Lessons learned from how Texas handled the specter of Ebola in 2014 have motivated lawmakers to propose several changes to how the Lone Star State handles infectious disease outbreaks. Senate Bill 538 would make a total of 16 changes to the Texas' infectious disease outbreak protocols. Among the changes, the bill would give state health officials the authority to quarantine patients suffering from contagious infectious diseases. In addition, the bill also requires the Department of State Health Services to maintain regional stockpiles of equipment and clothing to protect medical workers. Further, the bill would also require DSHS to develop a mobile app for health officials to use to monitor the spread of an infectious disease. Last fall, UTMB was named one of two primary locations in Texas to treat Ebola patients.