Relating to the administration of nonprescription medications to certain public and private school students.
SB 920 allows Texas public and private schools to administer over-the-counter medications (like pain relievers or antihistamines) to students without requiring additional authorization from a healthcare provider. Schools must have a written request from a parent or guardian, and the medication must be in its original labeled container or a properly labeled single dose. Staff administering the medication must follow the dosage instructions printed on the container. This change applies to school employees like nurses and teachers, protecting them from liability when following these specific protocols.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 24, 2025
Signed May 30, 2025
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Engrossed
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Enrolled
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May 30, 2025
MINOR
This bill was finalized and enrolled for passage, with minor formatting cleanup and a small text correction. The substantive policy content regarding medication administration rules remains unchanged from the previous version.
Scope change
No change to the bill's scope or applicability; this is a procedural transition from draft to final enrolled version.
TECHNICAL
Removed draft metadata including bill number formatting and placeholder text that was present in the earlier version.
Corrected a text error where 'from' was changed to '[from]' in the liability exemption language, removing unnecessary bracketed text.
Added standard enrolled bill certification language including Senate and House passage dates and vote counts, along with Governor approval signature lines.
Floor votes · House May 20, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
14
Committee
10
May 30, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage reported
upper
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Education
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education K-16
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Donna Howard
DDemocratic
P
Kevin Sparks
RRepublican
Co
Carol Alvarado
DDemocratic
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