---
title: MEDICAL BOARD, TEXAS - Texas Legislation
subject: MEDICAL BOARD, TEXAS
total_bills: 14
unique_authors: 12
critical_bills: 8
high_cost_bills: 2
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/medical-board-texas"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# MEDICAL BOARD, TEXAS

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 14
- **Unique Authors:** 12
- **Critical Compliance:** 8 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 2 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 10

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 8 bills
- **Senate:** 6 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 8 bills
- **Moderate:** 4 bills
- **Low:** 1 bills
- **Unanalyzed:** 1 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Lois Kolkhorst** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Bryan Hughes** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Donna Campbell** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Donna Howard** (D, House) - 1 bills
- **Greg Bonnen** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **James Frank** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Judith Zaffirini** (D, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Matthew Shaheen** (R, House) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [PHYSICIANS](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/physicians) (10 shared bills)
- [Health Care Providers](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health-care-providers) (10 shared bills)
- [Occupational Regulation](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/occupational-regulation) (9 shared bills)
- [Occupational Regulation--Health Occupations](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/occupational-regulation-health-occupations) (8 shared bills)
- [HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health-human-services-commission) (6 shared bills)
- [Health](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health) (6 shared bills)
- [Health--General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health-general) (5 shared bills)
- [STATE HEALTH SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/state-health-services-department-of) (3 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Texas Medical Board](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-medical-board) - 11 bills
- [Health and Human Services Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/health-and-human-services-commission) - 4 bills
- [Texas Department of Insurance](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-insurance) - 4 bills
- [Texas Board of Nursing](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-board-of-nursing) - 3 bills
- [Department of State Health Services](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/department-of-state-health-services) - 2 bills
- [County Clerks](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/county-clerks) - 1 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [SB1188](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1188-89th-regular) | Relating to electronic health record requi... | Critical | High |
| [SB25](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb25-89th-regular) | Relating to health and nutrition standards... | Critical | High |
| [HB2038](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2038-89th-regular) | Relating to the issuance by the Texas Medi... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB3812](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3812-89th-regular) | Relating to health benefit plan preauthori... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB2587](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2587-89th-regular) | Relating to the access to and use of certa... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB269](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb269-89th-regular) | Relating to required reports of certain va... | Critical | Low |
| [SB31](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb31-89th-regular) | Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohib... | Critical | Low |
| [SB456](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb456-89th-regular) | Relating to the purchase or sale of human ... | Critical | Low |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB2038](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2038-89th-regular) | Relating to the issuance by the Texas... | Tom Oliverson (R) | Critical |
| [HB3801](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3801-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of the ... | Angelia Orr (R) | Moderate |
| [HB3812](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3812-89th-regular) | Relating to health benefit plan preau... | Greg Bonnen (R) | Critical |
| [HB47](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb47-89th-regular) | Relating to sexual assault and other ... | Donna Howard (D) | - |
| [HB541](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb541-89th-regular) | Relating to the provision of direct p... | Matthew Shaheen (R) | Moderate |
| [HB879](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb879-89th-regular) | Relating to the licensing of certain ... | James Frank (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1188](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1188-89th-regular) | Relating to electronic health record ... | Lois Kolkhorst (R) | Critical |
| [SB2480](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2480-89th-regular) | Relating to the Texas Physician Healt... | Donna Campbell (R) | Moderate |
| [SB25](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb25-89th-regular) | Relating to health and nutrition stan... | Lois Kolkhorst (R) | Critical |
| [SB2587](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2587-89th-regular) | Relating to the access to and use of ... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Critical |
| [SB269](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb269-89th-regular) | Relating to required reports of certa... | Charles Perry (R) | Critical |
| [SB31](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb31-89th-regular) | Relating to exceptions to otherwise p... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Critical |
| [SB456](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb456-89th-regular) | Relating to the purchase or sale of h... | Mayes Middleton (R) | Critical |
| [SB670](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb670-89th-regular) | Relating to patient authorization to ... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Low |

## Source Links

- [Full Interactive Analysis](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/medical-board-texas)
- [All Texas Subjects](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subjects)

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