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TX HB 4454

enacted

Relating to solicitation of patients and other prohibited marketing practices, the establishment of the task force on patient solicitation, and the prosecution of certain related criminal offenses.

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

Quick answers

Did TX HB 4454 pass?

Yes. TX HB 4454 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-20. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX HB 4454 about?

TX HB 4454 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to solicitation of patients and other prohibited marketing practices, the establishment of the task force on patient solicitation, and the prosecution of certain related criminal offenses.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 4454?

Vo, Johnson are the primary sponsors of TX HB 4454.

Introduced
2025-04-03
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Voprimary
  • Johnsonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-11

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-04-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-04-03

    Referred to Public Health

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-04-14

    Considered in public hearing

  5. 2025-04-14

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  6. 2025-04-14

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  7. 2025-04-14

    Left pending in committee

  8. 2025-04-17

    Considered in formal meeting

  9. 2025-04-17

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  10. 2025-04-17

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

    referral-committee

  11. 2025-04-17

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-04-23

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  13. 2025-04-23

    Committee report distributed

  14. 2025-04-24

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  15. 2025-04-25

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  16. 2025-04-25

    Transferred to Calendars Committee

  17. 2025-04-25

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  18. 2025-04-25

    Considered in Calendars

  19. 2025-04-29

    Placed on General State Calendar

  20. 2025-04-29

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  21. 2025-04-29

    Passed to engrossment

  22. 2025-04-29

    Record vote

  23. 2025-04-29

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  24. 2025-04-30

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  25. 2025-04-30

    Passed

    passage

  26. 2025-04-30

    Record vote

  27. 2025-04-30

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  28. 2025-04-30

    Reported engrossed

  29. 2025-04-30

    Received from the House

    introduction

  30. 2025-05-19

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  31. 2025-05-19

    Referred to Health & Human Services

    referral-committee

  32. 2025-05-21

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  33. 2025-05-21

    Considered in public hearing

  34. 2025-05-21

    Left pending in committee

  35. 2025-05-22

    Considered in public hearing

  36. 2025-05-22

    Vote taken in committee

  37. 2025-05-23

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  38. 2025-05-23

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  39. 2025-05-23

    Committee report printed and distributed

  40. 2025-05-26

    Placed on intent calendar

  41. 2025-05-26

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  42. 2025-05-26

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  43. 2025-05-26

    Vote recorded in Journal

  44. 2025-05-26

    Three day rule suspended

  45. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  46. 2025-05-26

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  47. 2025-05-26

    Passed

    passage

  48. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  49. 2025-05-26

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  50. 2025-05-27

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  51. 2025-05-27

    Signed in the House

    passage

  52. 2025-05-27

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  53. 2025-05-28

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  54. 2025-06-20

    Filed without the Governor's signature

    became-law

  55. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-29 · pass · 127-20

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • 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
    • 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, 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
    • 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
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: 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
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Bumgarner: no
    • Cain: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hayes: no
    • Hickland: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Leo Wilson: no
    • Little: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Money: no
    • Noble: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Richardson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schofield: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Toth: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Virdell: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Moody(C: not voting
    • Garcia: absent
    • J: absent
  • passage

    2025-04-30 · pass · 101-34

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: 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
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • King: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Alders: no
    • Bumgarner: no
    • Cain: no
    • Canales: no
    • Cook: no
    • Harris: no
    • Harris Davila: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hayes: no
    • Hefner: no
    • Hickland: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Leo Wilson: no
    • Little: no
    • Louderback: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Lozano: no
    • Luther: no
    • McLaughlin: no
    • Metcalf: no
    • Money: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Pierson: no
    • Richardson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Shofner: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Troxclair: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Virdell: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Davis: not voting
    • A: not voting
    • Moody(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Bernal: absent
    • Holt: absent
    • Schoolcraft: absent
    • V: absent
    • Buckley: absent
    • Cunningham: absent
    • Frank: absent
    • Hinojosa: absent
    • Hunter: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Kitzman: absent
    • Orr: absent
  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 4454 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-26 · pass · 29-2

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

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