SB984

Signed by Governor
Authored by Paul Bettencourt (R)
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Caption: Relating to access to individualized investigational treatments for patients with life-threatening or severely debilitating illnesses.
Initially Referred to Senate Health & Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House Public Health Committee, chaired by a Republican

RPT Priority #8: End Federal Overreach ENDORSED


Sponsors: King (R)

Jan 29, 2025


(S) Bettencourt signed onto the bill as Author
(S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate
(S) Filed
 

Feb 13, 2025


(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Health & Human Services, chaired by a Republican
 

Mar 18, 2025


(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Testimony taken in committee
(S) Left pending in committee
 

Mar 26, 2025


(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Vote taken in committee
 

Mar 31, 2025


(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments
(S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

Apr 10, 2025


(S) Placed on local & uncontested calendar
(S) Laid before the Senate
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed
(S) Record vote
(S) Reported engrossed
 

Apr 14, 2025


(H) Received from the Senate
 

Apr 17, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Public Health, chaired by a Republican
 

Apr 24, 2025


(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
 

May 5, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
 

May 6, 2025


(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
(H) Corrected com rept filed w/ Comte Coordinator
(H) Corrected comm. report distributed
(H) Corrected committee report sent to Calendars
 

May 14, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 16, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
 

May 19, 2025


(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to 3rd reading
(H) Record vote

RV#2939: Yea 143 (R 86, D 57) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Absent - Martinez Fischer

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

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May 20, 2025


(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#3009: Yea 147 (R 86, D 61) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

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(S) House passage reported
(S) Reported enrolled
 

May 21, 2025


(S) Signed in the Senate
(H) Signed in the House
(E) Sent to the Governor
 

May 29, 2025


(E) Signed by the Governor
(E) Effective on 9/1/25
 


(S) King signed onto the bill as Sponsor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Tue 3/18/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as AZ Phoenix for
(Tue 3/18/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Patrick Bailey for The Goldwater Institute
(Tue 3/18/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Samantha Vick for Heartland Impact
(Tue 3/18/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Sheila Hemphill for self (with Texas Right To Know, Texas Hemp Industries Association)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Amanda Tollett for Texas Medical Association
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Carl Isett for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Cyndie Phillips for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Henry Bohnert for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Johanna McCrary for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Maxcine Tomlinson for Texas New Mexico Hospice & Palliative Care Organization
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Michelle Wittenburg for self (with KK125 Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Travis McCormick for Make Texans Healthy Again
 

On

(Tue 3/18/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Sarah Bailey for self



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