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House bill · 89R

HB 1984

Relating to creating the criminal offense of misrepresenting medical history to obtain unnecessary medical treatment for a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual.

Did not pass

Progress

51 days from first to latest action, across 3 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Jan 22

  2. Referred to committee

    Mar 14

  3. Heard in committee

    Stopped here

  4. Reported from committee

  5. Passed first chamber

  6. Passed second chamber

  7. Sent to governor

  8. Became law

HouseFebMar

Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence Criminal Jurisprudence

    Mar 14, 2025 · House

  2. Read first time

    Mar 14, 2025 · House

  3. Filed

    Jan 22, 2025 · House

Authors

In committee

Topics

AgingCrimes: Against Persons: GeneralDisabilities, Persons withMinors: Crimes Against

Bill text

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