HB 4975
doctor orders your own blood donation, hospital must allow it
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
Caption
relating to autologous and direct blood donations.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Blood banks and hospitals follow a doctor’s order for autologous or direct donations.
The bill requires a blood bank that already handles autologous (your own blood) or direct (blood from a donor you pick) donations to follow a doctor's order for one. It also requires a licensed hospital that takes blood donations to let a patient facing a procedure give such a donation when a doctor orders it. Blood banks may charge a reasonable fee to cover their administrative cost, and the rules start September 1, 2025.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 13, 2025 and referred to the House Public Health committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB4975 · 2025-03-13
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ITEM
relating to autologous and direct blood donations.
WHAT IT DOES
Blood banks and hospitals follow a doctor’s order for autologous or direct donations.
The bill requires a blood bank that already handles autologous (your own blood) or direct (blood from a donor you pick) donations to follow a doctor's order for one. It also requires a licensed hospital that takes blood donations to let a patient facing a procedure give such a donation when a doctor orders it. Blood banks may charge a reasonable fee to cover their administrative cost, and the rules start September 1, 2025.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Public Health
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
Not tied to this bill.
Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas House · Filed Mar 13, 2025
04/03/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Public Health · Final status: Died in committee
Companion
SB 125 by Hall (similar)
Subjects
Health--General
Health--Other Diseases & Medical Conditions
Hospitals
ORGAN & TISSUE DONATIONS
Text
The text as introduced · 192 words
89R2429 SRA-D By: Olcott H.B. No. 4975 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to autologous and direct blood donations. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 162, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Section 162.021 to read as follows: Sec. 162.021. AUTOLOGOUS OR DIRECT BLOOD DONATION. (a) A blood bank that facilitates autologous or direct blood donations shall comply with a physician's order prescribing for an individual an autologous or direct blood donation. (b) A blood bank may charge a fee in an amount reasonable and necessary to cover the blood bank's administrative cost of facilitating an autologous or direct blood donation a physician orders under Subsection (a). SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 241, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Section 241.013 to read as follows: Sec. 241.013. AUTOLOGOUS AND DIRECT BLOOD DONATIONS. A hospital licensed under this chapter that facilitates blood donations shall allow an individual on whom a medical procedure is to be performed to provide an autologous or direct blood donation a physician orders for the procedure. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.