---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to a study of out-of-state physicians who practiced in this state during the COVID-19 pandemic."
description: "Relating to a study of out-of-state physicians who practiced in this state during the COVID-19 pandemic."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 284"
citation: "Texas SB 284 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COVID-19 (SB9YM)", "MEDICAL BOARD", "TEXAS (V0644)", "Occupational Regulation--Health Occupations (I0540)", "PHYSICIANS (S1282)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allison", "Seliger"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 48
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-04"
last_action: "2021-06-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/243af65b-5f66-49ea-9910-b4193b71917f"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00200_SB00299/SB 284.xml"
source_hash: "299cd7e610c9e1a27d22639beb6085aca9dfe2660ad6ae16ad4b81e9ced3e58b"
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 SB 284 (87) — Relating to a study of out-of-state physicians who practiced in this state during the COVID-19 pandemic.

## 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/SB00284I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00284E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00284H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00284S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00284F.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Allison — primary (person)
- Seliger — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-04** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2021-01-04** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-03** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-03-17** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-17** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-03-22** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-22** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-03-23** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-03-25** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-03-25** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2021-03-25** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-03-25** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-03-25** Record vote
- **2021-03-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-03-25** Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-25** Record vote
- **2021-03-25** Reported engrossed
- **2021-03-29** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-07** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-07** Referred to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-28** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-04-28** Left pending in committee
- **2021-05-05** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-05** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-05** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-10** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-10** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-11** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-14** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2021-05-18** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2021-05-18** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-18** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-18** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-18** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-18** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-18** Record vote
- **2021-05-18** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-18** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-19** House passage reported
- **2021-05-19** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-20** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-20** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-04** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-04** Effective immediately `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/243af65b-5f66-49ea-9910-b4193b71917f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).