The 84th legislative session ended on June 1, 2015. See the bills that have become law.

Referred bills

Bill Category Caption Date Referred to Committee
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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