Bill Commons

TX HB 136

enacted

Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for lactation consultation services.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower

Quick answers

Did TX HB 136 pass?

Yes. TX HB 136 has been enacted into law as of 2025-05-24. Latest recorded action (2025-05-24): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX HB 136 about?

TX HB 136 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for lactation consultation services.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 136?

Swanson, Alvarado, Rose and 3 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 136, joined by 9 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-12
Latest action
2025-05-24 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Swansonprimary
  • Alvaradoprimary
  • Roseprimary
  • Richardsonprimary
  • Nobleprimary
  • Hullprimary
  • Blancocosponsor
  • Eckhardtcosponsor
  • Westcosponsor
  • Zaffirinicosponsor
  • Davis, Aichacosponsor
  • Florescosponsor
  • Jones, Jolandacosponsor
  • Plesacosponsor
  • Shofnercosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-11

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-03-12

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-03-12

    Referred to Human Services

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-25

    Considered in public hearing

  5. 2025-03-25

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  6. 2025-03-25

    Left pending in committee

  7. 2025-04-01

    Considered in public hearing

  8. 2025-04-01

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  9. 2025-04-01

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-04-07

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  11. 2025-04-07

    Committee report distributed

  12. 2025-04-08

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  13. 2025-04-17

    Considered in Calendars

  14. 2025-04-22

    Placed on General State Calendar

  15. 2025-04-22

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  16. 2025-04-22

    Passed to engrossment

  17. 2025-04-22

    Record vote

  18. 2025-04-22

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  19. 2025-04-23

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  20. 2025-04-23

    Passed

    passage

  21. 2025-04-23

    Record vote

  22. 2025-04-23

    Reported engrossed

  23. 2025-04-23

    Received from the House

    introduction

  24. 2025-04-24

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  25. 2025-04-24

    Referred to Health & Human Services

    referral-committee

  26. 2025-04-30

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  27. 2025-04-30

    Considered in public hearing

  28. 2025-04-30

    Testimony taken in committee

  29. 2025-04-30

    Left pending in committee

  30. 2025-05-05

    Considered in public hearing

  31. 2025-05-05

    Vote taken in committee

  32. 2025-05-06

    Co-sponsor authorized

  33. 2025-05-06

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  34. 2025-05-06

    Committee report printed and distributed

  35. 2025-05-08

    Co-sponsor authorized

  36. 2025-05-08

    Placed on intent calendar

  37. 2025-05-08

    Rules suspended-Intent Calendar

  38. 2025-05-08

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  39. 2025-05-08

    Record vote

  40. 2025-05-08

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  41. 2025-05-08

    Record vote

  42. 2025-05-08

    Three day rule suspended

  43. 2025-05-08

    Record vote

  44. 2025-05-08

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  45. 2025-05-08

    Passed

    passage

  46. 2025-05-08

    Record vote

  47. 2025-05-08

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  48. 2025-05-09

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  49. 2025-05-12

    Signed in the House

    passage

  50. 2025-05-12

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  51. 2025-05-13

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  52. 2025-05-24

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  53. 2025-05-24

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-22 · pass · 133-13

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Alders: no
    • Cain: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hayes: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Leo Wilson: no
    • Little: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Luther: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Schofield: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Toth: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Dean: absent
    • Buckley: absent
    • Simmon: absent
  • passage

    2025-04-23 · pass · 130-16

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Alders: no
    • Cain: no
    • Harris Davila: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Leo Wilson: no
    • Little: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Lozano: no
    • Luther: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Pierson: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Troxclair: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Harris(C): not voting
    • Jones: not voting
    • V: not voting
    • Schofield: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-08 · pass · 28-3

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Eckhardt: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Gutierrez: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Menéndez: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • West: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Hagenbuch: no
    • Hall: no
    • Sparks: no
  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 136 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-08 · pass · 28-3

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Eckhardt: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Gutierrez: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Menéndez: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • West: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Hagenbuch: no
    • Hall: no
    • Sparks: no

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