The Committee met on March 27 to consider the following: PENDING BUSINESS SB23 Reported favorably CSSB952 Reported favorably (Local and Uncontested) SB113 Reported favorably (Local and Uncontested) SB1234 Reported favorably…
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The Committee met on March 26 to consider the following: SB 1233 Kolkhorst, Relating to controlled substance prescriptions under the Texas Controlled Substances Act; authorizing a fee. SB 1564 West,…
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The Committee gathered to consider the following: HB 577 Thompson, Senfronia - Relating to dispenser requirements for refilling prescriptions for certain controlled substances. HB 531 Miller - Relating to the retention by hospitals and physicians of medical records of a sexual assault victim. HB 921 Rosenthal - Relating to the intake and disposition records of animal shelters and releasing agencies. HB 1255 Hinojosa - Relating to patient medical records regarding maternal death. HB 1256 Phelan - Relating to access by certain persons to a first responder's immunization history during a disaster.
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The House Committee on Human Services met to consider the following: HB 53 Minjarez | et al. – Relating to the transitional living services program for certain youth in foster care. HB…
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The Committee met to consider the following: SB 23 Kolkhorst | et al. Relating to enforcement of the rights of a living child born after an abortion; creating a civil…
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On March 12th, the Committee met to consider the following: SB 311 Perry | Relating to the frequency and location of certain meetings required by a prescriptive authority agreement. SB…
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The House Committee on Human Services met to consider the following: HB 288 – Thompson, Senfronia | Relating to the personal needs allowance for certain Medicaid recipients who are residents of long-term…
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The Committee on public health met to consider: HB 30 | Hinojosa (deleted from the final notice) – Relating to the transfer of unused long-acting reversible contraceptive products under Medicaid and…
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The Committee met to consider the following: SB 195 Perry | Relating to collecting and reporting by the Department of Family and Protective Services of certain information relating to certain…
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SB10 Nelson | et al. Relating to the creation of the Texas Mental Health Care Consortium.
| Fiscal note Summary (Senate Committee Report) here. Depending on the amount of funding distributed by the Consortium's executive committee to health-related institutions of higher education for mental health research projects and for workforce expansion, there would be some fiscal impact to the state. Senate Bill 1 as introduced includes $50 million in General Revenue for each year of the 2020-21 biennium for this purpose. |