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Texas Legislature

Bills Authored / Joint Authored

Rep. Tom Oliverson
87th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 4/11/2026
Number of Bills: 133

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (71):
Author:
Oliverson | Bonnen | Collier | Canales | Burrows
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to establishment of the prescription drug savings program for certain uninsured individuals.
Author:
Oliverson
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Last Action:
06/09/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to peer-to-peer car sharing programs.
Author:
Oliverson
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to Transportation: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to the design of motor vehicle registration insignia.
Author:
Oliverson | Fierro | Johnson, Julie | Guillen
Last Action:
03/01/2021 H Referred to Insurance: Mar 1 2021 5:05PM
Caption:
Relating to the reimbursement and payment of claims by certain health benefit plan issuers for telemedicine medical services and telehealth services.
Author:
Oliverson | Sanford | Jetton
Last Action:
05/13/2021 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to the operation of health care sharing ministries; authorizing a fee; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
Oliverson | Zwiener | Howard | Klick | Collier
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a bone marrow donor recruitment program.
Author:
Oliverson | Tinderholt | Morales, Eddie | Canales
Sponsor:
Perry
Last Action:
05/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to required cardiopulmonary resuscitation training for telecommunicators.
Author:
Oliverson
Last Action:
05/10/2021 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the settlement of certain claims on behalf of a minor.
Author:
Oliverson | Hefner | White | Guillen | Schaefer
Sponsor:
Springer
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to local, state, and federal regulation of firearm suppressors.
Author:
Oliverson | Jetton | Schaefer | Guillen
Last Action:
04/27/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the allocation and deposit of certain surplus state revenue to the property tax relief fund for use in reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes.
Author:
Oliverson | Shaheen
Sponsor:
Hancock
Last Action:
05/18/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to prescription drug price disclosure; authorizing a fee; providing an administrative penalty.
Author:
Oliverson | Shaheen | Parker | Hefner | Bell, Cecil
Sponsor:
Creighton
Last Action:
05/26/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to designating November 7 as Victims of Communism Day.
Author:
Oliverson | Slawson | Hefner | White
Last Action:
03/26/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to authorizing certain persons to carry a handgun without a license.
Author:
Oliverson
Last Action:
03/04/2021 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 4 2021 4:17PM
Caption:
Relating to the information maintained by the Texas Education Agency regarding postsecondary education and career opportunities.
Author:
Oliverson
Last Action:
03/04/2021 H Referred to Elections: Mar 4 2021 4:17PM
Caption:
Relating to electronic tracking of an application for a ballot voted by mail or of a ballot voted by mail.
Author:
Oliverson | Thierry | Howard | Hull | Collier
Sponsor:
Buckingham
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to patient safety practices regarding placenta accreta spectrum disorder.
Author:
Oliverson | Huberty | Hefner | Anderson | Noble
Last Action:
03/04/2021 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 4 2021 4:17PM
Caption:
Relating to the display of the national motto in public schools and institutions of higher education.
Author:
Oliverson
Last Action:
03/05/2021 H Referred to Business & Industry: Mar 5 2021 1:21PM
Caption:
Relating to benefit review conferences and certain required reports under the Texas workers' compensation system.
Author:
Oliverson | Klick | Krause | Rogers | Jetton
Last Action:
05/13/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to protection of persons from participation in a health care service for reasons of conscience; providing a civil remedy; authorizing disciplinary action.
Author:
Oliverson | Hull | Howard | Collier | Johnson, Julie
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/04/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to limitations on pelvic examinations; authorizing disciplinary action, including an administrative penalty.
Author:
Oliverson | Meyer | Allison | Swanson
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
04/30/2021 E Effective on 1/1/22
Caption:
Relating to the applicability of the sales and use tax to medical or dental billing services.
Author:
Oliverson
Last Action:
04/26/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to regulation of air ambulance subscription providers by the Department of State Health Services.
Author:
Oliverson | Metcalf | Button | Murr | Romero, Jr.
