GP1 HOMEURGENT!LEGISLATORSBILLSLEGE DONORSCOMMITTEES/CAUCUSESLOBBYINGEMAIL MEMBERSVIDEOSFAQGP2 HOME

Got Questions About This Page?


HB2478   Signed by the Governor
Referred to House Public Health Committee, chaired by a Republican
Referred to Senate Health & Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican
Caption: Relating to newborn and infant screening tests.
Bipartisan Bill, authored by Klick; Johnson, Julie; Toth
Co-authors: Morales Shaw
Sponsors: Blanco
Co-sponsors: Hinojosa; Johnson; LaMantia

View at Texas Legislature Online

Fri 2/17/2023


(H) Filed
(H) Stephanie Klick signed onto the bill as Author
 

Mon 3/13/2023


(H) Referred to the House Public Health Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Mon 3/27/2023


(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) House Public Health Committee met and decided to leave this bill pending without objection.
 

Mon 4/3/2023


(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) House Public Health Committee met and voted for passage. Ayes (Klick; Campos; Collier; Jetton; Johnson, Ann; Jones, Jolanda; Jones, Venton; Oliverson; Price; Smith; Tinderholt)
 

Thu 4/6/2023


(H) Referred to the House Calendars Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Thu 4/27/2023


(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Klick amended the bill.
(H) A Republican amendment (No. 2) from Klick amended the bill.
(H) Julie Johnson signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Steve Toth signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Fri 4/28/2023


(H) Record Vote No. 707 (HB 2478 was passed)

RV#707: Yeas 148 (R 84, D 64) - Nays 0 (R 0, D 0)
View in House Legislative Journal

Yea - Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Frazier; Gamez; Garcia; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Kitzman; Klick; Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo-Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Murr; Neave Criado; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Ortega; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Plesa; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schaefer; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Sherman; Shine; Slaton; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

 

Mon 5/1/2023


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

Sat 5/6/2023


(H) Penny Morales Shaw signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Wed 5/17/2023


(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Fri 5/19/2023


(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Tue 5/23/2023


(S) Placed on intent calendar
(S) Record Vote (Senate Third Reading)

Senate Vote: Yeas 30 (R 18, D 12) - Nays 1 (R 1, D 0)

Yea - Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hancock; Hinojosa; Huffman; Hughes; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; LaMantia; Menéndez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; Springer; West; Whitmire; Zaffirini

Nay - Hall

 

Thu 5/25/2023


(H) Signed in the House
 

Fri 5/26/2023


(S) Signed in the Senate

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Mon 3/27/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Alemanji, Venus for self
(Mon 3/27/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Margolis, Eve for self
(Mon 3/27/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Siff, Ava for self
(Mon 3/27/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Strickler, Marcia for self
 

For

(Mon 3/27/2023) Testifying before House Public Health as Holland, Stephen for self
(Mon 3/27/2023) Testifying before House Public Health as Johnson, Mercedes for self
(Mon 3/27/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Borel, Dennis for Coalition of Texans with Disabilities
(Wed 5/17/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Borel, Dennis for Coalition of Texans with Disabilities
(Mon 3/27/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Bowie, Melissa for Takeda Pharmaceuticals
(Wed 5/17/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Bowie, Melissa for Takeda Pharmaceuticals
(Mon 3/27/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Boyd, Julie for Ultragenyx
(Mon 3/27/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Britton, Chris for EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases
(Wed 5/17/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Britton, Chris for EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases
(Mon 3/27/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Dowling, Matt for Texas Medical Association
(Mon 3/27/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Hayter, Russell for self
(Mon 3/27/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Jones, Dil for self
(Mon 3/27/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Lobsinger Bush, Danielle for Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute
(Wed 5/17/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Lobsinger Bush, Danielle for Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute
(Mon 3/27/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Parkinson, Thomas for self
(Mon 3/27/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Patterson, Tiffany for United Ways of Texas
(Mon 3/27/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Rodriguez, Jennifer for Sanofi
(Wed 5/17/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Rodriguez, Jennifer for Sanofi
(Wed 5/17/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Shields, Bradford for Texas Academy of Audiology
(Mon 3/27/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Skidmore, Danielle for self
(Mon 3/27/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Travis, Clayton for Texas Pediatric Society
(Wed 5/17/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Travis, Clayton for Texas Pediatric Society
(Mon 3/27/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Vasek, Heather for Texas Society of Genetic Counselors
(Wed 5/17/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Vasek, Heather for Texas Society of Genetic Counselors
(Wed 5/17/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Walker, Kwame for Texas Rare Alliance
(Mon 3/27/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Wilson, Stacy for Children's Hospital Association of Texas
(Wed 5/17/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Wilson, Stacy for Children's Hospital Association of Texas
(Mon 3/27/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Yanas, Christine for Methodist Healthcare Ministries
 

On

(Mon 3/27/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Garcia, Imelda for Department of State Health Services
(Wed 5/17/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Garcia, Imelda for Texas Department of State Health Services
(Mon 3/27/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Kubin, Grace for Department of State Health Services



Grassroots America We the People