Bill Commons

TX SB 855

enacted

Relating to the authority of certain medical consenters to assume financial responsibility for certain out-of-network medical care provided to children in foster care.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · upper

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 855 pass?

Yes. TX SB 855 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-05-21): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX SB 855 about?

TX SB 855 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the authority of certain medical consenters to assume financial responsibility for certain out-of-network medical care provided to children in foster care.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 855?

Sparks, Frank are the primary sponsors of TX SB 855, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-01-22
Latest action
2025-05-21 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Sparksprimary
  • Frankprimary
  • Perrycosponsor
  • Westcosponsor
  • Shofnercosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-21

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

  2. 2025-05-21

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-05-09

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-05-09

    Signed in the House

    passage

  5. 2025-05-09

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  6. 2025-05-08

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-08

    House passage reported

    passage

  8. 2025-05-08

    Record vote

  9. 2025-05-08

    Passed

    passage

  10. 2025-05-08

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  11. 2025-05-07

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  12. 2025-05-07

    Record vote

  13. 2025-05-07

    Passed to 3rd reading

  14. 2025-05-07

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  15. 2025-05-07

    Laid out in lieu of companion

  16. 2025-04-29

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  17. 2025-04-29

    Committee report distributed

  18. 2025-04-29

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  19. 2025-04-25

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2025-04-25

    Considered in formal meeting

  21. 2025-04-22

    Referred to Human Services

    referral-committee

  22. 2025-04-22

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  23. 2025-04-17

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  24. 2025-04-16

    Reported engrossed

  25. 2025-04-16

    Record vote

  26. 2025-04-16

    Passed

    passage

  27. 2025-04-16

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  28. 2025-04-16

    Record vote

  29. 2025-04-16

    Three day rule suspended

  30. 2025-04-16

    Vote recorded in Journal

  31. 2025-04-16

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  32. 2025-04-16

    Laid before the Senate

    receipt

  33. 2025-04-16

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  34. 2025-04-16

    Co-author authorized

  35. 2025-04-07

    Committee report printed and distributed

  36. 2025-04-07

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  37. 2025-04-07

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  38. 2025-04-03

    Vote taken in committee

  39. 2025-04-03

    Considered in public hearing

  40. 2025-03-26

    Left pending in committee

  41. 2025-03-26

    Testimony taken in committee

  42. 2025-03-26

    Considered in public hearing

  43. 2025-03-26

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  44. 2025-02-13

    Referred to Health & Human Services

    referral-committee

  45. 2025-02-13

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  46. 2025-01-29

    Co-author authorized

  47. 2025-01-22

    Filed

    filing

  48. 2025-01-22

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-07 · pass · 141-0

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Landgraf(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Kitzman: absent
    • Orr: absent
    • Smithe: absent
    • Gates: absent
    • King: absent
    • Little: absent
    • Simmon: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-08 · pass · 145-0

    Member-level votes (151)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Geren(C: not voting
    • Harless: absent
    • Lalani: absent
    • Lozan: absent

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00800_SB00899/SB 855.xml

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