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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the use of epinephrine auto-injectors and medication designated for treatment of respiratory distress on public and private school campuses."
description: "Relating to the use of epinephrine auto-injectors and medication designated for treatment of respiratory distress on public and private school campuses."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "SB 294"
citation: "Texas SB 294 (88)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education--Higher--General (I0231)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools (I0245)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--General (I0230)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel (I0246)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Private (I0239)", "Education--School Districts (I0220)", "HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)", "Health--Other Diseases & Medical Conditions (I0383)", "MEDICINE & PRESCRIPTION DRUGS (S7338)", "Minors--Health & Safety (I0533)", "STAFF DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING (S0317)", "STATE HEALTH SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0463)", "VOLUNTEERS (S1314)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Howard", "Johnson", "Klick", "Lalani", "Oliverson", "Plesa"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 52
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-12-16"
last_action: "2023-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/14a4ed1e-afcb-43d6-8a59-36c70921766f"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00200_SB00299/SB 294.xml"
source_hash: "812142de288a032317636c8b209e8410b23cc9d93aef5ce826da7291c526f8e5"
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 294 (88) — Relating to the use of epinephrine auto-injectors and medication designated for treatment of respiratory distress on public and private school campuses.
## 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/88R/billtext/html/SB00294I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB00294E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB00294H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB00294S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB00294F.HTM)
## Votes
- passage — **1350** (pass) · lower
- passage — **300** (pass) · upper
- Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 294 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **310** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Howard — primary (person)
- Johnson — primary (person)
- Klick — primary (person)
- Lalani — primary (person)
- Oliverson — primary (person)
- Plesa — primary (person)
- Blanco — cosponsor (person)
- Campbell — cosponsor (person)
- Menéndez — cosponsor (person)
- Zaffirini — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-12-16** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
- **2022-12-16** Filed `filing`
- **2023-02-15** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-02-15** Referred to Education `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2023-03-08** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-03-08** Testimony taken in committee
- **2023-03-08** Left pending in committee
- **2023-03-14** Co-author authorized
- **2023-03-29** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-03-29** Vote taken in committee
- **2023-04-03** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-03** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2023-04-05** Placed on intent calendar
- **2023-04-06** Co-author authorized
- **2023-04-11** Co-author authorized
- **2023-04-11** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2023-04-11** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment `reading-2`
- **2023-04-11** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-04-11** Three day rule suspended
- **2023-04-11** Record vote
- **2023-04-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-11** Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-11** Record vote
- **2023-04-11** Reported engrossed
- **2023-04-12** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2023-04-14** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-04-14** Referred to Public Education `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-25** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-04-25** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-04** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2023-05-04** Committee report distributed
- **2023-05-04** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2023-05-05** Laid out in lieu of companion
- **2023-05-05** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-05** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2023-05-06** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-06** Passed as amended `amendment-passage, passage`
- **2023-05-06** Record vote
- **2023-05-08** House passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-11** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2023-05-11** Read
- **2023-05-11** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- **2023-05-11** Record vote
- **2023-05-11** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- **2023-05-11** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-12** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2023-05-12** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2023-05-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-24** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-24** 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/14a4ed1e-afcb-43d6-8a59-36c70921766f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).