Legislative Session begins: January 10, 2023
Legislative Session begins: January 12, 2021
Legislative Session ends: May 31, 2021
Teledentistry:
Medicaid:
Health and Human Services:
Tobacco and Cigarette Products:
HB 2056 – Companion to SB488 (Identical)
Author: Klick
Relating to the practice of dentistry and the provision of teledentistry dental services.
HB 2658
Author: Frank
Relating to the Medicaid program, including the administration and operation of the Medicaid managed care program.
HB 3578
Author: Guerra
Relating to the payment methods for cigarette and tobacco products permit fees.
HB 1629 – Companion to SB951 (Identical)
Author: Guerra
Relating to improvements to the Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual designed to prevent fraud, waste, or abuse in the provision of Medicaid dental services.
HB 3145 – Companion to SB1152 (Identical)
Author: Deshotel
Relating to Medicaid reimbursement for dental services provided to certain adults with disabilities.
HB 1742
Author: Guerra
Relating to the practice of dentistry and the provision of teledentistry dental services.
HB 2348
Author: Klick
Relating to the regulation of the practice of dental hygiene.
HB 333
Author: Talarico
Relating to establishing a Texas Service Corps to provide student loan relief, job training, and work experience, in exchange for providing community service in underserved areas.
HB 325 – Companion to SB468 (Identical)
Author: Howard | Price | Jetton | Rose
Relating to the immunization data included in and excluded from the immunization registry.
HB 3842 – Companion to SB836 (Identical)
Author: Coleman
Relating to the prohibited sale of flavored cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and tobacco products and administrative penalties for the prohibited sales.
HB 1255
Companion to SB216 (Identical)
HB1523 (Duplicate)
Author: Allison
Relating to the regulation of, and taxes imposed on the sale or use of, cigarettes, tobacco products, and e-cigarettes; imposing taxes; requiring a permit; imposing a fee; providing administrative penalties.
SB 248
Author: Johnson
Relating to the regulation of cigarettes, tobacco products, and e-cigarettes and the administration of taxes imposed on the sale or use of certain of those products; requiring a permit; imposing a fee; providing administrative penalties.
SB 970
Author: Kolkhorst
Relating to the repeal of certain provisions related to health and human services.
SB 2028
Author: Kolkhorst
Relating to the Medicaid program, including the administration and operation of the Medicaid managed care program.
SB 488
Companion to HB2056 (Identical)
HB1742 (Similar)
Author: Perry | Blanco | Hinojosa | Hughes | Seliger | Springer
Coauthor: Lucio
Relating to the practice of dentistry and the provision of teledentistry dental services.
SB 401
Author: Zaffirini
Relating to health benefit coverage for general anesthesia in connection with certain pediatric dental services.
SB468 – Companion to HB325 (Identical)
Author: Zaffirini| Seliger
Relating to the immunization data included in and excluded from the immunization registry.
SB 951 – Companion to HB1629 (Identical)
Author: Hinojosa
Relating to improvements to the Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual designed to prevent fraud, waste, or abuse in the provision of Medicaid dental services.
SB 1152 – Companion to HB3145 (Identical)
Author: Kolkhorst
Relating to Medicaid reimbursement for dental services provided to certain adults with disabilities.
SB836 – Companion to HB3842 (Identical)
Author: Coleman
Relating to the prohibited sale of flavored cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and tobacco products and administrative penalties for the prohibited sales.
SB440
Author: Blanco
Relating to the prohibited sale of flavored cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and tobacco products and administrative penalties for the prohibited sales.
SB216
Companion to HB1255 (Identical)
HB1523 (Identical)
Author: Johnson
Relating to the regulation of, and taxes imposed on the sale or use of, cigarettes, tobacco products, and e-cigarettes; imposing taxes; requiring a permit; imposing a fee; providing administrative penalties.
This tool for state maternal and child health legislation covers fourteen different MCH categories includng, maternal mental health, children’s mental health, children’s nutrition, and infant/maternal mortality
Rulemaking actions will be posted in the Texas Register which is a weekly publication that serves as the journal for state agency rulemaking for Texas. Once published the public has 30 days in which to respond. http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/index.shtml/
Board Meetings are held in the William P. Hobby Jr., Building, Tower 2, Suite 225.
Texas Occupations Code – Dental Practice Act and Related Statutes (PDF version – large file >61 MB)
Texas Occupations Code – See Title 3 Health Professions, Subtitle D – Dentistry
Texas Administrative Code, Title 22, Examining Board, Part 5 State Board of Dental Examiners Rules and Regulations (PDF version)
Texas Administrative Code, Title 22, Part 5 State Board of Dental Examiners Rules
* Inclusion of bills on this list does not denote support from the Texas Oral Health Coalition.