Bill	Session	Author & Sponsor	Caption	Committees	Last action
HB 2157	84-0 (2015)	Author: Miller, Rick	Relating to a requirement that a hospital allow a patient to designate a caregiver to receive aftercare instruction regarding the patient.	House: Public Health	Referred to Public Health
HB 3565	84-0 (2015)	Author: Bonnen, Greg	Relating to prohibition of notification forms from health benefit plan issuers intended to intimidate patients; adding a provision subject to a criminal penalty.	House: Insurance	Referred to Insurance
HB 3820	84-0 (2015)	Author: Allen, Alma	Relating to safe patient handling practices at hospitals and nursing homes; providing an administrative penalty.	House: Public Health	Referred to Public Health
HB 3903	84-0 (2015)	Author: Sheffield, J. D. \| et. al.	Relating to a requirement that a hospital allow a patient to designate a caregiver to receive aftercare instruction regarding the patient.	House: Public Health	Committee report sent to Calendars
SB 1952	84-0 (2015)	Author: Hinojosa, Juan	Relating to a requirement that a hospital allow a patient to designate a caregiver to receive aftercare instruction regarding the patient.	Senate: Health & Human Services	Referred to Health & Human Services
HB 1829	83-0 (2013)	Author: Gonzalez, Naomi	Relating to safe patient handling and movement practices at hospitals and nursing homes.	House: Human Services Senate: Health & Human Services	Referred to Health & Human Services
HB 2880	83-0 (2013)	Author: Thompson, Senfronia	Relating to the rights and duties of hospital patients and certain health care providers; providing civil penalties.	House: Public Health	Left pending in committee
HB 836	82-0 (2011)	Author: Shelton, Mark \| et. al.	Relating to certain persons receiving mental health services.	House: Public Health	Left pending in committee
HB 3520	82-0 (2011)	Author: Hughes, Bryan \| et. al.	Relating to advance directives or health care or treatment decisions made by or on behalf of patients.	House: Human Services	Left pending in subcommittee
HB 1489	81-0 (2009)	Author: Thompson, Senfronia \| et. al.	Relating to the practice of nursing; providing civil penalties.	House: Public Health	Left pending in committee
HB 2005	81-0 (2009)	Author: McCall, Brian	Relating to health benefit plan coverage for routine patient care costs for enrollees participating in certain clinical trials.	House: Insurance	Referred to Insurance
HB 2868	81-0 (2009)	Author: Strama, Mark	Relating to full disclosure of certain events for a health care practitioner or health care institution.	House: Public Health	Referred to Public Health
HB 2964	81-0 (2009)	Author: Coleman, Garnet \| et. al.	Relating to advance directives and health care and treatment decisions.	House: Public Health	Referred to Public Health
HB 3099	81-0 (2009)	Author: Leibowitz, David	Relating to the reporting of preventable adverse events and the establishment of a patient safety program in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers; providing an administrative penalty.	House: Public Health	Referred to Public Health
HB 4688	81-0 (2009)	Author: Herrero, Abel	Relating to the protection and care of individuals with mental retardation who reside in a state developmental center.	House: Human Services	Referred to Human Services
SB 1000	81-0 (2009)	Author: Gallegos, Jr., Mario	Relating to the practice of nursing; providing civil penalties.	Senate: Health & Human Services	Referred to Health & Human Services
SB 1520	81-0 (2009)	Author: Shapleigh, Eliot Sponsor: Herrero, Abel	Relating to the protection and care of individuals with mental retardation residing in certain residential care facilities.	House: Human Services Senate: Health & Human Services	Committee report sent to Calendars
SB 1665	81-0 (2009)	Author: Wentworth, Jeff	Relating to post-commitment treatment and supervision of persons with mental illness who are manifestly dangerous.	Senate: Health & Human Services	No action taken in committee
SB 2079	81-0 (2009)	Author: Uresti, Carlos	Relating to the continuing care plan for persons being discharged from state hospitals.	House: Public Health Senate: Health & Human Services	Left pending in committee
HB 574	80-0 (2007)	Author: McClendon, Ruth	Relating to the rights of a patient receiving treatment for severe chronic or acute pain.	House: Public Health	Left pending in committee
HB 2837	80-0 (2007)	Author: Strama, Mark \| et. al.	Relating to the establishment of a full disclosure protocol for hospitals.	House: Public Health	Referred to Public Health
SB 28	80-0 (2007)	Author: Nelson, Jane	Relating to transferable physician orders for life-sustaining and related treatment.	House: Public Health Senate: Health & Human Services	Referred to Public Health
