---
title: MEDICINE & PRESCRIPTION DRUGS - Texas Legislation
subject: MEDICINE & PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
total_bills: 17
unique_authors: 16
critical_bills: 5
high_cost_bills: 4
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/medicine-prescription-drugs"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# MEDICINE & PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 17
- **Unique Authors:** 16
- **Critical Compliance:** 5 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 4 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 11

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 10 bills
- **Senate:** 7 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 5 bills
- **Moderate:** 9 bills
- **Low:** 3 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Lois Kolkhorst** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Carol Alvarado** (D, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Charles Perry** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Cody Vasut** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Donna Campbell** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Gary Vandeaver** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Jeff Leach** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Joanne Shofner** (R, House) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health-human-services-commission) (8 shared bills)
- [Health](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health) (6 shared bills)
- [Health Care Providers](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health-care-providers) (6 shared bills)
- [Education](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education) (5 shared bills)
- [Health--Other Diseases & Medical Conditions](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health-other-diseases-medical-conditions) (5 shared bills)
- [State Agencies, Boards & Commissions](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/state-agencies-boards-commissions) (5 shared bills)
- [Education--Primary & Secondary--General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education-primary-secondary-general) (4 shared bills)
- [Education--Primary & Secondary](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/education-primary-secondary) (4 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Health and Human Services Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/health-and-human-services-commission) - 5 bills
- [Texas Education Agency](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-education-agency) - 4 bills
- [Office of the Attorney General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-attorney-general) - 2 bills
- [Texas State Board of Pharmacy](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-state-board-of-pharmacy) - 2 bills
- [Texas Family Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-family-courts) - 1 bills
- [Texas Board of Nursing](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-board-of-nursing) - 1 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB46](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb46-89th-regular) | Relating to the medical use of low-THC can... | Critical | High |
| [HB7](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb7-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to prohibitions on the manufactur... | Critical | High |
| [SB33](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb33-89th-regular) | Relating to certain prohibited transaction... | Critical | High |
| [SB1388](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1388-89th-regular) | Relating to family support services provid... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB269](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb269-89th-regular) | Relating to required reports of certain va... | Critical | Low |
| [SB2308](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2308-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of a consort... | Moderate | High |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB25](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb25-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to a pharmacist's authority ... | Joanne Shofner (R) | Moderate |
| [HB7](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb7-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to prohibitions on the manuf... | Jeff Leach (R) | Critical |
| [HB1151](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1151-89th-regular) | Relating to neglect of a child and th... | Lacey Hull (R) | Low |
| [HB163](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb163-89th-regular) | Relating to the possession and admini... | Philip Cortez (D) | Low |
| [HB46](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb46-89th-regular) | Relating to the medical use of low-TH... | Ken King (R) | Critical |
| [HB4783](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4783-89th-regular) | Relating to a report on governmental ... | Gary Vandeaver (R) | Low |
| [HB549](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb549-89th-regular) | Relating to the availability and use ... | Cody Vasut (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1177](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1177-89th-regular) | Relating to fire safety inspections a... | Carol Alvarado (D) | Moderate |
| [SB1388](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1388-89th-regular) | Relating to family support services p... | Lois Kolkhorst (R) | Critical |
| [SB1619](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1619-89th-regular) | Relating to the use of an epinephrine... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Moderate |
| [SB2308](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2308-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of a co... | Tan Parker (R) | Moderate |
| [SB2312](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2312-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment and pow... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Moderate |
| [SB269](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb269-89th-regular) | Relating to required reports of certa... | Charles Perry (R) | Critical |
| [SB33](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb33-89th-regular) | Relating to certain prohibited transa... | Donna Campbell (R) | Critical |
| [SB493](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb493-89th-regular) | Relating to protection of certain dis... | Lois Kolkhorst (R) | Moderate |
| [SB920](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb920-89th-regular) | Relating to the administration of non... | Kevin Sparks (R) | Moderate |
| [SB984](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb984-89th-regular) | Relating to access to individualized ... | Paul Bettencourt (R) | Moderate |

## Source Links

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

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