Sponsor:
Hancock
Last Action:
05/15/2021 E Effective on 1/1/22
Caption:
Relating to credit for reinsurance governed by certain covered agreements and ceded to certain assuming insurers.
Author:
Oliverson | Thierry
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Last Action:
06/04/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to benefit review conferences under the Texas workers' compensation system.
Author:
Oliverson
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to certain required reports under the Texas workers' compensation system.
Author:
Oliverson | Hefner | Lucio III | Bell, Cecil | Raymond
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/26/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the contractual relationship between a pharmacist or pharmacy and a health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager.
Author:
Oliverson
Sponsor:
Hancock
Last Action:
06/04/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to disclosures and standards required for certain annuity transactions and benefits under certain annuity contracts.
Author:
Oliverson
Last Action:
03/10/2021 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 10 2021 10:54AM
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a physician to provide and dispense and to delegate authority to provide and dispense certain drugs.
Author:
Oliverson
Last Action:
05/12/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to requirements for overpayment recovery and third party access to provider networks for certain insurance policies and benefit plans that provide dental benefits.
Author:
Oliverson
Last Action:
03/15/2021 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 15 2021 10:54AM
Caption:
Relating to an assessment of certain public health data reporting systems and implementation of public health data reporting requirements.
Author:
Oliverson
Last Action:
03/15/2021 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 15 2021 10:54AM
Caption:
Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities.
Author:
Oliverson
Last Action:
04/13/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the reporting and expiration dates of a temporary health insurance risk pool administered by the commissioner of insurance.
Author:
Oliverson | Johnson, Ann
Last Action:
05/12/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the definition of emergency care for purposes of certain health benefit plans.
Author:
Oliverson
Last Action:
03/15/2021 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 15 2021 4:50PM
Caption:
Relating to prohibitions on the use of grant money awarded by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to procure or obtain organs from a hospital located in China.
Author:
Oliverson | Cortez | Canales | Shaheen | Noble
Last Action:
04/07/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the required disclosure by hospitals of prices for hospital services and items; providing administrative penalties.
Author:
Oliverson
Last Action:
04/30/2021 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of commercial property and casualty insurance and insurance for certain large risks.
Author:
Oliverson
Last Action:
03/18/2021 H Referred to Insurance: Mar 18 2021 10:52AM
Caption:
Relating to establishment of the prescription drug savings program for certain uninsured individuals.
Author:
Oliverson | Button | Schaefer | Zwiener
Last Action:
04/21/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to substitutes for hydrofluorocarbon refrigerants applicable to commercial or residential buildings or construction.
Author:
Oliverson | Bell, Cecil | Metcalf | Swanson | Huberty
Last Action:
04/27/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to unsolicited provision of an application form for a ballot to be voted by mail and to procedures for verification of a ballot voted by mail; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Oliverson
Last Action:
03/22/2021 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 22 2021 11:25AM
Caption:
Relating to the time frame for passing certain licensing examinations for applicants seeking a license to practice medicine.
Author:
Oliverson
Last Action:
03/22/2021 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 22 2021 11:25AM
Caption:
Relating to the authorization of alternative assessment instruments for use under the public school accountability system.
Author:
Oliverson
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/26/2021 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption:
Relating to the comptroller's rulemaking authority under the Insurance Code.
Author:
Oliverson
Last Action:
05/03/2021 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to regulation of the pledge or encumbrance of an insurer's assets under the Asset Protection Act.
Author:
Oliverson | Klick | Price | Schaefer
Last Action:
05/12/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care, regulation of abortion, and the availability of certain defenses to prosecution for homicide and assault offenses; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Oliverson
Last Action:
05/12/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to information provided by health care providers and hospitals to certain patients regarding pharmaceutical manufacturer patient assistance programs for insulin.
Author:
Oliverson | Shaheen | Rogers | Guillen
Sponsor:
Hancock
Last Action:
05/26/2021 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to multiple employer welfare arrangements.
