** REVISION **
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Public Health 

TIME & DATE:  10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted
Wednesday, May 8, 2019 

PLACE:       E2.026 
CHAIR:       Rep. Senfronia Thompson 

 ** MEETING CANCELED **

The chair may limit testimony time and the number of testifying witnesses to ensure consideration of posted and pending business, especially if testimony would cause the public hearing to extend into the next calendar day.

SB 384         Nelson                 
Relating to the reporting of health care-associated infections and preventable adverse events at health care facilities.

SB 430         Lucio                  
Relating to designating June 13 as Blue Tie Day.

SB 632         Kolkhorst | et al.      
Relating to the composition of the governing bodies and the consultation policies of local mental health authorities with respect to sheriffs, their representatives, and local law enforcement agencies.

SB 750         Kolkhorst | et al.      
Relating to maternal and newborn health care and the quality of services provided to women in this state under certain health care programs.

SB 1121        Lucio | et al.          
Relating to public health laboratory capabilities in certain counties.

SB 1124        Lucio | et al.          
Relating to establishment of a border public health response team.

SB 1313        Lucio | et al.          
Relating to demonstration programs for childhood obesity and chronic disease prevention in certain border counties.

SB 1621        Kolkhorst | et al.      
Relating to creating a license for certain rural medical facilities; requiring a license; authorizing fees.

SB 1622        Kolkhorst | et al.      
Relating to rural hospitals and similar facilities; requiring a license; authorizing fees.

SB 2150        Kolkhorst              
Relating to the reporting of certain information on maternal mortality to the Department of State Health Services and the confidentiality of that information.

HR 1180        Price                  
Recognizing March 2020 as National Athletic Training Month.

HR 1203        Leach                  
Recognizing September 2019 as Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month.

SB 1119        Lucio | et al.          
Relating to the establishment of a border public health initiative by the Department of State Health Services.

SB 1120        Lucio | et al.          
Relating to health professional continuing education to address communicable and other diseases in border counties.

SB 1122        Lucio | et al.          
Relating to the establishment of a sanitarian recruitment and retention program in border counties for public health purposes.

SB 2111        Watson                 
Relating to the Health and Human Services Commission developing a plan to contract with a public institution of higher education to operate a certain state hospital.

SB 2316        Hinojosa               
Relating to controlled substance prescriptions under the Texas Controlled Substances Act; creating a criminal offense.

Notice of this meeting was announced from the house floor.

Bills added after last posting:

SB 1119

SB 1120

SB 1122

SB 2111

SB 2316

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