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HB136

Signed by Governor
Authored by Lacey Hull (R)
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Caption: Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for lactation consultation.
Initially Referred to House Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Health & Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican
This bill would cost taxpayers $7,085,870.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau.

Texas Policy Research Priority #1: TPR Vote Recommendation OPPOSED

Joint authors: Noble (R); Richardson (R); Rose (D); Swanson (R)
Co-authors: Davis, A. (D); Flores (D); Jones, J. (D); Plesa (D); Shofner (R)
Sponsors: Alvarado (D)
Co-sponsors: Blanco (D); Eckhardt (D); West (D); Zaffirini (D)

(H) Blanco signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(H) Eckhardt signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(H) West signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(H) Zaffirini signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(H) Alvarado signed onto the bill as Sponsor

Mar 11, 2025

(H) Hull signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed

Mar 12, 2025

(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Human Services, chaired by a Republican

Mar 25, 2025

(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
(H) Left pending in committee

Apr 1, 2025

(H) House Human Services met.
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Reported favorably as substituted

Apr 7, 2025

(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed

Apr 8, 2025

(H) Committee report sent to Calendars

Apr 16, 2025

(H) Noble signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Richardson signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Rose signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Swanson signed onto the bill as Joint Author

Apr 17, 2025

(H) Considered in Calendars

Apr 22, 2025

(H) Placed on General State Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to engrossment
(H) Record vote

RV#325: Yea 133 (R 72, D 61) - Nay 13 (R 13, D 0)
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Yea - Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner
Nay - Alders; Cain; Harrison; Hayes; Hopper; Leo Wilson; Little; Lowe; Luther; Olcott; Schofield; Slawson; Toth
Absent - Buckley; Simmons
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
Katrina Pierson: "When Record No. 325 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

Apr 23, 2025

(H) Davis, A. signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Flores signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Shofner signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#380: Yea 130 (R 69, D 61) - Nay 16 (R 16, D 0)
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Yea - Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner
Nay - Alders; Cain; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hopper; Leo Wilson; Little; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; Olcott; Pierson; Slawson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair
Absent - Schofield
Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris
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(H) Reported engrossed
(S) Received from the House

Apr 24, 2025

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

Apr 28, 2025

(H) Jones, J. signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Plesa signed onto the bill as Coauthor

Apr 30, 2025

(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Testimony taken in committee
(S) Left pending in committee

May 5, 2025

(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Vote taken in committee

May 6, 2025

(S) Co-sponsor authorized
(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments
(S) Committee report printed and distributed

May 8, 2025

(S) Co-sponsor authorized
(S) Placed on intent calendar
(S) Rules suspended-Intent Calendar
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

20250508_HB136_2R: Yea 28 (R 17, D 11) - Nay 3 (R 3, D 0)
Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; West; Zaffirini
Nay - Hagenbuch; Hall; Sparks
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(S) Record vote
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250508_HB136_3R: Yea 28 (R 17, D 11) - Nay 3 (R 3, D 0)
Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; West; Zaffirini
Nay - Hagenbuch; Hall; Sparks
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(S) Record vote
(H) Senate passage reported

May 9, 2025

(H) Reported enrolled

May 12, 2025

(H) Signed in the House
(S) Signed in the Senate

May 13, 2025

(E) Sent to the Governor

May 24, 2025

(E) Signed by the Governor
(E) Effective on 9/1/25

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Wed 4/30/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Ayla Landry for self (with Breastfeeding Success)
(Wed 4/30/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Heidi Kiehl for self (with Texas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)
(Tue 3/25/2025) Testifying before H Human Services as Janet Jones for self (with Breastfeeding Success)
(Tue 3/25/2025) Testifying before H Human Services as Kristine Keller for self (with Dallas Lactation Consultant Association, National Lactation Conultant Alliance Ally)
(Tue 3/25/2025) Testifying before H Human Services as Tara Poland for Sentido health
(Wed 4/30/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Tara Poland for self (with Maternal by Sentido Health)
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Amanda Tollett for Texas Medical Association
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Andrew Smith for University Health
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Ashley Harris for United Way
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Ben Wright for Texas Medical Association
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Caroline Roberts for self (with Children at Risk)
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Charles Brown for American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Christine Yanas for Methodist Healthcare Ministries
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Christine Yanas for Methodist Healthcare Ministries
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Cicely Kay for Travis County Commissioners Court
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Cicely Kay for Travis County Commissioners Court
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Clayton Travis for Texas Pediatric Society
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Desiree Ingram for Texas Women's Healthcare Coalition (TWHC)
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Desiree Ingram for Texas Women's Healthcare Coalition (TWHC)
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Diana Forester for Texans Care for Children
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Elisa Hernandez for El Paso Health
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Elisa Hernandez for University Medical Center of El Paso, El Paso Health
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as ERIC GLENN for Superior Health Plan
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Gail Gresham for self
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Jamie Dudensing for Texas Association of Health Plans
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Janet Jones for self (with Breastfeeding Success)
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Janet Walker for Texas Association of Community Health Plans
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Jennifer Mudge for Texas Council on Family Violence
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Joel Romo for Partnership for a Healthy Texas
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as John Litzler for Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Katelyn Caldwell for Harris County Commissioners Court
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Katherine Strandberg for Every Body Texas
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Kevin Warren for DHR Health
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Kristen Rosin for self
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Kyle Riley for Texas Impact
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Lauren Fleming for Texas Coalition For Patients
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Laurie Vanhoose for Episcopal Health Foundation
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Laurie Vanhoose for Episcopal Health Foundation
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Lisa Medina for Texas Council on Family Violence
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Madison Kieschnick for Texas Association of Health Plans
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Marshall Kenderdine for Texas Academy of Family Physicians
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Maureen Milligan for Teaching Hospitals of Texas
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as McCann Turner for Texas Health Resources (THR)
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as McCann Turner for Texas Health Resources (THR)
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Morgan Miles for self (with Texas Doula Association, GALS Austin)
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Nzingha Williams-Eugene for Teaching Hospitals of Texas
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Preston Poole for Texas Association of Community Health Centers (TACHC)
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Rebecca Ramirez for National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Rhonda Kuykendall for self (with Fort Bend Anti- Trafficking Collective)
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Rob Borja for Central Health
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Sara Gonzalez for Texas Hospital Association
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Sarah Berel-Harrop for self
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Shelby Tracy for Texas Association of Community Health Centers (TACHC)
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Stefanie Page for Texas Pediatric Society
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Stephanie O'Banion for United Way
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as T. Purser for self (with Legacy Community Health)
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Tessa Galloso for Texans Care for Children
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Tom Banning for Texas Academy of Family Physicians
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Will Holleman for Texas Hospital Association

(Tue 3/25/2025) Testifying before H Human Services as Tonja Carpenter for self (with Lactation Services of Waco and Community Doulas of Waco)
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Michelle Erwin for Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
(Tue 3/25/2025) Registering before H Human Services as Sarah Gonzaga for Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Sarah Gonzaga for Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)