologists assistant; imposing fees. | 03/24/2015 |
SB 1892 | Family and Children Issues Health Housing and Property Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to a study on homeless youth. | 03/25/2015 |
SB 1899 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to the regulation of emergency medical services. | 03/25/2015 |
SB 1932 | Family and Children Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the payment of permanency care assistance. | 03/25/2015 |
SB 1952 | Health Senior Issues |
Relating to a requirement that a hospital allow a patient to designate a caregiver to receive aftercare instruction regarding the patient. | 03/25/2015 |
SB 1814 | Family and Children Issues Health Other State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to establishment of a child-care facility database on the Department of Family and Protective Services' Internet website. | 03/25/2015 |
SB 1966 | Health |
Relating to identification and implementation of hospital funding solutions. | 03/25/2015 |
SB 1912 | Family and Children Issues Health Labor and Employment |
Relating to authorizing supported decision-making agreements for certain adults with disabilities. | 03/25/2015 |
SB 1880 | Family and Children Issues Health Labor and Employment Public Services Senior Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the authority of the Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate abuse, neglect, or exploitation of individuals receiving services from certain providers. | 03/25/2015 |
SB 1871 | Health Other State Agencies |
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Board of Behavior Analyst Examiners and the requirement to obtain a license to practice as a behavior analyst or assistant behavior analyst; imposing fees; providing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense. | 03/25/2015 |
SB 1901 | Health Labor and Employment Social Issues State Agencies |
Relating to emergency response employees or volunteers and others exposed or potentially exposed to certain diseases or parasites. | 03/25/2015 |
SB 1873 | Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Crime Health Labor and Employment Reproductive Issues |
Relating to requiring personnel of abortion facilities and certain other facilities performing abortions to complete training on human trafficking. | 03/25/2015 |
SB 1943 | Crime Family and Children Issues Social Issues |
Relating to the duty to report child abuse or neglect. | 03/25/2015 |
SB 1914 | Education Health Insurance |
Relating to creation of the Texas Health Improvement Network. | 03/25/2015 |
SB 1999 | Family and Children Issues Health Labor and Employment Senior Issues |
Relating to day activity and health services facilities. | 03/25/2015 |
SB 1971 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to the transfer of the regulation of licensed dyslexia practitioners and licensed dyslexia therapists to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. | 03/25/2015 |
SB 1937 | Health Technology and Communication |
Relating to civil penalties levied and disciplinary proceedings conducted against certain covered entities. | 03/25/2015 |
SB 1836 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to a chronic respiratory disease state strategic plan developed by the Department of State Health Services. | 03/25/2015 |
SB 1980 | Health Insurance Public Services |
Relating to the participation of an advanced practice nurse as a primary care provider for certain governmental and other health benefit plans. | 03/25/2015 |
SB 1889 | Crime Family and Children Issues Health Social Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the definition of neglect of a child, the exclusion of certain information from the Department of Family and Protective Services central registry of child abuse or neglect cases, and the report of certain information regarding those cases to the legislature. | 03/25/2015 |
SB 1884 | Health Public Services |
Relating to the provision of cognitive rehabilitation therapy under the Medicaid program. | 03/25/2015 |
SB 1813 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to procedures for complaints filed with the Texas Medical Board against physicians. | 03/25/2015 |
SB 1886 | Family and Children Issues Health Technology and Communication |
Relating to developing a program to provide telemedicine medical services to certain children. | 03/25/2015 |
SB 1881 | Family and Children Issues Health Labor and Employment |
Relating to authorizing supported decision-making agreements for certain adults with disabilities. | 03/25/2015 |
SB 1885 | Health Technology and Communication |
Relating to the reimbursement of providers for the provision of certain home telemonitoring services under the Medicaid program. | 03/25/2015 |
SB 1904 | Health Insurance Public Services |
Relating to the creation of a select interim committee to undertake a comprehensive review of the provision of public health care services in this state. | 03/25/2015 |
SB 1890 | Health Other |
Relating to the electronic monitoring of residents at state supported living centers. | 03/25/2015 |
SB 1891 | Family and Children Issues Health |
Relating to the delivery of mental health services and supports under a system of care framework to minors who have or are at risk of developing a serious emotional disturbance or who are at risk of being removed from the minor's home. | 03/25/2015 |
