Healthcare laws and bills in Texas
Every bill in the Texas Legislature that falls inside the Healthcare Legislation Tracker's scope, with where each one currently stands.
- Bills in scope
- 357bills in scope
- Past committee
- 127past committee
- Most recent action
- 17 September 2025most recent action
Healthcare bills in Texas
50Enacted
2Cleared both chambers
75Past committee
230Introduced or inactive
357 bills in scope
Enacted
25 of 50 shown
HB 7Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by courts within and outside this state with respect to the manufacture and provision of those drugs, and to protections from certain counteractions under the laws of other states and jurisdictions; authorizing qui tam actions.17 September 2025EnactedHB 138Relating to the establishment of the Health Impact, Cost, and Coverage Analysis Program; authorizing a fee.20 June 2025EnactedHB 1612Relating to direct payment for certain health care provided by a hospital.20 June 2025EnactedHB 163Relating to the possession and administration of epinephrine delivery systems by certain entities.20 June 2025EnactedHB 1700Relating to certain records of a health professional providing a telemedicine medical service, teledentistry dental service, or telehealth service.20 June 2025EnactedHB 18Relating to the establishment and administration of certain programs and services providing health care services to rural counties.20 June 2025EnactedHB 2038Relating to the issuance by the Texas Medical Board of certain licenses to practice medicine and the authority of an insured to select certain license holders under the insured's health policy; requiring an occupational license; authorizing fees.20 June 2025EnactedHB 2071Relating to certain policies and procedures for health care specialty consultations in certain child abuse or neglect investigations and assessments.20 June 2025EnactedHB 216Relating to itemized billing for health care services and supplies provided by health care providers.20 June 2025EnactedHB 2187Relating to hospital staffing report and complaint processes and to retaliation and mandatory overtime protections for nurses.20 June 2025EnactedHB 2221Relating to certain trade practices related to life insurance, annuity contracts, and accident and health coverage.20 June 2025EnactedHB 2254Relating to certain health care services contract arrangements entered into by insurers and health care providers.20 June 2025EnactedHB 2655Relating to operation by certain nonprofit organizations of certain regional health care programs for employees of small employers.20 June 2025EnactedHB 3057Relating to health benefit plan coverage for chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy.20 June 2025EnactedHB 3151Relating to expedited credentialing of certain federally qualified health center providers by Medicaid managed care organizations.20 June 2025EnactedHB 3233Relating to patient data maintained by pharmacy benefit managers.20 June 2025EnactedHB 3348Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program in certain counties.20 June 2025EnactedHB 3505Relating to the continuation and operation of a health care provider participation district created by certain local governments to administer a health care provider participation program.20 June 2025EnactedHB 3749Relating to the regulation of the provision of elective intravenous therapy.20 June 2025EnactedHB 3788Relating to the operations of municipal hospital authorities.20 June 2025EnactedHB 3801Relating to the establishment of the Health Professions Workforce Coordinating Council and a workgroup on nursing career pathways and the abolition of the statewide health coordinating council and the nursing advisory committee of that council.20 June 2025EnactedHB 388Relating to a uniform coordination of benefits questionnaire for health benefit plans.20 June 2025EnactedHB 4076Relating to prohibiting organ transplant recipient discrimination on the basis of vaccination status.20 June 2025EnactedHB 4145Relating to the timely billing of health care services related to a personal injury claim.20 June 2025EnactedHB 4743Relating to the issuance of a single license for a hospital and a mobile stroke unit of the hospital.20 June 2025Enacted
Showing the 25 furthest along of 357. Subscribers see all of them, filtered and searchable. Bill titles link to the Texas Legislature's own page.
What counts as Healthcare Legislation legislation
In scope is any bill on the delivery, financing and regulation of health care: coverage mandates, prior authorization and utilization review, Medicaid and state health programmes, hospital finance, licensure and staffing, scope of practice and interstate compacts, telehealth, prescription drugs and pharmacy benefit managers, surprise billing, price transparency and medical debt, behavioral health and substance use treatment, maternal health, long-term care and emergency medical services.
Tracker scopes are model-drafted, not attorney-reviewed.
Healthcare legislation in other jurisdictions
52 more currently hold bills in this tracker
- New Jersey793
- Congress785
- Maryland309
- New York287
- Mississippi253
- Massachusetts243
- Montana241
- Minnesota223
- Iowa215
- Virginia214
- California211
- Rhode Island210
- Missouri204
- Oklahoma195
- Hawaii194
- West Virginia185
- Connecticut181
- Illinois179
- Kentucky178
- Pennsylvania166
- Florida160
- Arizona155
- Maine149
- Washington146
- Indiana142
- New Mexico140
- Oregon133
- Utah113
- Georgia101
- Nebraska101
- Michigan97
- Ohio92
- Tennessee91
- North Carolina90
- Colorado87
- New Hampshire82
- Vermont81
- Nevada64
- Kansas63
- Idaho61
- Louisiana61
- Alaska58
- Wisconsin56
- Arkansas44
- South Dakota43
- Alabama42
- South Carolina41
- North Dakota36
- Delaware33
- Puerto Rico21
- Wyoming13
- District of Columbia8
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