---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact; authorizing fees."
description: "Relating to the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact; authorizing fees."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 1616"
citation: "Texas HB 1616 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INTERSTATE MEDICAL LICENSURE COMPACT COMMISSION (VH39Z)", "Occupational Regulation--Health Occupations (I0540)", "PHYSICIANS (S1282)", "State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions--Newly Proposed (I0773)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bonnen", "Huffman", "Johnson, Ann", "Shaheen"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 48
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-02-05"
last_action: "2021-06-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1154a9d-f5a8-494e-9d2c-3354875f5cbc"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01600_HB01699/HB 1616.xml"
source_hash: "2106edaf68ac51ef9b531d04da8911254c6f8c74432e1aa5840132e8087cf0fc"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
---

# Texas HB 1616 (87) — Relating to the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact; authorizing fees.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01616I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01616E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01616H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01616S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01616F.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Bonnen — primary (person)
- Huffman — primary (person)
- Johnson, Ann — primary (person)
- Shaheen — primary (person)
- Blanco — cosponsor (person)
- Campbell — cosponsor (person)
- Hancock — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-05** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-09** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-09** Referred to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-31** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-31** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-03-31** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-07** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-07** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-09** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-12** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-12** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-04-12** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-04-14** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-04-14** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-15** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-15** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-15** Record vote
- **2021-04-15** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-15** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-19** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-04-19** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-19** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-05** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-05-05** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-05** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-05-05** Left pending in committee
- **2021-05-18** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-18** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-18** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-20** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2021-05-20** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-21** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2021-05-21** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-21** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-21** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-21** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-21** Record vote
- **2021-05-21** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-21** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-21** Record vote
- **2021-05-23** Senate passage reported
- **2021-05-24** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-25** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-26** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-07** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-07** Effective on 9/1/21 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c1154a9d-f5a8-494e-9d2c-3354875f5cbc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).