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TX SB 1044

enacted

Relating to newborn screening tests for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 1044 pass?

Yes. TX SB 1044 has been enacted into law as of 2025-05-19. Latest recorded action (2025-05-19): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX SB 1044 about?

TX SB 1044 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to newborn screening tests for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 1044?

Parker, Capriglione, Orr are the primary sponsors of TX SB 1044.

Introduced
2025-01-31
Latest action
2025-05-19 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Parkerprimary
  • Capriglioneprimary
  • Orrprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-31

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-01-31

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-02-24

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-02-24

    Referred to Health & Human Services

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-04-02

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-04-02

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-04-02

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-04-02

    Left pending in committee

  9. 2025-04-10

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-04-10

    Vote taken in committee

  11. 2025-04-14

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-04-14

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  13. 2025-04-14

    Committee report printed and distributed

  14. 2025-04-24

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  15. 2025-04-24

    Laid before the Senate

    receipt

  16. 2025-04-24

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  17. 2025-04-24

    Vote recorded in Journal

  18. 2025-04-24

    Three day rule suspended

  19. 2025-04-24

    Record vote

  20. 2025-04-24

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  21. 2025-04-24

    Passed

    passage

  22. 2025-04-24

    Record vote

  23. 2025-04-24

    Reported engrossed

  24. 2025-04-25

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  25. 2025-04-28

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  26. 2025-04-28

    Referred to Public Health

    referral-committee

  27. 2025-05-01

    Considered in formal meeting

  28. 2025-05-01

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  29. 2025-05-02

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  30. 2025-05-02

    Committee report distributed

  31. 2025-05-05

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  32. 2025-05-05

    Laid out in lieu of companion

  33. 2025-05-05

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  34. 2025-05-05

    Passed to 3rd reading

  35. 2025-05-06

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  36. 2025-05-06

    Passed

    passage

  37. 2025-05-06

    Record vote

  38. 2025-05-06

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  39. 2025-05-06

    House passage reported

    passage

  40. 2025-05-06

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  41. 2025-05-07

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  42. 2025-05-07

    Signed in the House

    passage

  43. 2025-05-07

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  44. 2025-05-19

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  45. 2025-05-19

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-06 · pass · 131-13

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: 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
    • Schofield: 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
    • 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
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: 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
    • Hopper: no
    • Leo Wilson: no
    • Little: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Luther: no
    • Money: no
    • Morgan: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Isaac: absent
    • Lopez: absent
    • J: absent
    • Pierson: absent
    • Schatzline: absent
    • Tot: absent
    • 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
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: 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, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes

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