State Agency

DSHS

Department of State Health Services

35 Bills12 Critical15 Moderate

Bills to Implement

HB1

Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties.

Author: Drew Darby2nd Special SessionCritical
HB35

Relating to a peer support network for first responders.

Author: Senfronia ThompsonRegular SessionModerate
HB37

Relating to perinatal bereavement care provided by certain hospitals, a perinatal bereavement care initiative, and a perinatal bereavement care hospital recognition program.

Author: Mihaela PlesaRegular SessionModerate
HB39

Relating to information and data regarding the incidence of veteran deaths in this state.

Author: Ray LopezRegular SessionLow
HB107

Relating to the establishment of the sickle cell disease registry.

Author: Lauren Ashley SimmonsRegular SessionModerate
HB109

Relating to the construction, expansion, and operation of certain inpatient mental health facilities and the designation of residential treatment facilities for certain juveniles.

Author: Toni RoseRegular SessionModerate
HB229

Relating to general definitions for and collection of governmental information regarding biological sex.

Author: Ellen TroxclairRegular SessionModerate
HB713

Relating to an exception to certain reporting requirements for health care providers reviewing selected cases for the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee.

Author: Donna HowardRegular SessionLow
HB913

Relating to certain state hospital names and the management of state hospitals.

Author: James FrankRegular SessionLow
HB1240

Relating to certain governmental operations affecting the border region.

Author: Ryan GuillenRegular SessionLow
HB1275

Relating to the issuance of permits for bovine producer dairy farms in certain areas of this state.

Author: Mary GonzalezRegular SessionLow
HB1586

Relating to an exemption from required immunizations for school enrollment.

Author: Lacey HullRegular SessionLow
HB1639

Relating to a study on the increased incidence of cancer in female firefighters in this state.

Author: Jared PattersonRegular SessionLow
HB1778

Relating to human trafficking, prostitution, and child pornography and to the prosecution of sexual or assaultive offenses or the prosecution of a failure to stop or report those offenses; amending and harmonizing certain statute of limitations provisions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.

Author: Senfronia ThompsonRegular SessionCritical
HB2187

Relating to hospital staffing report and complaint processes and to retaliation and mandatory overtime protections for nurses.

Author: Donna HowardRegular SessionCritical
HB2844

Relating to the regulation of food service establishments, including retail food stores and mobile food vendors; requiring an occupational license; imposing fees; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Author: Brooks LandgrafRegular SessionModerate
HB2854

Relating to the required approval of certain hospital visits as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision for certain releasees and to the hospital's liability for damages resulting from those visits.

Author: Rafael AnchiaRegular SessionCritical
HB3801

Relating to the establishment of the Health Professions Workforce Coordinating Council and a workgroup on nursing career pathways and the abolition of the statewide health coordinating council and the nursing advisory committee of that council.

Author: Angelia OrrRegular SessionModerate
HB3940

Relating to the provision of certain information about Medicaid benefits in relation to newborn children.

Author: Ann JohnsonRegular SessionModerate
HB4070

Relating to the sale, design, and manufacture of orthodontic devices.

Author: Ann JohnsonRegular SessionCritical
HB4535

Relating to COVID-19 vaccine administration requirements.

Author: John McQueeneyRegular SessionCritical
HB4743

Relating to the issuance of a single license for a hospital and a mobile stroke unit of the hospital.

Author: Greg BonnenRegular SessionModerate
SB1

Relating to campground and youth camp safety.

Author: Charles Perry2nd Special SessionCritical
SB5

Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations.

Author: Joan Huffman2nd Special SessionModerate
SB25

Relating to health and nutrition standards to promote healthy living, including requirements for food labeling, primary and secondary education, higher education, and continuing education for certain health care professionals; authorizing a civil penalty.

Author: Lois KolkhorstRegular SessionCritical
SB261

Relating to a prohibition on the offering for sale and the sale of cell-cultured protein for human consumption; providing civil and criminal penalties.

Author: Charles PerryRegular SessionCritical
SB541

Relating to cottage food production operations.

Author: Lois KolkhorstRegular SessionModerate
SB823

Relating to labeling and representation of imported shrimp; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Author: Mayes MiddletonRegular SessionCritical
SB916

Relating to consumer protections against certain medical and health care billing by emergency medical services providers.

Author: Judith ZaffiriniRegular SessionCritical
SB1008

Relating to state and local authority to regulate the food service industry.

Author: Mayes MiddletonRegular SessionModerate
SB1044

Relating to newborn screening tests for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Author: Tan ParkerRegular SessionModerate
SB1084

Relating to certain mammography reports providing required breast density information.

Author: Donna CampbellRegular SessionCritical
SB1467

Relating to death records maintained by the vital statistics unit of the Department of State Health Services and provided to certain hospitals.

Author: Juan HinojosaRegular SessionModerate
SB1619

Relating to the use of an epinephrine delivery system by certain entities.

Author: Judith ZaffiriniRegular SessionModerate
SB1677

Relating to a study on prevention and reduction of diabetes-related amputation.

Author: Jose MenendezRegular SessionLow
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