Bill Commons

TX SB 493

enacted

Relating to protection of certain disclosures and communications by pharmacists and pharmacies regarding prescription drug benefits.

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

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Did TX SB 493 pass?

Yes. TX SB 493 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX SB 493 about?

TX SB 493 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to protection of certain disclosures and communications by pharmacists and pharmacies regarding prescription drug benefits.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 493?

Kolkhorst, Wharton are the primary sponsors of TX SB 493, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Introduced
2024-11-22
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Kolkhorstprimary
  • Whartonprimary
  • Blancocosponsor
  • Cookcosponsor
  • Sparkscosponsor
  • Westcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

  2. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-05-23

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-05-23

    Signed in the House

    passage

  5. 2025-05-23

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  6. 2025-05-22

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-22

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  8. 2025-05-22

    Record vote

  9. 2025-05-22

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  10. 2025-05-22

    Read

  11. 2025-05-22

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  12. 2025-05-20

    House passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  13. 2025-05-20

    Record vote

  14. 2025-05-20

    Passed

    passage

  15. 2025-05-20

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  16. 2025-05-19

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  17. 2025-05-19

    Record vote

  18. 2025-05-19

    Passed to 3rd reading

  19. 2025-05-19

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  20. 2025-05-19

    Placed on General State Calendar

  21. 2025-05-15

    Considered in Calendars

  22. 2025-05-14

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  23. 2025-05-14

    Committee report distributed

  24. 2025-05-14

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  25. 2025-05-09

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. 2025-05-09

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  27. 2025-05-09

    Considered in formal meeting

  28. 2025-04-30

    Left pending in committee

  29. 2025-04-30

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  30. 2025-04-30

    Considered in public hearing

  31. 2025-04-22

    Referred to Insurance

    referral-committee

  32. 2025-04-22

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  33. 2025-04-14

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  34. 2025-04-10

    Reported engrossed

  35. 2025-04-10

    Record vote

  36. 2025-04-10

    Passed

    passage

  37. 2025-04-10

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  38. 2025-04-10

    Record vote

  39. 2025-04-10

    Three day rule suspended

  40. 2025-04-10

    Vote recorded in Journal

  41. 2025-04-10

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  42. 2025-04-10

    Laid before the Senate

    receipt

  43. 2025-04-10

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  44. 2025-04-10

    Co-author authorized

  45. 2025-04-02

    Co-author authorized

  46. 2025-04-01

    Co-author authorized

  47. 2025-03-31

    Committee report printed and distributed

  48. 2025-03-31

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  49. 2025-03-31

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  50. 2025-03-26

    Vote taken in committee

  51. 2025-03-26

    Considered in public hearing

  52. 2025-03-18

    Left pending in committee

  53. 2025-03-18

    Testimony taken in committee

  54. 2025-03-18

    Considered in public hearing

  55. 2025-03-18

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  56. 2025-02-03

    Referred to Health & Human Services

    referral-committee

  57. 2025-02-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  58. 2024-11-22

    Filed

    filing

  59. 2024-11-22

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-19 · pass · 141-0

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: 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
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dyson: 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
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: 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
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: 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
    • Olcott: 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
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: 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
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Vasut(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Anchía: absent
    • Cortez: absent
    • Dutton: absent
    • Lalan: absent
    • Fairly: absent
    • Little: absent
    • Shofne: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-20 · pass · 147-0

    Member-level votes (153)
    • 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
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: 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
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: 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
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: 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
    • Olcott: 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
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: 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
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Harris(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Jones: absent
    • V: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-22 · pass · 31-0

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ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00400_SB00499/SB 493.xml

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