Texas 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025) Status: Enacted

HB 25 — Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription.

Last action — Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced August 15, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Greg Abbott (Republican) on September 17, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 98 sponsors

    6 primary, 92 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

19 added · 4 removed

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By:AAShofner, Harris, Wilson, Pierson, H.B.ANo.A25 AAAAAVirdell, et al.
H.B.ANo.A25 AN ACT relating to a pharmacist s authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a pharmacist s authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription.
89S20833 KRM-D 1
H.B.ANo.A25 ______________________________ ______________________________ AAAAPresident of the Senate Speaker of the HouseAAAAAA I certify that H.B.
No.
25 was passed by the House on August 27, 2025, by the following vote:
AAYeas 87, Nays 47, 1 present, not voting.
______________________________ Chief Clerk of the HouseAAA I certify that H.B.
No.
25 was passed by the Senate on August 27, 2025, by the following vote:AAYeas 20, Nays 6.
______________________________ Secretary of the SenateAAAA APPROVED:AA_____________________ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADateAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAA_____________________ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGovernorAAAAAAA 2
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Action History

  1. Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  2. Signed by the Governor

  3. Sent to the Governor

  4. Signed in the Senate

  5. Signed in the House

  6. Reported enrolled

  7. Senate passage reported

  8. Record vote

  9. Passed

  10. Read 3rd time

  11. Record vote

  12. Three day rule suspended

  13. Record vote

  14. Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  15. Record vote

  16. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  17. Co-sponsor authorized

  18. Ordered not printed

  19. Printing rule suspended

  20. Reported favorably w/o amendments

  21. Vote taken in committee

  22. Considered in public hearing

  23. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  24. Posting rule suspended

  25. Referred to Health & Human Services

  26. Read first time

  27. Received from the House

  28. Reported engrossed

  29. Reason for vote recorded in Journal

  30. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  31. Record vote

  32. Passed

  33. Read 3rd time

  34. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  35. Record vote

  36. Passed to engrossment

  37. Amendment withdrawn

  38. Point of order withdrawn (amendment)

  39. Amendment(s) offered

  40. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  41. Record vote

  42. Amendment tabled

  43. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  44. Record vote

  45. Amendment tabled

  46. Point of order withdrawn (amendment)

  47. Amendment(s) offered

  48. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  49. Record vote

  50. Amendment tabled

  51. Point of order withdrawn (amendment)

  52. Amendment(s) offered

  53. Amendment withdrawn

  54. Point of order withdrawn (amendment)

  55. Amendment(s) offered

  56. Point of order withdrawn

  57. Read 2nd time

  58. Placed on General State Calendar

  59. Considered in Calendars

  60. Committee report sent to Calendars

  61. Committee report distributed

  62. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  63. Reported favorably as substituted

  64. Committee substitute considered in committee

  65. Considered in formal meeting

  66. Left pending in committee

  67. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  68. Considered in public hearing

  69. Referred to Public Health

  70. Read first time

  71. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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6 sponsors · 92 co-sponsors · 86 not signed on · 55 voted No

Sponsors (6)

Co-sponsors (92)

Not signed on (86)

86 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

passage

Passed 88 Yea · 51 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8851012
Total 8851012
% of votes cast 58%34%0%8%
How each member voted (151)
Member Party Vote
Present — Not Voting
Mr. Speaker(C) — Not Voting
Absent — Not Voting
Jones — Not Voting
Garcia — Not Voting
Morales — Not Voting
Rodríguez Ramo — Not Voting
AJ Louderback — Yea
Aicha Davis — Nay
Alan Schoolcraft — Yea
Alma Allen — Nay
Andy Hopper — Yea
Angelia Orr — Yea
Angie Button — Yea
Armando Martinez — Nay
Armando Walle — Nay
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins — Not Voting
Ben Bumgarner — Yea
Brad Buckley — Yea
Brent Money — Yea
Brian Harrison — Yea
Briscoe Cain — Yea
Brooks Landgraf — Yea
Candy Noble — Not Voting
Carl Tepper — Yea
Caroline Fairly — Yea
Carrie Isaac — Yea
Cassandra Garcia Hernandez — Nay
Cecil Bell — Yea
Charles Cunningham — Yea
Charlie Geren — Not Voting
Chris Turner — Nay
Christian Manuel — Nay
Claudia Ordaz — Nay
Cody Harris — Yea
Cody Vasut — Yea
Cole Hefner — Yea
Dade Phelan — Yea
Daniel Alders — Yea
David Lowe — Yea
David Spiller — Yea
Denise Villalobos — Yea
Dennis Paul — Yea
Diego Bernal — Nay
Don McLaughlin — Yea
Donna Howard — Nay
Drew Darby — Nay
Eddie Morales — Yea
Ellen Troxclair — Yea
Erin Gámez — Nay
Erin Zwiener — Nay
Garcia Hernandez — Nay
Gary Gates — Yea
Gary VanDeaver — Yea
Gene Wu — Nay
Gina Hinojosa — Nay
Giovanni Capriglione — Yea
Greg Bonnen — Yea
Harold V. Dutton, Jr. — Nay
Harris Davila — Yea
Helen Kerwin — Yea
Hillary Hickland — Yea
J. M. Lozano — Yea
James B. Frank — Yea
James Talarico — Nay
Janie Lopez — Yea
Janis Holt — Yea
Jared Patterson — Yea
Jay Dean — Yea
Jeff Barry — Yea
Jeff Leach — Yea
Jessica González — Nay
Joanne Shofner — Yea
Joe Moody — Nay
John Bryant — Nay
John Bucy III — Nay
John Lujan — Yea
John McQueeney — Yea
John Smithee — Yea
Jolanda Jones — Nay
Jon Rosenthal — Nay
Katrina Pierson — Yea
Keith Bell — Yea
Keresa Richardson — Yea
Lacey Hull — Yea
Lauren A. Simmons — Nay
Leo Wilson — Yea
Linda Garcia — Nay
Liz Campos — Not Voting
Mano DeAyala — Yea
Marc LaHood — Yea
Mark Dorazio — Yea
Mary Ann Perez — Nay
Mary E. González — Nay
Matt Morgan — Yea
Matt Shaheen — Yea
Mihaela Plesa — Yea
Mike Olcott — Yea
Mike Schofield — Yea
Mitch Little — Yea
Molly Cook — Yea
Morales Shaw — Not Voting
Morgan Meyer — Yea
Nate Schatzline — Yea
Nathan Johnson — Nay
Nicole Collier — Nay
Oscar Longoria — Nay
Pat Curry — Yea
Paul Dyson — Yea
Pete Flores — Nay
Phil King — Yea
Philip Cortez — Nay
R. D. "Bobby" Guerra — Nay
Rafael Anchía — Nay
Ramon Romero, Jr. — Nay
Ray Lopez — Nay
Rhetta Bowers — Nay
Richard Hayes — Yea
Richard Peña Raymond — Yea
Ron Reynolds — Nay
Ryan Guillen — Yea
Salman Bhojani — Nay
Sam Harless — Yea
Senfronia Thompson — Nay
Sergio Muñoz, Jr. — Yea
Shelby Slawson — Yea
Shelley Luther — Yea
Sheryl Cole — Nay
Stan Gerdes — Yea
Stan Kitzman — Yea
Stan Lambert — Nay
Steve Toth — Yea
Suleman Lalani — Nay
Terri Leo Wilson — Yea
Terry Canales — Yea
Thresa "Terry" Meza — Nay
Todd Hunter — Yea
Tom Craddick — Yea
Tom Oliverson — Yea
Toni Rose — Nay
Tony Tinderholt — Yea
Trent Ashby — Yea
Trey Martinez Fischer — Nay
Trey Wharton — Yea
Valoree Swanson — Yea
Vikki Goodwin — Nay
Vincent Perez — Nay
Ward Johnson — Nay
Wes Virdell — Yea
Will Metcalf — Yea
Yvonne Davis — Nay