HB 2985	78-0 (2003)	Author: Capelo, Jaime \| et. al. Sponsor: Nelson, Jane	Relating to the establishment of an office of patient protection within the Health Professions Council.	House: Public Health Senate: Health & Human Services	Effective on 9/1/03
HB 1840	70-0 (1987)	Author: Thompson, Senfronia	Relating to rights of medical patients, maternity home residents, and health maintenance organization members.	House: Public Health	Referred to Public Health
HB 1256	69-0 (1985)	Author: Oliver, Jesse Sponsor: Farabee, Ray	Relating to voluntary and involuntary mental health proceedings and services and to the rights of mental health patients.	House: Public Health Senate: Health & Human Resources	Effective immediately
HB 1707	69-0 (1985)	Author: Thompson, Senfronia	Relating to rights of medical patients, maternity home residents, and health maintenance organization members.	House: Public Health	1st Printing sent to Comm. on Cal.
HB 2523	69-0 (1985)	Author: Green, Gene	Relating to rights of medical patients, and maternity home residents.	House: Public Health	Referred to Public Health
SB 1372	69-0 (1985)	Author: Traeger, John	Relating to the rights of medical patients, maternity home residents, and health maintenance organization members.	Senate: Health & Human Resources	Referred to Health & Human Services
HB 244	68-0 (1983)	Author: Hudson III, Samuel	Relating to the custody and rights of and therapies for mental patients.	House: Public Health	Referred to Committee on Public Health
HB 1074	68-0 (1983)	Author: Granoff, Al	Relating to the right of a mentally ill patient to be free from unnecessary and excessive medication.	House: Public Health	Committee report printed and sent to Committee on Calendars
HB 1472	68-0 (1983)	Author: Gibson, Bruce	Relating to persons who may grant consent for health care.	House: Human Services	Referred to Committee on Human Services
HB 1508	68-0 (1983)	Author: Pennington, Randy	Relating to the protection of handicapped children; providing penalties.	House: Judiciary	Placed on daily General State Calendar
HB 1726	68-0 (1983)	Author: Danburg, Debra Sponsor: Whitmire, John	Relating to rights of the elderly.	House: Retirement and Aging Senate: Health & Human Resources	Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HB 1973	68-0 (1983)	Author: Granoff, Al	Relating to the right of mentally ill or retarded patient to be free from unnecessary and excessive medication; providing penalties.	House: Public Health	Committee report printed and sent to Committee on Calendars
SB 832	68-0 (1983)	Author: Farabee, Ray	Relating to persons who may grant consent for health care.	Senate: Health & Human Resources	Referred to Committee on Health & Human Resources
HB 74	67-0 (1981)	Author: Hudson III, Samuel Sponsor: Truan, Carlos	Relating to participation of certain persons in medical research projects, experimental medical treatment, and certain surgical procedures.	House: Security & Sanctions Senate: Human Resources	Reported from committee favorably without amendments
HB 851	67-0 (1981)	Author: Price, Albert	Relating to an internal system of advocacy for clients of the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation.	House: State Affairs	Referred to Committee on State Affairs
HB 1621	67-0 (1981)	Author: Hudson III, Samuel Sponsor: Brooks, Chet	Relating to the right of a mental patient to refuse certain treatment.	House: Health Services Senate: Human Resources	Reported from committee favorably with substitute
HB 1639	67-0 (1981)	Author: Uher, D.R.	Relating to the requirement of consent to certain actions regarding mentally retarded persons and to the rights of mentally retarded persons.	House: Health Services	Reported from subcommittee favorably without amendments
HB 2179	67-0 (1981)	Author: Waldrop, Tom	Relating to authorizing a parent of a mentally retarded person to take certain actions on the person's behalf.	House: Health Services	Referred to Committee on Health Services
HB 894	66-0 (1979)	Author: Hudson III, Samuel	Relating to the right of a proposed mental patient or mental patient to refuse electroconvulsive therapy, insulin coma therapy, or all other therapies which require the occurrence of a convulsion and that any such therapies received shall only be received when the proposed mental patient or mental patient is duly informed and consenting of the therapy; providing penalties.	House: Health Services	Referred to Committee on Health Services
SB 700	65-0 (1977)	Author: Braecklein, Bill Sponsor: Ezzell, Michael H.	Mentally Retarded Persons Act of 1977.	House: Health & Welfare Senate: Human Resources	Effective on . . . . . . . . . .