SB 1979 | Health Legislative Affairs Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the study of the fiscal impact on local governments in Dallas, Ellis, Hunt, Kaufman, Navarro and Rockwall Counties of restructuring the NorthSTAR behavioral health system and the effective implementation the Sunset Commission Health and Human Services Commission Issue 9 recommendation. | 03/25/2015 |
SB 1839 | Crime Health |
Relating to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, transportation, and delivery of cannabis for medical purposes; authorizing fees. | 03/25/2015 |
SB 1935 | Family and Children Issues Legal Issues Social Issues |
Relating to protection of the rights of conscience for child welfare services providers. | 03/25/2015 |
SB 1882 | Family and Children Issues |
Relating to a bill of rights for wards under guardianship. | 03/25/2015 |
SB 2058 | Agriculture and Food Health Other |
Relating to food allergen awareness in food service establishments; authorizing a fee; requiring a food allergen awareness certification for certain food service employees. | 04/20/2015 |
HB 77 | Family and Children Issues Health Other Social Issues |
Relating to a study of the Dallas Men Against Abuse program and other activities in the Dallas community addressing family violence. | 04/21/2015 |
HB 2463 | Health Labor and Employment Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the continuation of the functions of the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services and certain other functions. | 04/21/2015 |
HB 1678 | Health Labor and Employment Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities. | 04/21/2015 |
HB 2430 | Agriculture and Food Other |
Relating to food and beverage consumption in certain public swimming pools. | 04/21/2015 |
HB 1679 | State Agencies |
Relating to the continuation of the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities. | 04/21/2015 |
HB 751 | Health Other State Agencies |
Relating to the prescription and pharmaceutical substitution of biological products; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty. | 04/21/2015 |
HB 1945 | Health Insurance |
Relating to the provision of direct primary care. | 04/23/2015 |
HB 1180 | Family and Children Issues Health Other State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to certain information included on a searchable database on the Department of Family and Protective Services' Internet website. | 04/23/2015 |
HB 1769 | Health Other Senior Issues |
Relating to requirements for assisted living facility license applicants. | 04/23/2015 |
HB 679 | Family and Children Issues Health Housing and Property Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to a study on homeless youth. | 04/23/2015 |
HB 2718 | Agriculture and Food Health Other Public Services Social Issues |
Relating to a program to allow faith- and community-based organizations to offer supplemental assistance to certain recipients of public assistance. | 04/23/2015 |
HB 1804 | Education Family and Children Issues |
Relating to notice by campuses and open-enrollment charter schools about events that may significantly impact the education of certain foster children. | 04/28/2015 |
HB 698 | Health |
Relating to the regulation of the fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments. | 04/28/2015 |
HB 781 | Family and Children Issues State Agencies |
Relating to caregiver screening and training by substitute care providers for children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. | 04/30/2015 |
HB 504 | Other Resolutions |
Relating to designating the second full week in September as Direct Support Professionals Week. | 04/30/2015 |
HB 479 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to the transfer of the regional emergency medical dispatch resource centers program to the Commission on State Emergency Communications and a pilot project to provide emergency telemedicine medical services in rural areas. | 04/30/2015 |
HB 1550 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to the administration of epinephrine by pharmacists. | 04/30/2015 |
HB 1309 | Family and Children Issues Legislative Affairs State Agencies |
Relating to the notification of certain persons concerning certain events related to a child in foster care or in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. | 05/04/2015 |
HB 1217 | Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Crime Family and Children Issues Judiciary State Agencies |
Relating to certain reporting requirements of the Department of Family and Protective Services regarding child protection, including reporting information for certain foster children who are missing or are victims of sex trafficking. | 05/04/2015 |
HB 819 | Health Other |
Relating to the definition of a public health nuisance; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty. | 05/04/2015 |
HB 1038 | Health Insurance State Agencies |
Relating to premium payment assistance for insurance coverage for hemophilia medical treatment. | 05/04/2015 |
HB 2053 | Crime Family and Children Issues Public Services Social Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the protection of certain children who may be subject to child abuse or neglect through the operation of the child safety check alert list and training for law enforcement officers relating to the child safety check alert list. | 05/04/2015 |
HB 2630 | Crime Family and Children Issues Social Issues State Agencies |
Relating to certain programs provided to families of children at risk for abuse and neglect. | 05/04/2015 |
HB 4001 | Health Senior Issues |
