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SB883
Assigned to Committee Authored by Angela Paxton (R) View at Source
Caption: Relating to patient access to prescription drugs for off-label use for COVID-19 treatment. Initially Referred to Senate Health & Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to House Public Health Committee, chaired by a Republican
SB 883, known as the "Right to Treat Act," ensures that physicians can prescribe FDA-approved prescription drugs for off-label use to treat COVID-19 without state interference. The bill prohibits state officials from restricting such prescriptions and protects physicians from disciplinary actions by the Texas Medical Board for off-label prescribing, as long as they adhere to medical standards of care.
Primary authors: Hall (R) Co-authors: Kolkhorst (R); Sparks (R)
Jan 23, 2025
(S) Paxton signed onto the bill as Author (S) Hall signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate (S) Filed
Feb 13, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Health & Human Services, chaired by a Republican
Mar 20, 2025
(S) Sparks signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Co-author authorized
Apr 1, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Testimony taken in committee (S) Left pending in committee
Apr 2, 2025
(S) Considered in public hearing (S) Vote taken in committee
Apr 7, 2025
(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments (S) Committee report printed and distributed
Apr 9, 2025
(S) Placed on intent calendar
Apr 10, 2025
(S) Kolkhorst signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Co-author authorized (S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business (S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
20250410_SB883_E: Yea 23 (R 19, D 4) - Nay 7 (R 0, D 7)
Yea - A. Hinojosa; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Kolkhorst; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West
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(S) Record vote (S) Reported engrossed
Apr 14, 2025
(H) Received from the Senate
Apr 22, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Public Health, chaired by a Republican
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
Against
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Steven Deline for self
For
(Tue 4/1/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Mary Bowden for self (Tue 4/1/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Michelle Evans for self (with Texans for Vaccine Choice) (Tue 4/1/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Stella Immanuel for self (Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Travis McCormick for Make Texans Healthy Again
On
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Stephen Carlton for Texas Medical Board