HB 914	64-0 (1975)	Author: Nabers, Lynn	Relating to legal rights of mentally retarded persons; admission and commitment to mental retardation services; transfer and discharge of clients; establishing human rights committees; providing for confidentiality of records; providing for responsibility of the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation and cooperation with other agencies; providing for rulemaking authority; establishing provision for fees for services and support and maintenance of residents; providing penalties and remedies; providing effective dates.	House: Health & Welfare	Reported from committee with substitute
HB 1796	64-0 (1975)	Author: Cartwright, Donald	Relating to the rights of patients in mental hospitals.	House: Health & Welfare	Rules suspended
HB 1833	64-0 (1975)	Author: Whitehead, Emmett	Amending Article 2 of Chapter 67, Acts of the 59th Legislature, Regular Session, 1965 (codified as Article 5547-202, Vernon's Annotated Texas Civil Statutes) to add a new section providing for the establishment of administrative rules and procedures, including a review board or boards for the purpose of providing due process procedures for determining whether or not a patient or student is manifestly dangerous, and for the transfer, furlough or discharge of patients or students to or from a maximum security facility.	House: Health & Welfare	Referred to subcommittee
HB 2022	64-0 (1975)	Author: Hudson III, Samuel	Relating to participation of certain persons in medical research projects; experimental medical treatment, and certain surgical procedures; providing a penalty.	House: Health & Welfare	Referred to Committee on Health and Welfare
SB 395	64-0 (1975)	Author: Braecklein, Bill	Relating to legal rights of mentally retarded persons; admission and commitment to mental retardation services; transfer and discharge of clients; establishing human rights committees; providing for confidentiality of records; providing for responsibility of the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation and cooperation with other agencies; providing for rulemaking authority; establishing provisions for fees and services and support and maintenance of residents; providing penalties and remedies; providing effective dates.	Senate: Human Resources	Reported from committee favorably substituted
HB 1152	63-0 (1973)	Author: Bird, Ronald C.	Making various amendments to the Texas Mental Health Code.	House: Judiciary	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
HB 840	62-0 (1971)	Author: Floyd, Guy Sponsor: Bates, James S.	Relating to providing that certain communications by a patient who has voluntarily submitted to treatment or is being examined for admission to voluntary treatment for drug abuse shall be privileged.
SB 367	55-0 (1957)	Author: Bradshaw, Floyd Francis	Relating to providing that any person confined, voluntary or otherwise, in a State Institution shall have the right upon his own request or by request of parent, guardian, spouse or nearest of kin, to out patient treatment, by any duly licensed member of the healing arts not available within the Institution in which said person is confined.
HB 355	54-0 (1955)	Author: McGregor, Malcolm \| et. al.	Relating to permitting the Board for Texas State Hospitals and Special Schools to provide or perform necessary treatment and medical services to persons admitted or committed to its care without the consent of responsible relatives or guardians in certain cases.
HB 372	52-0 (1951)	Author: Perry, Henry Grady \| et. al.	Relating to defining the liability for support and care of inmates of the Texas State Hospitals and Special Schools; providing for an exception as to certain institutions; defining indigent and non-indigent patients and students; providing for a setting of rate for the care, support and maintenance of inmates, where there is a liability to pay.
HB 658	33-0 (1913)	Author: Schwegmann, Bernhardt	Relating to prohibiting any association of persons or individuals, or their employees, who own or control a hospital or sanitarium; from prohibiting any patient from seeing and consulting privately with any attorney, prescribing a penalty.

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