Bill Amendment: TX SB240 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature

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Bill Title: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to biological sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.

Status: 2025-04-28 - Reason for vote recorded in Journal [SB240 Detail]

Download: Texas-2025-SB240-Senate_Amendment_S_2_F1-Gutierrez.html

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Amend CSSB 240 (senate committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Subchapter B, Chapter 151, Occupations Code, is amended by adding Section 151.056 to read as follows:

Sec. 151.056.  LIMITATION ON DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS RELATING TO TELEHEALTH OR MAILED PRESCRIPTIONS. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a health care provider or pharmacist may not be subject to disciplinary action by a licensing authority or held civilly liable solely for prescribing, dispensing, or delivering a prescription drug through telehealth or mail order to a person located in this state if:

(1)  the provider is licensed and acting within the scope of lawful practice in another state;

(2)  the prescription is issued in compliance with the laws of the state in which the prescriber is located; and

(3)  the drug is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration.

(b)  The receipt of a legally prescribed medication by a patient located in this state through telehealth consultation or mail delivery may not serve as the sole basis for initiating an investigation or enforcement action by a state agency.

(c)  Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the unlawful practice of medicine or pharmacy within this state.