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Texas Legislature · SB 984 · Effective on 9/1/25

Relating to access to individualized investigational treatments for patients with life-threatening or severely debilitating illnesses

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Reached a final decision
Became law
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Officially: “Relating to access to individualized investigational treatments for patients with life-threatening or severely debilitating illnesses. Read the full text

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89th Legislature (2025)

Where it is

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Received by the Secretary of the Senate · Jan 29, 2025
Filed · Jan 29, 2025
Read first time · Feb 13, 2025
Referred to Health & Human Services · Feb 13, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Mar 18, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 18, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · Mar 18, 2025
Left pending in committee · Mar 18, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 26, 2025
Vote taken in committee · Mar 26, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendments · Mar 31, 2025
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar · Mar 31, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · Mar 31, 2025
Placed on local & uncontested calendar · Apr 10, 2025
Laid before the Senate · Apr 10, 2025
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment · Apr 10, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Apr 10, 2025
Three day rule suspended · Apr 10, 2025
Record vote · Apr 10, 2025
Read 3rd time · Apr 10, 2025
Passed · Apr 10, 2025
Record vote · Apr 10, 2025
Reported engrossed · Apr 10, 2025
Received from the Senate · Apr 14, 2025
Read first time · Apr 17, 2025
Referred to Public Health · Apr 17, 2025
Considered in formal meeting · Apr 24, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · Apr 24, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · May 5, 2025
Committee report distributed · May 5, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · May 6, 2025
Corrected com rept filed w/ Comte Coordinator · May 6, 2025
Corrected comm. report distributed · May 6, 2025
Corrected committee report sent to Calendars · May 6, 2025
Considered in Calendars · May 14, 2025
Placed on General State Calendar · May 16, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 19, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading · May 19, 2025
Record vote · May 19, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 19, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 20, 2025
Passed · May 20, 2025
Record vote · May 20, 2025
House passage reported · May 20, 2025
Reported enrolled · May 20, 2025
Signed in the Senate · May 21, 2025
Signed in the House · May 21, 2025
Sent to the Governor · May 21, 2025
Signed by the Governor · May 29, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25 · May 29, 2025

The numbers

2
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

BettencourtKing

Recorded votes

SBi984 was passed byHouse · 2025-05-20 · Yeas 147, Nays 0, Present, not voting 2
SBi984 was passed to third reading byHouse · 2025-05-19 · Yeas 143, Nays 0, Present, not voting 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Texas legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective on 9/1/25 (May 29, 2025).