Author:
Oliverson | Anderson | Middleton | Frank | King, Tracy O.
Sponsor:
Springer
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to health benefits offered by certain nonprofit agricultural organizations.
Author:
Oliverson | Bucy | Walle | Campos | Johnson, Ann
Last Action:
04/28/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to requiring an emergency operation plan for continued treatment of patients in an end stage renal disease facility in the event of a disaster and the prioritization of power restoration for those facilities during certain disasters.
Author:
Oliverson
Last Action:
04/27/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to consumer protections against certain medical and health care billing by out-of-network ground ambulance service providers.
Author:
Oliverson
Last Action:
04/27/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the award of health plan provider contracts under Medicaid managed care.
Author:
Oliverson | Leach
Last Action:
05/13/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the Texas Free Enterprise and Antitrust Act of 1983.
Author:
Oliverson | Rose | Klick | Bowers | White
Last Action:
04/20/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a pilot project to improve health care outcomes and reduce costs under Medicaid by providing participating recipients with enhanced case management and other services to address certain social determinants of health.
Author:
Oliverson
Last Action:
05/12/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the procedure for approval of certain land development applications by a municipality or county.
Author:
Oliverson | Johnson, Julie | Hinojosa | Rose
Last Action:
04/20/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to assessment and oversight of children placed by the Department of Family and Protective Services in a residential treatment center.
Author:
Oliverson
Last Action:
03/29/2021 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence: Mar 29 2021 11:47AM
Caption:
Relating to civil liability arising from COVID-19.
Author:
Oliverson
Last Action:
03/29/2021 H Referred to Insurance: Mar 29 2021 11:47AM
Caption:
Relating to the pledge or encumbrance of an insurer's assets under the Asset Protection Act.
Author:
Oliverson
Last Action:
04/29/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the reporting of political contributions from a person with a principal address that is located outside this state.
Author:
Oliverson
Last Action:
03/29/2021 H Referred to Insurance: Mar 29 2021 11:47AM
Caption:
Relating to preauthorization of medical care or health care services by certain health benefit plan issuers.
Author:
Oliverson
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 164; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Author:
Oliverson
Last Action:
05/08/2021 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 581; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Author:
Oliverson
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 576; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Author:
Oliverson
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Last Action:
05/08/2021 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Paying tribute to the lives of the physicians and other health care workers who passed away during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Author:
Oliverson
Last Action:
03/18/2021 H Reported enrolled: Mar 18 2021 3:16PM
Caption:
In memory of Dr. Charles Eugene Cowles Jr.
Author:
Oliverson | Metcalf | Holland | Slawson | Bonnen
Last Action:
04/30/2021 H Reported enrolled: Apr 30 2021 2:21PM
Caption:
Deactivating House Rule 16, Sections 8 and 14.
Author:
Oliverson
Last Action:
04/20/2021 H Reported enrolled: Apr 20 2021 10:03AM
Caption:
Recognizing April 20, 2021, as Doctors of Osteopathic Medical Excellence Day.
Author:
Oliverson
Last Action:
05/11/2021 H Reported enrolled: May 11 2021 5:15PM
Caption:
Congratulating Bob Covey, president of the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Board of Trustees, on his receipt of a Distinguished Alumni Award from Texas State University.
Author:
Oliverson
Last Action:
05/19/2021 H Reported enrolled: May 19 2021 10:32AM
Caption:
Honoring the Texas Pediatric Society on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
Author:
Oliverson
Last Action:
06/02/2021 H Reported enrolled: Jun 2 2021 2:18PM
Caption:
Commemorating the 2021 We Got Their Back to Back Cook-Off in Tomball.
Author:
Oliverson
Last Action:
06/02/2021 H Reported enrolled: Jun 2 2021 2:18PM
Caption:
Congratulating Ben and Betty Dolezal of Houston on their 50th wedding anniversary.
Author:
Oliverson
Last Action:
06/02/2021 H Reported enrolled: Jun 2 2021 12:00PM
Caption:
Congratulating Houston Methodist on the construction of its new hospital in Cypress.
