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Representative Sydney Simmons, the bill’s author, told the chamber that HB 107 would establish a centralized Texas registry to help researchers, clinicians and lawmakers better understand the prevalence and needs of people living with sickle cell disease. Simmons said the measure is intended to improve access to care, inform research priorities and return data to the Legislature so policy responses can be better targeted.

Members who questioned Simmons emphasized the registry’s data value. One member asked whether the state currently has “its arms around” the issue; Simmons replied that it does not and argued the registry would be a step toward ensuring “research, support, and resources” for affected Texans. Simmons also said the measure had previously cleared its committee hearings unanimously in both chambers and that the registry would provide data back to the Legislature for policy development.

Simmons described personal motivation for the bill, identifying her daughter as one of the Texans affected by sickle cell disease and recounting how the condition causes recurrent pain crises, organ damage, infections and other lifelong complications. She also said that adults with sickle cell sometimes find their symptoms discounted by providers, stressing the registry’s potential to prompt better training and resources.

Several members congratulated Simmons on her first bill and questioned her about the bill’s details and intended outcomes. Representative Simmons thanked previous lawmakers who worked on the issue, including Representative Jarvis Johnson, and said the measure was a priority to improve care across the state.

On the vote before the full body, the House passed HB 107 to engrossment; the clerk recorded the passage to engrossment and the bill will return for third-reading and final passage at a later date.

The debate on the House floor was limited to the bill explanation and questions; there were no recorded amendments on the floor during this exchange. The bill’s next procedural step is engrossment and subsequent scheduling for third reading and final passage, which the transcript shows had not yet occurred during this floor day.

Votes at a glance for this action: HB 107 — passed to engrossment (vote to engross: passed; final passage: not yet recorded).","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House 89th Legislative Session 4/25/2025 9:00 AM","oneSentenceSummary","Lawmakers on the Texas House floor voted to pass House Bill 107 to engrossment after members described how a statewide sickle cell registry would improve data, research and care coordination; final passage will require further action.","taxTitle","HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Legislative, Texas","taxId",16094,"location","Texas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6259923,"Texas House passes large package of local-consent and third-reading bills; roll-call highlights",3840,12315000,16155000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3136744-bccac2e9df0c467f215fb4384b47bcc9&start=12315&end=16155","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3136744-bccac2e9df0c467f215fb4384b47bcc9/thumbnail_12315000.jpg","/articles/6259923/Texas/Texas-House-passes-large-package-of-local-consent-and-third-reading-bills-roll-call-highlights","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6259923-7332f5b61c1e9a3ced854b2860e8668f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770987071&Signature=iYJHtAU5e9DMzHiUVXZJePFcXBy4vgyCBWfsopS1L~OjUiANF-YvgGtxl8vCvGavflGVAXgM0-LijlWBLMFPYOyFIGCpsAjSOTVbEwBRrcimp3rBBqeNkn7x8USeqYWDJW7UY1BhhgLfz~CY0s~sanGfavC5jQ-E8i40v8BuxXUVloFU0WQ090QATLn7dPBLuCidHNrH1DnwEbeOv42pBAiG8Vni6tXIelep-cAPcHMCuf30ziMIPQV6XVvPLyWU2MQrTh-ZjtaivMa5Eoraf7zLQ7Pk4vGEjca6CWPxG5-3sDh~ySXO3Pa7DnWYmSZzOUWDEWyv4rPuQN3PS9eV5A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Texas House advanced a large package of measures on local-consent and the third-reading calendar, adopting numerous bills by voice and recorded votes during the floor session.

The session’s business included local designations (highway and facility namings), administrative and regulatory updates, public-safety and education-related measures, and a number of state policy bills. Many bills were considered under suspension of rules and passed on third reading.

Votes at a glance (selected bills and recorded outcomes as read on the House floor):

- HB 609 (author: Representative Vasud) — relating to cultivation-mariculture cage cleaning; final passage to engrossment recorded earlier and later finally passed (recorded vote tied to a subsequent sequence; earlier record: 125 ayes, 6 nays, 3 not voting when the clerk reported the roll for the local-consent package).
- HB 29 (Gertis) — relating to water loss reporting by municipally owned utilities; final passage recorded: 138 ayes, 0 nays.
- HB 125 (Slauson) — creation of the Tarleton State University College of Osteopathic Medicine; final passage recorded: 117 ayes, 20 nays.
- HB 50 (Jones of Dallas) — informed consent for certain screening tests (HIV testing made routine during STD screenings); final passage recorded: 116 ayes, 21 nays.
- HB 363 (Bell of Kaufman / HB 3 63) — municipal utility district notice and petition process; final passage recorded: 34 ayes, 0 nays.
- HB 116 (Dutton) — grounds for involuntary termination of parent-child relationship; final passage recorded: 36 ayes, 0 nays.
- HB 491 (Thompson) — civil penalties relating to unlawful massage therapy and trafficking enforcement; final passage recorded: 132 ayes, 0 nays.
- HB 1495 (Morales of Maverick) — jury-selection personal information protections; final passage recorded: 25 ayes, 0 nays.
- HB 368 (Landgraf) — prohibition on remotely controlling certain electronic devices in criminal prosecution; final passage recorded: 16 ayes, 0 nays.
- HB 1285 (Garren) — Railroad Commission inspections using unmanned aircraft; final passage recorded: 94 ayes, 31 nays.
- HB 1905 (King) — notice to the Forest Service for prescribed burns by Parks and Wildlife; final passage recorded: 26 ayes, 0 nays.
- HB 2002 (Darby) — eligibility of organizations to receive surplus agricultural products; final passage recorded: 27 ayes, 0 nays.
- HB 917 (Spiller) — district/county attorney participation as counsel in certain proceedings; final passage recorded: 19 ayes, 8 nays.
- HB 2723/272? and other local designation bills — multiple highway, facility and memorial designations were adopted by voice vote or by recorded votes as read on the calendar; where the clerk recorded a roll call, the result is noted above. Many designation bills were read on the local-consent calendar and certified as finally passed by procedural motions.

Procedural notes: several measures were considered under suspension of the five-day posting rule to permit committee hearings; the House also withdrew a number of measures from the local-consent calendar after five or more members objected at an earlier point in the proceedings. Where the House used a previously recorded roll for a block of local-consent measures, the chair declared those measures finally passed pursuant to the procedural motion on the floor.

What this means: the package includes a mix of technical and symbolic measures (designations), administrative reforms (reporting, inspections, agency processes), and policy bills with fiscal or regulatory implications. The transcript shows most measures were adopted with minimal floor debate; several received recorded roll-call votes as noted above. Specific bill texts, fiscal notes and effective dates are set in the enacted language and not detailed on the floor record.

Votes notations: Where the transcript recorded tallies, those are listed above. If a tally was not recorded on the floor transcript for a particular bill, the entry above lists the outcome as “finally passed” (vote tally not specified in the floor minutes).","On the floor the House adopted a wide range of local-consent and third-reading measures, declaring many bills finally passed by recorded or voice votes. The calendar included designation bills, administrative updates, public safety measures and program authorizations.","actionData","errors"]

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House advances sickle cell disease registry bill to engrossment after emotional floor debate

Texas House passes large package of local-consent and third-reading bills; roll-call highlights