** REVISION **
SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Health & Human Services 

TIME & DATE:   8:00 AM, Wednesday, May 21, 2025 

PLACE:         Senate Chamber 
CHAIR:         Senator Lois Kolkhorst 

The committee will meet to consider the following:

HB 1052        Bhojani | et al.         SP: Blanco
Relating to health benefit plan coverage of telemedicine, teledentistry, and telehealth appointments with an originating site or distant site located outside this state.

HB 541         Shaheen                 SP: Zaffirini
Relating to the provision of direct patient care by physicians and health care practitioners.

HB 713         Howard | et al.          SP: Cook
Relating to an exception to certain reporting requirements for health care providers reviewing selected cases for the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee.

HB 1106        Shaheen | et al.         SP: Hall
Relating to the definitions of child abuse and neglect.

HB 1403        Harris | et al.          SP: Middleton
Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding firearms in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty.

HB 1586        Hull | et al.            SP: Kolkhorst
Relating to an exemption from required immunizations for school enrollment.

HB 1942        Smithee | et al.         SP: Perry
Relating to the participation of an advanced practice registered nurse as a participating or preferred provider for health maintenance organizations and preferred provider benefit plans.

HB 2070        Hull | et al.            SP: Birdwell
Relating to individuals whose name may be added to the central child abuse or neglect registry.

HB 2844        Landgraf | et al.        SP: Kolkhorst
Relating to the regulation of mobile food vendors; requiring an occupational license; imposing fees; authorizing an administrative penalty.

HB 2851        Howard | et al.          SP: Kolkhorst
Relating to including nursing school applications in a consolidated application service.

HB 3151        Hull | et al.            SP: Cook
Relating to expedited credentialing of certain federally qualified health center providers by Medicaid managed care organizations.

HB 3284        Frank | et al.           SP: King
Relating to the creation of the Texas Commission on Marriage and Family.

HB 3749        Orr | et al.             SP: Campbell
Relating to the regulation of the provision of elective intravenous therapy.

HB 3940        Johnson | et al.         SP: Paxton
Relating to the provision of certain information about Medicaid benefits in relation to newborn children.

HB 3963        Capriglione | et al.     SP: Paxton
Relating to an early childhood integrated data system.

HB 4099        Harris Davila | et al.   SP: Perry
Relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral.

HB 4454        Vo                      SP: Johnson
Relating to solicitation of patients and other prohibited marketing practices, the establishment of the task force on patient solicitation, and the prosecution of certain related criminal offenses.

HB 4466        Hickland                SP: Zaffirini
Relating to restrictions on the fee assessed for issuance of certain birth records.

HB 4638        Bonnen                  SP: Kolkhorst
Relating to the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative.

HB 4795        Noble | et al.           SP: Hancock
Relating to duties of the vital statistics unit of the Department of State Health Services in relation to certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship, including in regard to the electronic transmission of certain information.

HB 5147        King | et al.            SP: Parker
Relating to investigational stem cell treatment.

HB 5154        Wilson                  SP: Kolkhorst
Relating to the Joint Admission Medical Program Council.

HB 5394        Rose                    SP: West
Relating to prohibiting single source continuum contractors and child-placing agencies from imposing certain requirements on or adopting certain policies and procedures related to relative and designated caregivers.

Public testimony will be limited to 2 minutes. If submitting written testimony, please provide 20 copies to the Committee Clerk with your name on each.

Bills added after last posting:

HB 1052

HB 4099

HB 4638

HB 5147

** See Committee Coordinator for previous versions of the schedule **

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