SB 2977
bill making hospitals say what care they give children
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 notification by certain hospitals of certain standard of care information.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Pediatric and adolescent hospital, or special hospital. They must say which.
The bill requires Texas hospitals, including state-owned hospitals, to tell the public what level of care they can provide to children. Each hospital must say whether it is classified as a pediatric and adolescent hospital or a special hospital able to give emergency treatment and stabilization to children under nationally recognized standards. Hospitals must share this on their websites, on printed emergency-care materials, during emergency check-in, and out loud when reasonable, starting September 1, 2025.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 14, 2025 and referred to the Senate Health & Human Services committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-SB2977 · 2025-03-14
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ITEM
relating to notification by certain hospitals of certain standard of care information.
WHAT IT DOES
Pediatric and adolescent hospital, or special hospital. They must say which.
The bill requires Texas hospitals, including state-owned hospitals, to tell the public what level of care they can provide to children. Each hospital must say whether it is classified as a pediatric and adolescent hospital or a special hospital able to give emergency treatment and stabilization to children under nationally recognized standards. Hospitals must share this on their websites, on printed emergency-care materials, during emergency check-in, and out loud when reasonable, 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
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
Top donors to Texans for Kelly Hancock SPAC during his Senate service. Not tied to this bill.
Sources
Gifts to Texans for Kelly Hancock SPAC dated July 1, 2024 to June 18, 2025, while he served in the Senate.
Derived from itemized gifts. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
MoneyMissing 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 Senate · Filed Mar 14, 2025
04/07/2025 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
Subjects
Hospitals
PEDIATRICIANS
Text
The text as introduced · 203 words
By: Hancock S.B. No. 2977 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to notification by certain hospitals of certain standard of care information. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 241, Health and Safety Code is amended by adding Section 241.013 to read as follows: Sec. 241.013 DISCLOSURE BY HOSPITALS OF PEDIATRIC STANDARD OF CARE INFORMATION. (a) In this section, a hospital includes any hospital owned or operated by the state. (b) A hospital shall provide disclosure to the public regarding the standard of care available for pediatric patients. (c) The required disclosure information shall include whether the hospital is classified as a pediatric and adolescent hospital or a special hospital with the ability to provide emergency medical treatment and stabilization for pediatric patients, in accordance with nationally recognized standards. (d) The hospital shall provide disclosure to the public, including prospective patients, through the following ways: (1) verbally, when reasonable; (2) in a prominent location on their official internet website; and (3) by the hospital: (A) on any printed materials about emergency care; and (B) during the registration or check-in process for emergency services. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.