Monitoring the Session

SB 187

bill to let patients bank their own blood

Filed

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Sen. Bob HallRSenate 2

Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade

Caption

relating to autologous and direct blood donations.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Doctor orders it, blood banks comply. For a reasonable fee.

The bill requires blood banks to follow a doctor's order for a patient to bank their own blood or have a chosen donor give blood for them. It also requires licensed hospitals that handle blood donations to let a patient facing a procedure give their own blood, or have a direct donation made, when a doctor orders it. Blood banks may charge a reasonable fee to cover their costs, and every direct donation must still meet the same safety rules that apply to anonymous donations.

Labels

Labels: DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 89R HB 4975 by Rep. Olcott (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R and 89R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 89R and 90R. Checked against 88R and 89R only.

Receipt

The receipt

90R-SB187 · 2026-11-09

SOLD BY

Sen. Bob HallRSenate 2 Sen. Angela PaxtonRSenate 8

ITEM

relating to autologous and direct blood donations.

WHAT IT DOES

Doctor orders it, blood banks comply. For a reasonable fee.

The bill requires blood banks to follow a doctor's order for a patient to bank their own blood or have a chosen donor give blood for them. It also requires licensed hospitals that handle blood donations to let a patient facing a procedure give their own blood, or have a direct donation made, when a doctor orders it. Blood banks may charge a reasonable fee to cover their costs, and every direct donation must still meet the same safety rules that apply to anonymous donations.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate
  2. Filed
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Bob Hall

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$135KTexans United for a Conservative Majority PAC$116KBryan Hughes Campaign$100K

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 1, 2024 to Oct 23, 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$135,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$135,000.00

Cash
$129,000.00
Paid by others
$6,000.00
Total
$135,000.00
polling $6,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 12, 2024 to Oct 23, 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: 100987789, 101010195, 101040645, 101069307, 101073278.

Texans United for a Conservative Majority PAC$116,000.00

Texans United for a Conservative Majority PAC

$116,000.00

Cash
$110,000.00
Paid by others
$6,000.00
Total
$116,000.00
polling $6,000.00

Also funds 30 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 3, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 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: 101010195, 101033131, 101073278.

Bryan Hughes Campaign$100,000.00

Bryan Hughes Campaign

$100,000.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$100,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 29, 2026 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 29, 2026 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: 101073278.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

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Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$135,000.00

Cash
$129,000.00
Paid by others
$6,000.00
Total
$135,000.00
polling $6,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 12, 2024 to Oct 23, 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: 100987789, 101010195, 101040645, 101069307, 101073278.

×

Texans United for a Conservative Majority PAC

$116,000.00

Cash
$110,000.00
Paid by others
$6,000.00
Total
$116,000.00
polling $6,000.00

Also funds 30 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 3, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 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: 101010195, 101033131, 101073278.

×

Bryan Hughes Campaign

$100,000.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$100,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 29, 2026 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 29, 2026 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: 101073278.

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 a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 2 times: 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.

89R HB 4975

by Rep. Olcott, different lead author · Died in committee · reworked

Introduced text

Last action, Apr 3, 2025: Referred to Public Health

Relating to autologous and direct blood donations.

Caption, 89R bill history

Sources

Texas Senate · Filed Nov 9, 2026

11/09/2026 S Filed

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:40 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Companion

HB 231 by Shofner (identical)

Subjects

Health Care Providers

Health--Other Diseases & Medical Conditions

Hospitals

ORGAN & TISSUE DONATIONS

Text

The text as introduced · 286 words

90R4643 SRA-F

By: Hall, Paxton
S.B. No. 187

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 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).

(c) This section may not be construed to authorize a direct

blood donation that does not meet federal and state laws and rules

applicable to an anonymous blood donation.

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) 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.

(b) This section may not be construed to authorize a direct

blood donation that does not meet federal and state laws and rules

applicable to an anonymous blood donation.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2027.