Relating to providers of certain home and community support services; authorizing a fee, providing penalties, and requiring an occupational license. | 05/04/2015 |
HB 615 | Health Housing and Property Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to authorizing the sale of certain real property held by the Health and Human Services Commission to the City of Rusk. | 05/04/2015 |
HB 2789 | Health Labor and Employment Senior Issues |
Relating to trauma-informed care training for certain employees of state supported living centers and intermediate care facilities. | 05/04/2015 |
HB 1776 | Agriculture and Food Public Services |
Relating to the abolishment of the interagency task force on electronic benefits transfers. | 05/04/2015 |
HB 1924 | Health |
Relating to the authority of a psychologist to delegate certain care to an intern. | 05/04/2015 |
HB 3823 | Health Public Services Senior Issues |
Relating to rate-setting and data collection processes under the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly. | 05/04/2015 |
HB 2079 | Other Reproductive Issues Resolutions |
Relating to the designation of May as Postpartum Depression Awareness Month. | 05/04/2015 |
HB 418 | Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Crime Family and Children Issues Health State Agencies |
Relating to child victims of trafficking who are placed in secure foster homes. | 05/04/2015 |
HB 606 | Health Other Public Services |
Relating to a study on the benefits of prenatal surgical procedures to treat birth defects. | 05/04/2015 |
HB 1282 | Health Other State Agencies |
Relating to a human papillomavirus-associated cancer strategic plan developed by the Department of State Health Services. | 05/04/2015 |
HB 3332 | Health Senior Issues |
Relating to the authority of certain public hospitals to construct certain facilities and to provide certain services. | 05/05/2015 |
HB 2584 | Health Labor and Employment Senior Issues |
Relating to the authority of the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission to adopt rules defining certain medical conditions. | 05/05/2015 |
HB 2849 | Health |
Relating to the qualifications for a coronal polishing certificate. | 05/05/2015 |
HB 2697 | Health Insurance Other |
Relating to services provided by continuing care facilities. | 05/05/2015 |
HB 1212 | Crime Health Other |
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain offenses under the Texas Controlled Substances Act and the regulation and scheduling of certain substances. | 05/05/2015 |
HB 21 | Health Legal Issues State Agencies |
Relating to authorizing patients with certain terminal illnesses to access certain investigational drugs, biological products, and devices that are in clinical trials. | 05/06/2015 |
HB 3523 | Health Public Services Senior Issues |
Relating to improving the delivery and quality of Medicaid acute care services and long-term care services and supports. | 05/06/2015 |
HB 1661 | Health Public Services |
Relating to Medicaid billing for the services of substitute dentists. | 05/06/2015 |
HB 2171 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to information maintained in the immunization registry with the consent of an individual after the individual becomes an adult. | 05/07/2015 |
HB 2340 | Family and Children Issues Health Senior Issues |
Relating to regulation of prescribed pediatric extended care centers; amending a provision subject to a criminal penalty. | 05/07/2015 |
HB 1846 | Agriculture and Food Health State Agencies |
Relating to public comments on federal grants and contracts related to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. | 05/07/2015 |
HB 2588 | Health Senior Issues |
Relating to disclosures by nursing facilities and assisted living facilities regarding certification or classification to provide specialized care, treatment, or personal care services to residents with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders and the authority of the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission to adopt rules defining those conditions; adding requirements for an occupational license. | 05/07/2015 |
HB 1337 | Family and Children Issues Health Labor and Employment Senior Issues |
Relating to requiring institutions and assisted living facilities to maintain guardianship orders of residents. | 05/07/2015 |
HB 1143 | Family and Children Issues Health Reproductive Issues State Agencies |
Relating to information and services for foster children who are pregnant or minor parents. | 05/07/2015 |
HB 2597 | Crime Health Municipal and County Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the creation of a mental health treatment for incarceration diversion pilot program. | 05/07/2015 |
HB 3474 | Education Executive Branch Health Labor and Employment Legislative Affairs Municipal and County Issues Other State Agencies |
Relating to issues affecting counties and other governmental entities. | 05/07/2015 |
HB 2574 | Family and Children Issues Health Reproductive Issues State Agencies Transportation |
Relating to increasing awareness of the danger of heatstroke for a child left unattended in a motor vehicle. | 05/07/2015 |
HB 3105 | Education Health |
Relating to the establishment of a multi-stakeholder advisory committee on health literacy. | 05/07/2015 |
HB 2655 | Family and Children Issues State Agencies |
Relating to requiring the Department of Family and Protective Services to study the effectiveness of the relative and other designated caregiver placement program. | 05/07/2015 |
HB 1623 | Health Public Services Technology and Communication |
