Bill:  HB 21 
Legislative Session: 84(R) Council Document: 84R 11689 JSC-F
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Last Action:06/16/2015 E Effective immediately
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to authorizing patients with certain terminal illnesses to access certain investigational drugs, biological products, and devices that are in clinical trials.
Author:Kacal | King, Ken | Rodriguez, Eddie | Parker | Davis, Sarah
Coauthor:Allen | Alonzo | Alvarado | Anchía | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Ashby | Aycock | Bell | Bernal | Blanco | Bohac | Bonnen, Greg | Burkett | Burns | Burrows | Button | Canales | Capriglione | Clardy | Coleman | Collier | Cook | Craddick | Crownover | Cyrier | Dale | Darby | Davis, Yvonne | Deshotel | Dutton | Elkins | Faircloth | Fallon | Farias | Farney | Farrar | Fletcher | Flynn | Frullo | Galindo | Geren | Giddings | Goldman | Gonzales, Larry | González, Mary | Guerra | Guillen | Gutierrez | Harless | Hernandez | Herrero | Howard | Huberty | Hughes | Isaac | Israel | Johnson, Eric | Keffer | Keough | King, Phil | King, Susan | King, Tracy O. | Klick | Koop | Krause | Kuempel | Landgraf | Larson | Laubenberg | Leach | Longoria | Lucio III | Márquez | Martinez, "Mando" | Metcalf | Meyer | Miles | Miller, Rick | Moody | Muñoz, Jr. | Murphy | Murr | Naishtat | Otto | Paddie | Paul | Peña | Phelan | Pickett | Price | Raney | Raymond | Reynolds | Rinaldi | Rodriguez, Justin | Romero, Jr. | Rose | Sanford | Schofield | Schubert | Shaheen | Sheets | Sheffield | Simmons | Simpson | Smith | Spitzer | Springer | Stephenson | Stickland | Thompson, Ed | Thompson, Senfronia | Turner, Chris | Turner, Sylvester | VanDeaver | Villalba | Walle | White, James | White, Molly | Workman | Wray | Wu | Zedler | Zerwas
Sponsor:Bettencourt
Subjects:Health Care Providers (I0387)
Health--General (I0385)
Health--Other Diseases & Medical Conditions (I0383)
RIGHT TO TRY ACT (P0656)
INFORMED CONSENT (S0057)
MEDICINE & PRESCRIPTION DRUGS (S7338)
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)
MEDICAL BOARD, TEXAS (V0644)
Companion:SB 694 by Bettencourt, Similar
House Committee:Public Health
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=7   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=4
Senate Committee:Health & Human Services
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=6   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=3
Actions: (ascending date order)
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Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
 Filed      03/03/2015    
 Read first time      03/04/2015     541
 Referred to Public Health      03/04/2015   11:43 AM  541
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/24/2015    
 Considered in public hearing      03/24/2015    
 Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      03/24/2015    
 Left pending in committee      03/24/2015    
 Considered in public hearing      04/07/2015    
 Committee substitute considered in committee      04/07/2015    
 Reported favorably as substituted      04/07/2015    
 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      04/10/2015     1530
 Committee report distributed      04/13/2015   08:17 AM 
 Committee report sent to Calendars      04/13/2015    
 Considered in Calendars      04/14/2015    
 Placed on General State Calendar      04/21/2015    
 Read 2nd time      04/21/2015     1768
 Amended   1-Kacal   04/21/2015     1768
 Passed to engrossment as amended      04/21/2015     1769
 Read 3rd time      04/22/2015     1792
 Passed      04/22/2015     1792
 Record vote   RV#317   04/22/2015     1792
 Reported engrossed      04/22/2015   02:32 PM  1945
 Received from the House      04/23/2015     1060
 Read first time      05/06/2015     1388
 Referred to Health & Human Services      05/06/2015     1388
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/18/2015    
 Considered in public hearing      05/18/2015    
 Left pending in committee      05/18/2015    
 Considered in public hearing      05/19/2015    
 Reported favorably as substituted      05/21/2015     1849
 Committee report printed and distributed      05/21/2015   01:14 PM 
 Placed on intent calendar      05/22/2015    
 Rules suspended-Regular order of business      05/22/2015     1869
 Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading      05/22/2015     1869
 Vote recorded in Journal      05/22/2015     1869
 Three day rule suspended      05/22/2015     1869
 Record vote      05/22/2015     1869
 Read 3rd time      05/22/2015     1869
 Passed      05/22/2015     1869
 Record vote      05/22/2015     1869
 Senate passage as amended reported      05/22/2015     4215
 Senate Amendments distributed      05/22/2015   03:29 PM 
 Senate Amendments Analysis distributed      05/22/2015   03:31 PM 
 House concurs in Senate amendment(s)      05/23/2015     4327
 Record vote   RV#1377   05/23/2015     4327
 Text of Senate Amendment(s)      05/23/2015     4327
 House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported      05/24/2015     1966
 Reported enrolled      05/24/2015   01:31 PM  4575
 Signed in the House      05/25/2015     4570
 Signed in the Senate      05/26/2015     2290
 Sent to the Governor      05/26/2015     4984
 Signed by the Governor      06/16/2015     6048
 Effective immediately      06/16/2015