SB 1675
hospital pharmacists list high-risk patients’ medicines
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Oct 19, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
Caption
relating to the duties of a pharmacist regarding medication profiles for high-risk patients in certain hospitals.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Hospitals with more than 100 beds. Each hospital defines high-risk.
The bill requires a pharmacist at any licensed Texas hospital with more than 100 beds to get an accurate list of the medicines taken by each high-risk patient admitted. Each hospital decides who counts as high-risk and how fast the list must be done, and trained pharmacy interns or technicians may do the work in place of the pharmacist. The state pharmacy board must write rules on what the medication list must contain and what training interns and technicians need, starting September 1, 2025.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 27, 2025 and referred to the Senate Health & Human Services committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-SB1675 · 2025-02-27
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ITEM
relating to the duties of a pharmacist regarding medication profiles for high-risk patients in certain hospitals.
WHAT IT DOES
Hospitals with more than 100 beds. Each hospital defines high-risk.
The bill requires a pharmacist at any licensed Texas hospital with more than 100 beds to get an accurate list of the medicines taken by each high-risk patient admitted. Each hospital decides who counts as high-risk and how fast the list must be done, and trained pharmacy interns or technicians may do the work in place of the pharmacist. The state pharmacy board must write rules on what the medication list must contain and what training interns and technicians need, starting September 1, 2025.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Health & Human Services
- Co-author authorized
FILED UNDER
Beats not yet reviewed.
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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 2, 2024 to Oct 5, 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.
Kickapoo Traditional Tribes of Texas$25,000.00
Kickapoo Traditional Tribes of Texas
$25,000.00
- Cash
- $25,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $25,000.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · on Jan 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · on Jan 22, 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.
Report IDs: 101065471.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$20,000.00
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$20,000.00
- Cash
- $20,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $20,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 5, 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.
Report IDs: 101012370, 101032316, 101072614.
Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$10,000.00
Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee
$10,000.00
- Cash
- $10,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $10,000.00
Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · on Dec 2, 2025. 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.
Report IDs: 101032316.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Kickapoo Traditional Tribes of Texas
$25,000.00
- Cash
- $25,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $25,000.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · on Jan 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · on Jan 22, 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.
Report IDs: 101065471.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$20,000.00
- Cash
- $20,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $20,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 5, 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.
Report IDs: 101012370, 101032316, 101072614.
Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee
$10,000.00
- Cash
- $10,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $10,000.00
Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · on Dec 2, 2025. 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.
Report IDs: 101032316.
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 19, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas Senate · Filed Feb 27, 2025
03/11/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · Health & Human Services · Final status: Died in committee
Companion
HB 4106 by Johnson (identical)
Subjects
Hospitals
Occupational Regulation--Health Occupations
PHARMACIES & PHARMACISTS
PHARMACY, TEXAS STATE BOARD OF
Text
The text as introduced · 234 words
89R12747 RAL-D By: Menéndez S.B. No. 1675 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the duties of a pharmacist regarding medication profiles for high-risk patients in certain hospitals. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 562, Occupations Code, is amended by adding Section 562.1012 to read as follows: Sec. 562.1012. MEDICATION PROFILE FOR HIGH-RISK PATIENTS IN CERTAIN HOSPITALS. (a) This section applies only with respect to a licensed hospital with more than 100 beds. (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a hospital pharmacist shall obtain an accurate medication profile for each high-risk patient, as determined by hospital policy, admitted to the hospital. (c) A pharmacist-intern or pharmacy technician may obtain the medication profile described by Subsection (b) if the pharmacist-intern or pharmacy technician meets the training requirements provided by board rule. (d) The pharmacist-in-charge of an institutional pharmacy in a hospital shall develop and implement policies and procedures consistent with board rules for obtaining a medication profile under this section including determining the timeframe by which a patient medication profile must be completed. (e) The board shall adopt rules to implement this section, including rules specifying: (1) the contents of a patient medication profile required under Subsection (b); and (2) the training requirements for a pharmacist-intern or pharmacy technician obtaining a medication profile. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.