Relating to the reimbursement of providers for the provision of certain home telemonitoring services under Medicaid. | 05/11/2015 |
HB 2474 | Education Family and Children Issues Health State Agencies |
Relating to requirements for and the transparency of epidemiological reports and immunization exemption information and reports. | 05/11/2015 |
HB 1874 | Health |
Relating to the establishment of the Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council. | 05/11/2015 |
HB 2683 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to the licensing and regulation of dyslexia practitioners and therapists by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; imposing an administrative penalty; authorizing fees. | 05/11/2015 |
HB 2752 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to a chronic respiratory disease state strategic plan developed by the Department of State Health Services. | 05/11/2015 |
HB 2084 | Health Insurance Public Services |
Relating to transparency in the rate-setting processes for the Medicaid managed care and child health plan programs. | 05/11/2015 |
HB 175 | Health Military State Agencies |
Relating to the establishment of the Veterans Recovery Pilot Program to provide certain veterans with hyperbaric oxygen treatment. | 05/11/2015 |
HB 2070 | Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Crime Family and Children Issues Health Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to certain requirements for certain facilities licensed by the Department of Family and Protective Services and the department's enforcement authority. | 05/11/2015 |
HB 764 | Health Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the use, collection, and security of health care data collected by the Department of State Health Services. | 05/11/2015 |
HB 1541 | Health Public Services |
Relating to peer specialists, peer services, and the provision of those services under the medical assistance program. | 05/12/2015 |
HB 2903 | Family and Children Issues Labor and Employment Other |
Relating to training requirements for certain child-care workers. | 05/12/2015 |
HB 3433 | Health Reproductive Issues |
Relating to level of care designations for hospitals that provide neonatal and maternal care. | 05/12/2015 |
HB 416 | Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Crime Health Labor and Employment Reproductive Issues State Agencies |
Relating to requiring personnel of abortion facilities and certain other facilities performing abortions to complete training on human trafficking. | 05/12/2015 |
HB 2004 | Education Health State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to a pilot project to provide emergency telemedicine medical services in rural areas. | 05/12/2015 |
HB 1724 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to the establishment of a state plan for Streptococcus pneumoniae education and prevention. | 05/12/2015 |
HB 3519 | Health Public Services Technology and Communication |
Relating to reimbursement for home telemonitoring services under Medicaid. | 05/13/2015 |
HB 635 | Health Reproductive Issues |
Relating to the disposition of fetal remains. | 05/13/2015 |
HB 3651 | Crime Health |
Relating to the manufacture, sale, distribution, possession, and use of drugs not approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration and the false representation that a substance is a drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration or intended for the prevention or treatment of diseases in humans; creating criminal offenses. | 05/13/2015 |
HB 839 | Health Judiciary Public Services |
Relating to the reinstatement of eligibility of certain children released from a juvenile facility for benefits under the medical assistance and child health plan programs. | 05/13/2015 |
HB 1670 | Health Reproductive Issues Sexual Orientation and Gender Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the possession and removal of a placenta from a hospital or birthing center. | 05/14/2015 |
HB 3476 | Education Health Labor and Employment Public Services Senior Issues State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to the provision and reimbursement of, or benefits for, home telemonitoring services, telemedicine medical services, and telehealth services under Medicaid and certain health benefit plans provided to certain retired public employees. | 05/14/2015 |
HB 2950 | Executive Branch Health State Agencies |
Relating to the Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response. | 05/14/2015 |
HB 2578 | Family and Children Issues Health Other Public Services Senior Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the efficiency of and consolidation of powers and duties within the health and human services system. | 05/14/2015 |
HB 2498 | Family and Children Issues Health State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to a compact with other states regarding the licensure of emergency medical services personnel and the authority of those personnel to perform job duties in this state and other states. | 05/14/2015 |
HB 177 | Executive Branch Health Legislative Affairs Science and Medical Research Technology and Communication |
Relating to the research, collection, and use of adult stem cells. | 05/14/2015 |
HB 3994 | Crime Executive Branch Family and Children Issues Health Judiciary Reproductive Issues State Agencies |
Relating to notice of and consent to an abortion for a minor and associated requirements; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty. | 05/15/2015 |
