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CS/CS/HB 1387: Department of Health

GENERAL BILL by Health & Human Services Committee ; Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee ; Porras ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Basabe ; Garcia ; Plasencia

Department of Health; Prohibits certain research relating to enhanced potential pandemic pathogens; provides requirement for researchers applying for state or local funding; prohibits medical marijuana treatment centers from producing certain marijuana products; provides requirements for marijuana packaging & labeling, medical marijuana treatment center advertising, & medical marijuana testing laboratories & employee background screening; provides requirements for live birth, death, & fetal death records & marriage licenses & certain dissolution-of-marriage records; revises requirements for applicants for certification or recertification as EMT or paramedic; exempts certain applicants for certification as certified nursing assistant from portion of competency examination; revises scope of practice for audiologists & hearing aid specialists; revises membership requirements for members of Board of Hearing Aid Specialists.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 5/12/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-71
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/3/2023 House • Filed
3/7/2023 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/9/2023 House • Referred to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
• Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
3/30/2023 House • Added to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee agenda
4/3/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
4/4/2023 House • Reported out of Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
4/5/2023 House • Original reference removed: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Health & Human Services Committee
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
4/6/2023 House • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
4/10/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
4/11/2023 House • Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
4/12/2023 House • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
• Bill referred to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/25/2023 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/28/2023)
4/28/2023 House • Read 2nd time
• Amendment 537621 adopted
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 93, NAYS 14
4/28/2023 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Rules
• Received
5/4/2023 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 823
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1506 -SJ 823
• Read 2nd time -SJ 823
• Amendment(s) adopted (336516, 509046) -SJ 823
• Read 3rd time -SJ 824
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 824
5/4/2023 House • In Messages
• Added to Senate Message List
• Amendment 336516 Concur
• Amendment 509046 Refuse to Concur
• Refused to concur, requested Senate to recede
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
5/4/2023 Senate • In returning messages
• Receded from 1 amendment(s) (509046) -SJ 875
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 29 NAYS 11 -SJ 875
5/4/2023 House • In Messages
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
5/9/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/11/2023 • Approved by Governor
5/12/2023 • Chapter No. 2023-71