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HB163 • 2025

Relating to the possession and administration of epinephrine delivery systems by certain entities.

Relating to the possession and administration of epinephrine delivery systems by certain entities.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Cortez | Simmons | Leo Wilson
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to the possession and administration of epinephrine delivery systems by certain entities.

Relating to the possession and administration of epinephrine delivery systems by certain entities.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the possession and administration of epinephrine delivery systems by certain entities.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  4. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  5. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  6. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  7. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

  8. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3972

  9. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  10. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Text of Senate Amendment(s)

  11. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

  12. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage as amended reported

  13. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate Amendments distributed

  14. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  15. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-sponsor authorized

  16. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  17. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  18. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  19. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  20. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  21. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  22. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  23. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  24. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  25. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-sponsor authorized

  26. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  27. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  28. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  29. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  30. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  31. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  32. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  33. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  34. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  35. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Health & Human Services

  36. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  37. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  38. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1014

  39. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  40. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  41. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  42. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  43. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  44. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  45. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#869

  46. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  47. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Transferred to Calendars Committee

  48. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  49. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  50. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  51. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  52. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  53. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  54. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

  55. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  56. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  57. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  58. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  59. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  60. 2025-02-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  61. 2025-02-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Public Health

  62. 2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the possession and administration of epinephrine delivery systems by certain entities.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 163 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 163

AN ACT

relating to the possession and administration of epinephrine

delivery systems by certain entities.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 773.0145, Health and Safety Code, is

amended by adding Subsection (a-1) and amending Subsection (c) to

read as follows:

(a-1)

This section does not apply to an entity that is

required by another law to adopt and implement a policy governing

the maintenance, administration, and disposal of epinephrine

delivery systems by the entity.

(c) An entity
in this state, including a governmental

entity,
[
described by Subsection (a)
] may adopt a policy regarding

the maintenance, administration, and disposal of epinephrine

delivery systems
[
auto-injectors
].

SECTION 2. Sections 773.0145(a) and (b), Health and Safety

Code, are repealed.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 163 was passed by the House on April

30, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 0, 2 present, not

voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.

No. 163 on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 105, Nays 29,

1 present, not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 163 was passed by the Senate, with

amendments, on May 25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays

0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: __________________

Date

__________________

Governor