Relating to the school health and related services program, including parental consent for program services, the establishment of a school health and related services program advisory council, and the publication of the School Health and Related Services (SHARS) Handbook portion of the Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 3, 2023
Last action May 5, 2023
Floor votes · House Apr 27, 2023
How they voted
120–21
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 143
Apr 27, 2023
D
Democratic59
98% Yea
R
Republican84
73% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
7
May 5, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
May 5, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 1, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 3, 2023
Committee
Referred to Human Services
lower
Mar 3, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gary VanDeaver
RRepublican
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