Author:
Oliverson
Last Action:
06/02/2021 H Reported enrolled: Jun 2 2021 12:07PM
Caption:
Congratulating Zeki Gurbuz of Cypress Woods High School on finishing in the top 100 in the 2021 CyberStart America National Cyber Scholarship Competition.
Joint Author (62):
Author:
Price | Oliverson | Coleman | Ashby | Guillen
Sponsor:
Buckingham
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the provision and delivery of certain health care services in this state, including services under Medicaid and other public benefits programs, using telecommunications or information technology and to reimbursement for some of those services.
Author:
Thierry | Oliverson
Last Action:
05/13/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the confidentiality and reporting of certain information on maternal mortality to the Department of State Health Services and to a work group establishing a maternal mortality and morbidity data registry.
Author:
Cortez | Rose | Oliverson | Johnson, Ann | Frank
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
05/26/2021 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the period of continuous eligibility and a periodic eligibility review for a child for Medicaid.
Author:
Israel | Oliverson | Lopez | Morales Shaw
Last Action:
05/12/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the prima facie speed limit in residence districts.
Author:
Shaheen | Oliverson | Klick
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to Public Health: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to the dispensing of certain drugs by physicians.
Author:
Gates | Oliverson | Bonnen | Moody | Harris
Last Action:
05/13/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a bundled-pricing program to reduce certain health care costs in the state employees group benefits program.
Author:
White | Cortez | Oliverson
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Last Action:
05/26/2021 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption:
Relating to the authority of an emergency services district to provide preventive health care services.
Author:
Turner, John | Oliverson | Guerra
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/04/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to expedited death certificates for religious purposes in certain counties.
Author:
Thompson, Ed | Oliverson | Allen | Perez
Sponsor:
Alvarado
Last Action:
05/15/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to toll collection and enforcement on state highway toll lanes by entities other than the Texas Department of Transportation.
Author:
Leman | Oliverson | Hull | Klick | Leach
Last Action:
03/04/2021 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 4 2021 4:17PM
Caption:
Relating to abortion safety; authorizing an administrative penalty.
Author:
Moody | Oliverson | Jetton | Hull | Meza
Last Action:
05/12/2021 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the designation of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as optional holidays.
Author:
Bell, Keith | Oliverson | Cain | Noble | Sanford
Last Action:
05/03/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to notice of the right to object to participation in an abortion procedure for health care personnel of a hospital or health care facility.
Author:
Israel | Ashby | Oliverson | King, Ken
Last Action:
05/11/2021 H Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.
Caption:
Relating to the exemption from registration fees of certain vehicles used by nonprofit disaster relief organizations.
Author:
Krause | Oliverson | Toth | Hefner | Parker
Last Action:
05/12/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to professional liability insurance coverage for and prohibitions on the provision to certain children of procedures and treatments for gender transitioning, gender reassignment, or gender dysphoria.
Author:
Capriglione | Oliverson
Last Action:
05/14/2021 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the payment of insurance deductibles for property insurance claims.
Author:
Dean | Harless | Metcalf | Slawson | Oliverson
Last Action:
03/25/2021 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to the protection of religious organizations.
Author:
Klick | Dean | Price | Oliverson | Howard
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis by patients with certain medical conditions and the establishment of compassionate-use institutional review boards to evaluate and approve proposed research programs to study the medical use of low-THC cannabis in the treatment of certain patients.
Author:
Lucio III | Oliverson | Metcalf
Last Action:
05/17/2021 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to health benefit plan coverage of clinician-administered drugs.
Author:
Schaefer | Oliverson | Bell, Cecil | Guillen | Buckley
Last Action:
04/23/2021 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of plumbing, including the requirements to obtain a tradesman plumber-limited license.
Author:
Holland | Cain | Oliverson | Landgraf | Murr
Last Action:
03/11/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 11 2021 1:34PM
Caption:
Relating to the pledge of allegiance to the state flag.
