2025 Regular SessionTexas Legislature

HB50

Legislative Summary

Relating to informed consent for certain screening tests.

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Bill History

3/13/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
Read first time
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
Referred to Public Health
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
Considered in public hearing
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
Left pending in committee
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Considered in public hearing
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Committee report distributed
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Committee report sent to Calendars
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Considered in Calendars
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Placed on General State Calendar
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Amended 1-V. Jones
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Record vote RV#506
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Passed to engrossment as amended
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Record vote RV#507
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
Passed
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
Record vote RV#558
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
Reported engrossed
House of Representatives

Amendments

House Amendment (H 2) 1-Jones, Venton

House Amendment (H 2) 1-Jones, Venton

4/24/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Read 3rd time RV#558
4/25/2025
116
Yea
21
Nay
1
Not Voting
12
Absent
Result: PASSED
RV#506
4/24/2025
131
Yea
16
Nay
2
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal RV#507
4/24/2025
125
Yea
22
Nay
2
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/25/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Democrat: 57
Republican: 14

Primary Sponsor

Venton Jones
Venton Jones
Democrat

Co-Sponsors (70)

Tom Oliverson
Republican
Toni Rose
Democrat
Elizabeth Campos
Democrat
Ryan Guillen
Republican
Alma Allen
Democrat
Rafael Anchia
Democrat
Diego Bernal
Democrat
Salman Bhojani
Democrat
Rhetta Bowers
Democrat
John Bryant
Democrat
John Bucy
Democrat
Ben Bumgarner
Republican
Terry Canales
Democrat
Sheryl Cole
Democrat
Nicole Collier
Democrat
David Cook
Republican
Philip Cortez
Democrat
Charles Cunningham
Republican
Aicha Davis
Democrat
Yvonne Davis
Democrat
Harold Dutton
Democrat
Maria Flores
Democrat
Erin Gamez
Democrat
Cassandra Garcia Hernandez
Democrat
Josey Garcia
Democrat
Linda Garcia
Democrat
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins
Democrat
Jessica Gonzalez
Democrat
Mary Gonzalez
Democrat
Vikki Goodwin
Democrat
Caroline Harris Davila
Republican
Ana Hernandez
Democrat
Gina Hinojosa
Democrat
Donna Howard
Democrat
Ann Johnson
Democrat
Jolanda Jones
Democrat
Stan Kitzman
Republican
Suleman Lalani
Democrat
Oscar Longoria
Democrat
Janie Lopez
Republican
Ray Lopez
Democrat
David Lowe
Republican
John Lujan
Republican
Christian Manuel
Democrat
Armando Martinez
Democrat
Trey Martinez Fischer
Democrat
Terry Meza
Democrat
Joseph Moody
Democrat
Penny Morales Shaw
Democrat
Christina Morales
Democrat
Eddie Morales
Democrat
Claudia Ordaz Perez
Democrat
Angelia Orr
Republican
Vincent Perez
Democrat
Dade Phelan
Republican
Mihaela Plesa
Democrat
Ron Reynolds
Democrat
Keresa Richardson
Republican
Ramon Romero
Democrat
Jon Rosenthal
Democrat
Lauren Ashley Simmons
Democrat
James Talarico
Democrat
Senfronia Thompson
Democrat
Ellen Troxclair
Republican
Chris Turner
Democrat
Hubert Vo
Democrat
Armando Walle
Democrat
Charlene Ward Johnson
Democrat
Eugene Wu
Democrat
Erin Zwiener
Democrat

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text4/25/202517.2 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text4/16/202517.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text3/13/202517.1 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/16/20258.4 KB
Misc
Misc3/28/20255.8 KB