You have a voice in state policy decisions.
State lawmakers gather in Austin in odd-numbered years for the Texas Legislative Session – where, from January through May, they debate state policy proposals that can affect the relationship that Texas women have with their OBGs. There is no better time to learn more about the legislative process and to use our voice to ensure that relationship is protected.
TEXAS SENATE
TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE COMMITTEES OF INTEREST
In the House: [NOTE: Committee members have not yet been announced for the 2019 Legislative Session]
- Appropriations – Budget decisions—especially Article II
- Calendars – Decides when bills are scheduled for floor debate
- County Affairs – Indigent health care
- Human Services – Medicaid and Women’s Health Program sometimes referred here
- Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence – Tort issues
- Public Health – Majority of healthcare issues
- State Affairs – Reproductive health sometimes referred here
In the Senate:
- Finance – Budget decisions—especially Article II
- Health & Human Services – Majority of healthcare issues
- State Affairs – Reproductive health sometimes referred here
THE PROCESS
- Primer: How a bill becomes a law
- Legislative Information & Resources
- State Budget 101
- Texas Constitution & State Statues
- Citizen Handbook
THE HIGHLIGHTS
- Topics for the 87th Legislature [House Research Organization]
- Legislative Glossary