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2025-2026 89th Legislature

SB493

Relating to protection of certain disclosures and communications by pharmacists and pharmacies regarding prescription drug benefits.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
June 20, 2025
Last status update
Signed by the Governor
Author
Lois Kolkhorst
Co-sponsors
Cesar BlancoMolly CookKevin SparksRoyce WestTrey Wharton

Legislative progress

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House committee substitute May 9, 2025 Enrolled May 22, 2025 Governor approved June 20, 2025
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Recorded floor votes

2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

May 19, 2025 · House

Read 2nd time RV#2971

Passed

141 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 7 absent

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May 20, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#3042

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

147 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 1 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

  1. State Effective on 9/1/25
  2. State Signed by the Governor
  3. State Sent to the Governor
  4. House Signed in the House
  5. Senate Signed in the Senate
  6. Senate Reported enrolled
  7. House Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
  8. Senate Record vote
  9. Senate Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
  10. Senate Read
  11. Senate House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
  12. Senate House passage as amended reported
  13. House Record vote RV#3042 View roll call
  14. House Passed View roll call
  15. House Read 3rd time
  16. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  17. House Record vote RV#2971 View roll call
  18. House Passed to 3rd reading View roll call
  19. House Read 2nd time
  20. House Placed on General State Calendar
  21. House Considered in Calendars
  22. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  23. House Committee report distributed
  24. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  25. House Reported favorably as substituted
  26. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  27. House Considered in formal meeting
  28. House Left pending in committee
  29. House Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  30. House Considered in public hearing
  31. House Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  32. House Referred to Insurance
  33. House Read first time
  34. House Received from the Senate
  35. Senate Reported engrossed
  36. Senate Record vote
  37. Senate Passed
  38. Senate Read 3rd time
  39. Senate Record vote
  40. Senate Three day rule suspended
  41. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  42. Senate Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
  43. Senate Laid before the Senate
  44. Senate Placed on local & uncontested calendar
  45. Senate Co-author authorized
  46. Senate Co-author authorized
  47. Senate Co-author authorized
  48. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  49. Senate Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  50. Senate Reported favorably as substituted
  51. Senate Vote taken in committee
  52. Senate Considered in public hearing
  53. Senate Left pending in committee
  54. Senate Testimony taken in committee
  55. Senate Considered in public hearing
  56. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  57. Senate Referred to Health & Human Services
  58. Senate Read first time
  59. Senate Filed
  60. Senate Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1893027
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/SB493.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00