Signed by Governor Authored by Tan Parker (R) View at Source
Caption: Relating to newborn screening tests for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Initially Referred to Senate Health & Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to House Public Health Committee, chaired by a Republican
SB 1044 expands Texas' newborn screening program to include testing for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The bill amends the Health and Safety Code to require physicians or attendants at childbirth to screen newborns for DMD alongside existing tests for phenylketonuria, hypothyroidism, and other heritable diseases. It directs the Department of State Health Services to establish laboratory protocols for DMD detection, notify parents and healthcare providers if test results indicate a potential diagnosis, and offer follow-up services for children confirmed to have the disorder. The bill sets a deadline of September 1, 2027, for full implementation of these changes.
Sponsors: Capriglione (R)
Jan 31, 2025
(S) Parker signed onto the bill as Author (S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate (S) Filed
Feb 24, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Health & Human Services, chaired by a Republican
Apr 2, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Testimony taken in committee (S) Left pending in committee
Apr 10, 2025
(S) Considered in public hearing (S) Vote taken in committee
Apr 14, 2025
(S) Reported favorably as substituted (S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar (S) Committee report printed and distributed
Apr 24, 2025
(S) Placed on local & uncontested calendar (S) Laid before the Senate (S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment (S) Vote recorded in Journal (S) Three day rule suspended (S) Record vote (S) Read 3rd time (S) Passed (S) Record vote (S) Reported engrossed
Apr 25, 2025
(H) Received from the Senate
Apr 28, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Public Health, chaired by a Republican
May 1, 2025
(H) Considered in formal meeting (H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 2, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed
May 5, 2025
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars (H) Laid out in lieu of companion (H) Read 2nd time (H) Passed to 3rd reading
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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (S) House passage reported (S) Reported enrolled
May 7, 2025
(S) Signed in the Senate (H) Signed in the House (E) Sent to the Governor
May 19, 2025
(E) Signed by the Governor (E) Effective on 9/1/25
(S) Capriglione signed onto the bill as Sponsor
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
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(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Ashley Stanley-Copeland for self (Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Rosalia Sandoval for self (Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Cole Glosser for Coalition of Texans with Disabilities (Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Danielle Lobsinger Bush for Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute (Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Desiree Ingram for Texas Women's Healthcare Coalition (TWHC)
