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HB 3878 presented by Katrina Pierson on Thursday, March 27 in the Texas House

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Katrina Pierson, Texas State Representative of 33rd District | https://katrinafortexas.com/about/

Katrina Pierson, Texas State Representative of 33rd District | https://katrinafortexas.com/about/

Rep. Katrina Pierson introduced HB 3878, a bill on Insurance and Occupational Regulation, to the Texas House on Thursday, March 27 during the 89(R) legislative session, according to the Texas Legislature website.

More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to the authority of a physician to provide and dispense and to delegate authority to provide and dispense certain drugs’’.

The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.

This bill authorizes physicians in Texas to provide, dispense, and delegate the administration of certain drugs, including dangerous drugs, under specific conditions. It allows physicians to supply drugs to meet the immediate needs of patients and to offer drugs free of charge if provided by manufacturers for indigent programs. The bill permits physicians to maintain a drug supply in their offices for patient treatment and be reimbursed for costs without needing a Chapter 558 license, except for compounding drugs. Physicians dispensing drugs must comply with labeling and packaging laws, ensure proper recordkeeping, and notify relevant boards. Physicians may not operate retail pharmacies without appropriate compliance. The bill takes effect Sept. 1, 2025.

Katrina Pierson, member of the House Committee on S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health, proposed another six bills during the 89(R) legislative session.

Pierson graduated from Kilgore College in 2003 with an AS and again in 2006 from the University of Texas at Dallas with a BS.

Katrina Pierson is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 33rd House district. She replaced previous state representative Justin Holland in 2025.

Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.

You can read more about the bills and other measures here.

Other Recent Bills Introduced by Rep. Katrina Pierson in Texas House During 89(R) Legislative Session

Bill NumberDate IntroducedShort Description
HB 406003/27/2025Relating to a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a taxing unit of all or part of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a peace officer employed by the taxing unit
HB 403603/27/2025Relating to liability limits in a health care liability claim
HB 397103/27/2025Relating to renaming the Sunset Advisory Commission the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and to the duties of that department
HB 381403/26/2025Relating to health benefit plan coverage for perimenopause and menopause medications
HB 325303/20/2025Relating to the rural constable's office salary assistance grant program
HB 107603/07/2025Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing a fee

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