Author:
Perez | Cain | Huberty | Johnson, Jarvis | Oliverson
Last Action:
05/12/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to mandatory arbitration for certain municipal fire departments and employee bargaining agents.
Author:
Burrows | Oliverson | Frank | Bonnen | Middleton
Sponsor:
Hancock
Last Action:
06/07/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a statewide all payor claims database and health care cost disclosures by health benefit plan issuers and third-party administrators.
Author:
Cortez | Oliverson
Sponsor:
Blanco
Last Action:
06/07/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to including certain licensed physician assistants in the definition of non-physician mental health professional for purposes of certain provisions applicable to non-physician mental health professionals.
Author:
Krause | Darby | Oliverson | Martinez | Morales, Eddie
Sponsor:
Powell
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to certain agreements by architects and engineers in or in connection with certain construction contracts.
Author:
Metcalf | Bonnen | Moody | Oliverson | Klick
Sponsor:
Perry
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to in-person visitation with hospital patients during certain periods of disaster.
Author:
Zwiener | Huberty | Oliverson | Frank | Paddie
Last Action:
05/14/2021 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the creation and uses of the critical infrastructure resiliency fund and the eligibility of certain water-related projects for state financial assistance.
Author:
Klick | Noble | Oliverson | Bonnen | Frank
Last Action:
04/26/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to abortion complication reporting and the regulation of drug-induced abortion procedures, providers, and facilities; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Smith | Oliverson
Last Action:
05/12/2021 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to participation by videoconference at informal proceedings of the Texas Medical Board.
Author:
Parker | Oliverson | Metcalf | Landgraf | Lambert
Sponsor:
Creighton
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the establishment and duties of the Texas 1836 Project.
Author:
González, Jessica | Rose | Oliverson | Johnson, Julie
Last Action:
04/23/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to step therapy protocols required by health benefit plans for coverage of prescription drugs for serious mental illnesses.
Author:
Capriglione | Bell, Cecil | Schaefer | Slawson | Oliverson
Last Action:
05/12/2021 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to prohibited state contracts with companies that discriminate against the firearm or ammunition industries.
Author:
Darby | Oliverson | Anderson | Howard | Coleman
Last Action:
05/10/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to newborn and infant hearing screenings.
Author:
Patterson | Oliverson | Guerra | Price
Last Action:
03/17/2021 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 17 2021 11:03AM
Caption:
Relating to the identification requirements for health professionals associated with certain health facilities; authorizing administrative and civil penalties.
Author:
Paul | Oliverson | Middleton | Hull | Sanford
Last Action:
05/12/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to fiscal impact statements for legislation imposing mandates on health benefit plan issuers.
Author:
Rosenthal | Oliverson
Last Action:
03/30/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to prevention of and safety requirements regarding sudden cardiac arrest affecting public school students participating in interscholastic athletics.
Author:
Parker | Raymond | Oliverson | Guillen
Last Action:
05/12/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to advance directives or health care or treatment decisions made by or on behalf of patients.
Author:
Middleton | Raney | Oliverson | Cain | Lucio III
Last Action:
04/28/2021 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to repeal of certain Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 exemption provisions relating to pharmacy benefits.
Author:
Dean | Oliverson | Guillen
Last Action:
04/21/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to prices charged by freestanding emergency medical care facilities during a declared state of disaster; providing administrative penalties.
Author:
Hull | Oliverson | Guillen
Sponsor:
Buckingham
Last Action:
06/07/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the availability of antipsychotic prescription drugs under the vendor drug program and Medicaid managed care.
Author:
Hull | Oliverson | Cain | Moody | Bernal
Last Action:
05/17/2021 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting the physical restraint of or use of chemical irritants on certain public school students by peace officers and school security personnel under certain circumstances.
Author:
Cyrier | Oliverson
Last Action:
04/13/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to certain notice and protest provisions applicable to municipal zoning changes.
