Wed 11/16/2022

(S) Filed
 

Wed 2/15/2023

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

Mon 3/13/2023

(S) Nathan Johnson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Wed 3/15/2023

(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Wed 3/22/2023

(S) César Blanco signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Judith Zaffirini signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Lois Kolkhorst signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Thu 3/23/2023

(S) Placed on intent calendar
(S) Royce West signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Mon 3/27/2023

(S) Record Vote (Senate Third Reading)

Senate Vote: Yeas 31 (R 19, D 12) - Nays 0 (R 0, D 0) Yea - Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hall; Hancock; Hinojosa; Huffman; Hughes; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; LaMantia; Menéndez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; Springer; West; Whitmire; Zaffirini

 

Mon 4/3/2023

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

Fri 4/14/2023

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

Mon 4/17/2023

(H) Referred to the House Calendars Committee, chaired by a Republican
(H) A Democrat amendment (No. 1) from Howard amended the bill.
 

Tue 4/18/2023

(H) Record Vote No. 256 (SB 240 was passed)

RV#256: Yeas 122 (R 58, D 64) - Nays 26 (R 26, 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; Burns; Burrows; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Darby; Davis; DeAyala; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Frazier; Gamez; Garcia; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hunter; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Kitzman; Klick; Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Neave Criado; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Ortega; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Plesa; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Shaheen; Sherman; Shine; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico; Thierry; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Turner; VanDeaver; Vo; Walle; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Bumgarner; Cain; Cunningham; Dorazio; Gates; Harris, C. J.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hull; Isaac; Leach; Leo-Wilson; Murr; Schaefer; Schofield; Slaton; Slawson; Smith; Tepper; Thimesch; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Wilson

 

Wed 5/3/2023

(S) Signed in the Senate
 

Thu 5/4/2023

(H) Signed in the House
 

Mon 5/15/2023

(E) Signed by the Governor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

(Wed 3/15/2023) Testifying before Senate Health & Human Services as Bumpus, Serena for Texas Nurses Association
(Wed 3/15/2023) Testifying before Senate Health & Human Services as De La Garza, Heather for Texas Hospital Association
(Wed 3/15/2023) Testifying before Senate Health & Human Services as Frazee, Jack for Texas Nurses Association
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Abel, Matt for Texas Association of Business
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Ambrose, Ryan for MHHS
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Apodaca, Michelle for Tenet
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Boston, Jessica for Texas Association of Home Care and Hospice
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Brown, Crystal for Greater Houston Partnership
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Cooke, Meredith for self
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Dowling, Matt for Texas Medical Association
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Ducayet, Patricia for Office of the State Long Term Care Ombudsman
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Earl, Andrea for AARP Texas
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Hernandez, Elisa for University Medical Center of El Paso
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Hoppe, Christina for Children's Hospital Association of Texas
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Knaupe, Gregg for Ascension Texas
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Lenau, Kristen for Texas Women's Healthcare Coalition (TWHC)
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Lluveras, Lauren for Texas council on family violence
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Meyer, Alyse for LeadingAge Texas
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Mitias, Marcus for Texas Health Resources
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Morales, Daniel for self (with Houston Methodist)
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Parkinson, Thomas for self
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Reynolds, David for Texas Chapter American College of Physicians Services
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Schleifer, Jessica for Teaching Hospitals of Texas
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Sparks, Andrea for Buckner International
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Tomlinson, Maxcine for Texas and New Mexico Hospice Organization
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Travis, Clayton for Texas Pediatric Society
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Weller, Meghan for HCA Healthcare
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Woomer, Eric for Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society (TASCS)
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Wright, Eric for Girling Personal Care
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Yanas, Christine for Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.