HB 1998 | Health |
Relating to the definition of "non-physician mental health professional" for purposes of the Texas Mental Health Code. | 05/15/2015 |
HB 2360 | Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Crime Family and Children Issues Health Other |
Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain residential educational child-care facilities serving victims of human trafficking. | 05/15/2015 |
HB 2696 | Crime Health Labor and Employment Other State Agencies |
Relating to a study on reducing workplace violence against nurses. | 05/15/2015 |
HB 3092 | Family and Children Issues Health Labor and Employment Public Services Senior Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the establishment of a pilot program to provide protective services to certain persons determined to be at risk of future harm from abuse, neglect, or exploitation. | 05/15/2015 |
HB 2835 | Family and Children Issues Health Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the name of the program serving certain persons with special health care needs and prioritizing services provided under the program. | 05/15/2015 |
HB 2550 | Family and Children Issues Health Public Services |
Relating to the establishment and duties of a task force to study and make recommendations on family support and parent education programs. | 05/15/2015 |
HB 1268 | Family and Children Issues State Agencies |
Relating to monetary assistance by the Department of Family and Protective Services provided to foster parents and relative or designated caregivers for day-care services. | 05/15/2015 |
HB 2271 | Health Other State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to a pilot program for donation and redistribution of certain unused prescription medications; authorizing a fee. | 05/15/2015 |
HB 2055 | Health State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to the establishment of a sentinel surveillance program for emerging and neglected tropical diseases. | 05/15/2015 |
HB 2131 | Education Health Reproductive Issues Sexual Orientation and Gender Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the designation of centers of excellence to achieve healthy fetal outcomes in this state. | 05/18/2015 |
HB 2641 | Health Public Services Technology and Communication |
Relating to the exchange of health information in this state; creating a criminal offense. | 05/18/2015 |
HB 2646 | Health |
Relating to the disclosure of information regarding communicable diseases to first responders and certain entities. | 05/18/2015 |
HB 3074 | Family and Children Issues Health |
Relating to the provision of artificially administered nutrition and hydration and life-sustaining treatment. | 05/18/2015 |
HB 3575 | Family and Children Issues Transportation |
Relating to eligibility for supplemental financial assistance provided to certain grandparents. | 05/18/2015 |
HB 873 | Health Labor and Employment Public Services State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to the publication of certain information regarding the vocational rehabilitation program on the Internet. | 05/18/2015 |
HB 2503 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to examination requirements for certain applicants for a license to practice medicine. | 05/18/2015 |
HB 2048 | Family and Children Issues Health State Agencies |
Relating to the delivery of mental health services and supports under a system of care framework to minors who have or are at risk of developing a serious emotional disturbance or who are at risk of being removed from the minor's home. | 05/18/2015 |
HB 3374 | Health Labor and Employment State Agencies |
Relating to information regarding Down syndrome. | 05/18/2015 |
HB 2082 | Family and Children Issues Health Municipal and County Issues Public Services Technology and Communication |
Relating to developing a program to provide telemedicine medical services to certain children. | 05/18/2015 |
HB 2703 | Executive Branch Health Other State Agencies |
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Board of Behavior Analyst Examiners and the requirement to obtain a license to practice as a behavior analyst or assistant behavior analyst; imposing fees; providing an administrative penalty. | 05/18/2015 |
HB 3781 | Education Health |
Relating to the creation of the Texas Health Improvement Network. | 05/18/2015 |
HB 3672 | Health Public Services Social Issues |
Relating to expedited credentialing for certain licensed clinical social workers under the Medicaid managed care program. | 05/18/2015 |
SCR 47 | Legislative Affairs |
Urging the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service to select the Rio Grande Valley region as the next expansion site for the Healthy Incentives Pilot program. | 05/19/2015 |
HB 1267 | Agriculture and Food Crime Public Services |
Relating to the eligibility of certain persons for the supplemental nutrition assistance program. | 05/20/2015 |
HB 91 | Health Legal Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the regulation of raw milk and raw milk products; adding a provision subject to a criminal penalty. | 05/20/2015 |
HB 65 | Health Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to disease control pilot programs to reduce the risk of certain communicable diseases; authorizing fees. | 05/21/2015 |
HB 3971 | Health Labor and Employment Senior Issues |
Relating to the development of neighborhood and community engagement plans for residents of certain group homes. | 05/21/2015 |
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