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SB1188Introduced in the Senate

Relating to electronic health record requirements; authorizing a civil penalty.

Passed

Introduced by Lois Kolkhorst, District 18

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Relating to electronic health record requirements; authorizing a civil penalty.

Where it stands

Effective on 9/1/25

June 20, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

10 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

6 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate concurs in House amendment(s) · May 28, 2025

23

Yes

8

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

31 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Bryan Hughes1Yes
Bob Hall2Yes
Robert Nichols3Yes
Charles Creighton4Yes
Charles Schwertner5Yes
Carol Alvarado6No
Paul Bettencourt7Yes
Angela Paxton8Yes
Kelly Hancock9Yes
Phil King10Yes

Bill history

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  2. Filed

  3. Read first time

  4. Referred to Health & Human Services

  5. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. Considered in public hearing

  7. Testimony taken in committee

  8. Left pending in committee

  9. Considered in public hearing

  10. Vote taken in committee

  11. Reported favorably as substituted

  12. Committee report printed and distributed

  13. Placed on intent calendar

  14. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  15. Record vote

  16. Read 2nd time

  17. Amendment(s) offered FA1 Kolkhorst

  18. Amended

  19. Vote recorded in Journal

  20. Passed to engrossment as amended

  21. Record vote

  22. Three day rule suspended

  23. Record vote

  24. Read 3rd time

  25. Passed

  26. Record vote

  27. Statement(s) submitted

  28. Reported engrossed

  29. Received from the Senate

  30. Read first time

  31. Referred to State Affairs

  32. Considered in public hearing

  33. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  34. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  35. Committee report distributed

  36. Committee report sent to Calendars

  37. Considered in Calendars

  38. Placed on General State Calendar

  39. Read 2nd time

  40. Point of order withdrawn Rule 4, Section 32(c)(2)

  41. Point of order withdrawn Rule 8, Section 1(a)(1)

  42. Amended 1-Bonnen

  43. Record vote RV#3224

  44. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  45. Amendment tabled 2-Wu

  46. Record vote RV#3225

  47. Amendment tabled 3-J. González

  48. Record vote RV#3226

  49. Amendment tabled 4-Howard

  50. Record vote RV#3227

  51. Amendment tabled 5-Reynolds

  52. Record vote RV#3228

  53. Amendment tabled 6-J. Garcia

  54. Record vote RV#3229

  55. Amendment tabled 7-J. González

  56. Record vote RV#3230

  57. Amendment tabled 8-J. Jones

  58. Record vote RV#3231

  59. Passed to 3rd reading as amended

  60. Record vote RV#3232

  61. Read 3rd time

  62. Passed

  63. Record vote RV#3317

  64. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  65. House passage as amended reported

  66. House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  67. Read

  68. Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  69. Record vote

  70. Reported enrolled

  71. Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  72. Signed in the Senate

  73. Signed in the House

  74. Sent to the Governor

  75. Signed by the Governor

  76. Effective on 9/1/25

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