S.B. No. 1084         AN ACT   relating to certain mammography reports providing required breast   density information.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 86.013(a), Health and Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  A [On completion of a mammogram, a] mammography   facility certified by the United States Food and Drug   Administration or by a certification agency approved by the United   States Food and Drug Administration shall:                (1)  be aware of and comply with all applicable federal   and state "dense breast" reporting requirements; and                (2)  on completion of a mammogram provide to the   patient:                      (A)  based on the patient's reported breast   density, [the following] notice that includes one of the following:                            (i)  for a mammography report identifying   the patient's breast density as "The breasts are almost entirely   fatty" or "There are scattered areas of fibroglandular density,"   the statement: "Breast tissue can be either dense or not dense.     Dense tissue makes it harder to find breast cancer on a mammogram   and also raises the risk of developing breast cancer.  Your breast   tissue is not dense.  Talk to your healthcare provider about breast   density, risks for breast cancer, and your individual situation.";   or                            (ii)  for a mammography report identifying   the patient's breast density as "The breasts are heterogeneously   dense, which may obscure small masses" or "The breasts are   extremely dense, which lowers the sensitivity of mammography," the   statement: "Breast tissue can be either dense or not dense.  Dense   tissue makes it harder to find breast cancer on a mammogram and also   raises the risk of developing breast cancer.  Your breast tissue is   dense.  In some people with dense tissue, other imaging tests in   addition to a mammogram may help find cancers.  Talk to your health   care provider about breast density, risks for breast cancer, and   your individual situation."; and                      (B)  notice that includes the statement:          ["If your mammogram demonstrates that you have dense breast   tissue, which could hide abnormalities, and you have other risk   factors for breast cancer that have been identified, you might   benefit from supplemental screening tests that may be suggested by   your ordering physician.          ["Dense breast tissue, in and of itself, is a relatively   common condition.  Therefore, this information is not provided to   cause undue concern, but rather to raise your awareness and to   promote discussion with your physician regarding the presence of   other risk factors, in addition to dense breast tissue.]          "A report of your mammography results will be sent to you and   your physician.  You should contact your physician if you have any   questions or concerns regarding this report."          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.             ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                 I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1084 passed the Senate on   April 2, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.       ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate                I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1084 passed the House on   May 28, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 133, Nays 8, two   present not voting.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Approved:     ______________________________                Date       ______________________________              Governor