2009 Legislative Session

The Highlights for Health Care

The 81st Regular Session of the Texas Legislature adjourned sine die on June 1. Lawmakers filed 7,404 bills and the Texas Hospital Association tracked 1,202 of them. Learn how the issues important to hospitals fared:

Members Only View the 2009 special edition of the Capitol Update (PDF). This issue provides a snapshot of what happened on a variety of health care issues. This document reflects the status of legislation at the time the Legislature adjourned; Gov. Rick Perry has until June 21 to sign, veto or allow a bill to become law without his signature.

Note: If you are not a member of THA and would like to request a copy of this publication, e-mail Amanda Engler.

Members Only Listen to the Member Connection call. THA members participated in a June 3 conference call in which THA’s leadership and advocacy team recapped the just-completed legislative session.

Members Only View the legislative overview presentation (PowerPoint file).

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To view the history or text of any bill, visit the Texas Legislature Online Web site and use the search function to locate bills by number.