Author:
Bell, Cecil | Oliverson
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Harris-Waller Counties Municipal Utility District No. 7; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Author:
Schaefer | Oliverson
Last Action:
05/13/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of abortion, including information regarding perinatal palliative care and prohibiting discriminatory abortions; authorizing disciplinary action; providing a civil remedy; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Dutton | King, Ken | Huberty | Murphy | Oliverson
Last Action:
05/06/2021 H Returned to committee: May 6 2021 11:55PM
Caption:
Relating to public school organization, accountability, and fiscal management.
Author:
Smithee | Oliverson
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to prohibited discrimination on the basis of an individual's political affiliation or expression by certain insurers.
Author:
Johnson, Jarvis | Thompson, Senfronia | Klick | Oliverson | Rose
Last Action:
05/14/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a sickle cell disease registry.
Author:
Bucy | Oliverson | Walle | Gervin-Hawkins
Last Action:
05/12/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to including medically fragile individuals in the Texas Division of Emergency Management's emergency assistance registry for wellness checks during certain emergencies.
Author:
Parker | Meyer | Rose | Oliverson | Thompson, Senfronia
Last Action:
05/11/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the requirement that certain entities post human trafficking signs; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
Capriglione | Oliverson | Smithee
Last Action:
05/12/2021 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to a prohibition on the use of genetic information gathered from direct-to-consumer genetic tests by a long-term care benefit plan issuer or a life insurance company.
Author:
Frank | Oliverson | Raymond | White
Sponsor:
Hancock
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the offering of health benefit coverage by subsidiaries of the Texas Mutual Insurance Company.
Author:
Murphy | Oliverson | Raney
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to measures to support the alignment of education and workforce development in the state with state workforce needs, including the establishment of the Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative.
Author:
Sanford | Oliverson
Last Action:
04/22/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to rating plan consequences for automobile insurance for traffic violation charges or convictions.
Author:
Goodwin | Oliverson | Howard
Last Action:
05/07/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to a health facility's removal of medical equipment from a deceased individual's body before transfer to a funeral director; authorizing an administrative penalty.
Author:
Krause | Parker | Leach | Meyer | Oliverson
Last Action:
03/29/2021 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 29 2021 11:47AM
Caption:
Relating to the provision of certain benefits under Medicaid, including the coordination of private health benefits, and to reimbursement for some of those benefits.
Author:
Murr | Oliverson | Morales, Eddie | Landgraf | VanDeaver
Last Action:
04/13/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to an interim study of the appraisal of agricultural land for ad valorem tax purposes.
Author:
Klick | Oliverson | Howard | Jetton | Guerra
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
05/29/2021 H Senate appoints conferees-reported
Caption:
Relating to requirements for and prohibited uses of information contained in the immunization registry.
Author:
Johnson, Ann | Oliverson | Klick | Walle | Bonnen
Last Action:
05/06/2021 H Referred to Public Health: May 6 2021 11:46AM
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a pilot program to provide telemedicine medical services to certain cancer patients receiving pain management services and supportive palliative care.
Author:
Swanson | Jetton | Oliverson | Gervin-Hawkins | Minjarez
Last Action:
05/21/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Recognizing that pornography is a public health hazard.
Author:
Shaheen | Martinez | Ellzey | Oliverson | Jetton
Last Action:
04/22/2021 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption:
Condemning China's practice of involuntary organ harvesting.
Author:
Anchia | Metcalf | Cole | Oliverson | Walle
Last Action:
04/30/2021 H Reported enrolled: Apr 30 2021 4:51PM
Caption:
Relating to deactivating House Rule 16, Section 13.
Author:
Jetton | Shaheen | Oliverson
Last Action:
05/18/2021 H Reported enrolled: May 18 2021 8:25AM
Caption:
Recognizing the festival of Diwali 2021.
Author:
Bailes | Metcalf | Oliverson
Last Action:
05/26/2021 H Reported enrolled: May 26 2021 5:19PM
Caption:
Congratulating the Sam Houston State University football team on winning the 2020-2021 NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision title.
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