HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Public Health 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Monday, May 5, 2025 

PLACE:       E2.030 
CHAIR:       Rep. Gary VanDeaver 

The length of public testimony and the number of witnesses may be limited at the discretion of the chair.

SB 670         Hughes                                                
Relating to patient authorization to access certain investigational sun protection products.

SB 1388        Kolkhorst | et al.                                     
Relating to family support services provided under a Health and Human Services Commission program.

SB 627         Zaffirini                                             
Relating to the licensing and regulation of dietitians.

SB 912         Blanco | et al.                                        
Relating to the verification of health care practitioner continuing education compliance through the establishment of continuing education tracking systems.

SB 269         Perry | et al.                                         
Relating to required reports of certain vaccine-related or drug-related adverse events.

SB 528         Schwertner                                            
Relating to inpatient competency restoration services.

HB 2711        Vo | et al.                                           
Relating to the establishment of a work group to conduct a study on the feasibility of implementing an acute psychiatric bed registry.

HB 4819        Flores                                                
Relating to a refundable adoption fee for the sterilization of dogs and cats; authorizing a fee.

HB 5248        Guillen                                               
Relating to a pilot program for the safe disposal of prescription drugs, including controlled substance prescription drugs.

HB 4175        Lopez, Ray                                            
Relating to the adoption of a mental health leave policy for certain qualified employees.

Texas residents who wish to electronically submit comments related to

agenda items on this notice without testifying in person can do so until

the hearing is adjourned by visiting:

https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c410

For those persons who will be testifying, information for in-person witness registration, can be found here: https://mytxlegis.capitol.texas.gov/HWRSPublic/About.aspx

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