Relating to the Texas Physician Health Program and the regulation of certain occupations by the Texas Medical Board; expanding the applicability of surcharges.
SB 2480 adds two new surcharges for medical license holders in Texas. It imposes a $15 fee for initial registration and license renewals to fund the Texas Physician Health Program, and an additional fee for National Practitioner Data Bank searches, both paid by licensed medical professionals regulated by the Texas Medical Board. Funds from these surcharges must go exclusively to program administration (like evaluations by the medical director) and cannot cover participant medical costs or treatment. The bill directly affects all physicians and medical professionals holding licenses under the Texas Medical Board.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 13, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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Enrolled
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Jun 1, 2025
MODERATE
This bill enrolls the final version of SB 2480, which expands the Texas Physician Health Program to include continuous queries of the National Practitioner Data Bank for all occupations regulated by the Texas Medical Board, not just physicians. The changes update fee structures, add new surcharges to fund the program, and establish effective dates for implementation.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from applying only to physicians to covering all occupations regulated by the Texas Medical Board, requiring the board to run continuous queries on the National Practitioner Data Bank for all license holders.
SCOPE
Continuous queries of the National Practitioner Data Bank are now required for all occupations regulated by the Texas Medical Board, not just physicians.
FISCAL
Fee amounts for various licenses and permits were updated to reflect new surcharges, including a $15 surcharge for administering the Texas Physician Health Program.
TIMELINE
The Texas Medical Board must adopt implementing rules by December 1, 2025, and the new provisions apply to applications submitted on or after that date.
REQUIREMENT
Updated requirements for updating physician profiles to include new disciplinary reports and remove dismissed reports within 10 working days of finding new information.
Floor votes · House May 27, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
51
Key actions
15
Committee
11
Jun 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage reported
upper
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 27, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (128-7-11)
house
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
May 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Health
lower
May 6, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
May 5, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
May 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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