HB 4 Texas House · 87th Legislature (2021)

Relating to the provision and delivery of certain health care services in this state, including services under Medicaid and other public benefits programs, using telecommunications or information technology and to reimbursement for some of those services.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Mar 1, 2021 Signed Jun 15, 2021
Floor votes · House Apr 15, 2021

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
54
Key actions
15
Committee
12
Amendments
8
Jun 15, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 28, 2021
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
upper
May 28, 2021
Introduced
Text of Senate Amendment(s)
lower
May 28, 2021
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
lower
May 27, 2021
Introduced
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
lower
May 27, 2021
Introduced
Senate Amendments distributed
lower
May 26, 2021
Introduced
Senate passage as amended reported
lower
May 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 24, 2021
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
May 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
May 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Apr 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
Apr 19, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 19, 2021
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Mar 1, 2021
Committee
Referred to Public Health
lower
Mar 1, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
6 primary · 82 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DB
Dawn Buckingham
RRepublican
TX
24
P
FP
Four Price
RRepublican
TX
87
P
GC
Garnet Coleman
DDemocratic
TX
147
P
Photo of Ryan Guillen
Ryan Guillen
RRepublican
TX
31
P
Photo of Tom Oliverson
Tom Oliverson
RRepublican
TX
130
P
Photo of Trent Ashby
Trent Ashby
RRepublican
TX
9
Co
AH
Abel Herrero
DDemocratic
TX
34
Co
Photo of Alma Allen
Alma Allen
DDemocratic
TX
131
Co
Photo of Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos
Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos
DDemocratic
TX
102
Co
AM
Andy Murr
RRepublican
TX
53
Co
Photo of Angie Button
Angie Button
RRepublican
TX
112
Co
AF
Art Fierro
DDemocratic
TX
79
Co
BL
Ben Leman
RRepublican
TX
13
Co
Photo of Bobby Guerra
Bobby Guerra
DDemocratic
TX
41
Co
Photo of Briscoe Cain
Briscoe Cain
RRepublican
TX
128
Co
Photo of Brooks Landgraf
Brooks Landgraf
RRepublican
TX
81