Official roll call →

Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 25 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

Passed 21 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 21504
Total 21504
% of votes cast 70%17%0%13%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Adam Hinojosa — Yea
Angela Paxton — Yea
Bob Hall — Yea
Borris Miles — Not Voting
Brandon Creighton — Yea
Brent Hagenbuch — Yea
Brian Birdwell — Yea
Bryan Hughes — Yea
Carol Alvarado — Nay
Charles Perry — Yea
Charles Schwertner — Yea
César Blanco — Yea
Donna Campbell — Yea
Joan Huffman — Yea
José Menéndez — Not Voting
Juan Hinojosa — Nay
Judith Zaffirini — Yea
Kevin Sparks — Yea
Lois Kolkhorst — Yea
Mayes Middleton — Yea
Molly Cook — Nay
Nathan Johnson — Nay
Paul Bettencourt — Yea
Pete Flores — Yea
Phil King — Yea
Robert Nichols — Yea
Roland Gutierrez — Nay
Royce West — Not Voting
Sarah Eckhardt — Not Voting
Tan Parker — Yea

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 25?
HB 25 is sponsored by Kevin Sparks, Charles Schwertner, Charles Perry, Angela Paxton, Tan Parker, Mayes Middleton, Lois Kolkhorst, Bryan Hughes, Joan Huffman, Adam Hinojosa, Brent Hagenbuch, Creighton, Donna Campbell, César Blanco, Paul Bettencourt, Bob Hall, Trey Wharton, Denise Villalobos, Cody Vasut, Ellen Troxclair, Steve Toth, Tony Tinderholt, Carl Tepper, Valoree Swanson, David Spiller, John Smithee, Shelby Slawson, Matt Shaheen, Alan Schoolcraft, Nate Schatzline, Keresa Richardson, Richard Peña Raymond, Dennis Paul, Angelia Orr, Tom Oliverson, Mike Olcott, Candy Noble, Matt Morgan, Brent Money, Morgan Meyer, Will Metcalf, Ken King, John McQueeney, Don McLaughlin, Shelley Luther, John Lujan, J. M. Lozano, David Lowe, AJ Louderback, Janie Lopez, Mitch Little, Jeff Leach, Brooks Landgraf, Marc LaHood, Stan Kitzman, Leo Wilson, Helen Kerwin, Todd Hunter, Lacey Hull, Andy Hopper, Janis Holt, Cole Hefner, Richard Hayes, Brian Harrison, Jay Dean, Pat Curry, Charles Cunningham, Tom Craddick, Giovanni Capriglione, Terry Canales, Briscoe Cain, Angie Button, Ben Bumgarner, Brad Buckley, Greg Bonnen, Keith Bell, Cecil Bell, Jeff Barry, Trent Ashby, Daniel Alders, Wes Virdell, Katrina Pierson, Terri Leo Wilson, Cody Harris, Joanne Shofner, Sam Harless, Ryan Guillen, Stan Gerdes, Gary Gates, James B. Frank, Caroline Fairly, Paul Dyson, Mark Dorazio, Mano DeAyala, David Cook, Caroline Harris Davila, and Lulu Flores.
What is the current status of HB 25?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced August 15, 2025. Enacted.
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