** REVISION **
SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Health & Human Services 

TIME & DATE:   1:00 PM or upon adjournment/recess
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 

PLACE:         Senate Chamber 
CHAIR:         Senator Lois Kolkhorst 

The committee will meet to consider the following:

SB 331         Kolkhorst              
Relating to the disclosure of health care cost information by certain health care facilities; imposing an administrative penalty.

SB 883         Paxton | et al.         
Relating to patient access to prescription drugs for off-label use for COVID-19 treatment.

SB 926         Hancock                
Relating to certain practices of health benefit plan issuers to encourage the use of certain physicians and health care providers and rank physicians.

SB 1137        Miles                  
Relating to group home consultant referrals; creating a criminal offense.

SB 1138        Miles                  
Relating to municipal first responder policies for emergencies occurring at a group home.

SB 1144        Blanco                 
Relating to the provision of shelter or care to a minor by an emergency shelter facility.

SB 1151        Blanco                 
Relating to an insurer's responsibility to review and audit a third-party administrator.

SB 1236        Hughes
Relating to the relationship between pharmacists or pharmacies and health benefit plan issuers or pharmacy benefit managers.

SB 1270        Hughes                 
Relating to itemized billing for health care services and supplies provided by health care providers.

SB 1522        Perry                  
Relating to the regulation of continuing care facilities.

SB 1869        Perry                  
Relating to the procedures for modifying the schedules of controlled substances.

SB 2207        Hall                   
Relating to prohibiting the Texas Medical Board from regulating certain physician advertising.

SB 2422        Hall                   
Relating to investigations and disciplinary or punitive action by the Texas Medical Board regarding certain treatments or practices regarding COVID-19 and to the required expungement of certain records.

Public testimony will be limited to 2 minutes. If submitting written testimony, please provide 20 copies to the Committee Clerk with your name on each.

Bills added after last posting:

SB 1236

** See Committee Coordinator for previous versions of the schedule **

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