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TX SB 2043

died on adjournment

Relating to prohibited retaliation against a physician or health care provider for reporting certain violations or taking certain actions with respect to the provision of health care services; providing a civil remedy.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 2043 pass?

No. TX SB 2043 died when the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-05-16): Referred to Public Health

What is TX SB 2043 about?

TX SB 2043 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to prohibited retaliation against a physician or health care provider for reporting certain violations or taking certain actions with respect to the provision of health care services; providing a civil remedy.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 2043?

Hughes is the primary sponsor of TX SB 2043, joined by 7 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-07
Latest action
2025-05-16 — Referred to Public Health
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hughesprimary
  • Campbellcosponsor
  • Florescosponsor
  • Hagenbuchcosponsor
  • Hallcosponsor
  • Hinojosa, Adamcosponsor
  • Kingcosponsor
  • Middletoncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-07

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-03-07

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-03-17

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-03-17

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-04-03

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-04-03

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-04-03

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-04-03

    Left pending in committee

  9. 2025-04-07

    Co-author authorized

  10. 2025-04-29

    Co-author authorized

  11. 2025-04-30

    Considered in public hearing

  12. 2025-04-30

    Vote taken in committee

  13. 2025-05-05

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2025-05-05

    Committee report printed and distributed

  15. 2025-05-08

    Placed on intent calendar

  16. 2025-05-14

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  17. 2025-05-14

    Record vote

  18. 2025-05-14

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  19. 2025-05-14

    Record vote

  20. 2025-05-15

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  21. 2025-05-15

    Record vote

  22. 2025-05-15

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  23. 2025-05-15

    Passed

    passage

  24. 2025-05-15

    Record vote

  25. 2025-05-15

    Reported engrossed

  26. 2025-05-15

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  27. 2025-05-16

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  28. 2025-05-16

    Referred to Public Health

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-14 · pass · 21-10

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

  • passage

    2025-05-15 · pass · 21-10

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

Related bills

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB02000_SB02099/SB 2043.xml

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