House bill · 89R

HB 3540

Relating to the regulation of pharmacists and the practice of pharmacy, including the administration of a medication and the ordering and administration of an immunization or vaccination by a pharmacist.

Did not pass

Progress

77 days from first to latest action, across 27 recorded actions.

Filed
Feb 28
Referred to committee
Mar 24
Heard in committee
Apr 28
Reported from committee
May 1
Passed first chamber
May 15
Passed second chamber
Stopped here
Sent to governor
Became law

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

Record votes

Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.

passage

House · May 14, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 94–43

94 Yea

43 Nay

3 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · May 15, 2025

Passed 105–35

105 Yea

35 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

Referred to Health & Human Services Health and Human Services
May 16, 2025 · Senate
Read first time
May 16, 2025 · Senate
Received from the House
May 15, 2025 · Senate
Reported engrossed
May 15, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 15, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 15, 2025 · House
Passed
May 15, 2025 · House
Read 3rd time
May 15, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 14, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 14, 2025 · House
Passed to engrossment
May 14, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time
May 14, 2025 · House
Placed on General State Calendar
May 11, 2025 · House
Considered in Calendars
May 9, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars
May 8, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed
May 7, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 7, 2025 · House
Reported favorably as substituted Public Health
May 1, 2025 · House
Committee substitute considered in committee
May 1, 2025 · House
Considered in formal meeting
May 1, 2025 · House
Left pending in committee
Apr 28, 2025 · House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee Public Health
Apr 28, 2025 · House
Committee substitute considered in committee
Apr 28, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing Public Health
Apr 28, 2025 · House
Referred to Public Health Public Health
Mar 24, 2025 · House
Read first time
Mar 24, 2025 · House
Filed
Feb 28, 2025 · House

Authors

In committee

Public Health
House
Referred Mar 24, 2025 · heard Apr 28, 2025 · reported after 38 days
Health and Human Services
Senate
Referred May 16, 2025 · never reported

Topics

Occupational Regulation: Health Occupations

Bill text

IntroducedHTML PDF
EngrossedHTML PDF
House Committee ReportHTML PDF

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