Bill Commons

TX HB 331

enacted

Relating to certain presumptions applicable to claims for benefits or compensation for certain medical conditions brought by certain first responders.

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

Quick answers

Did TX HB 331 pass?

Yes. TX HB 331 has been enacted into law as of 2025-05-24. Latest recorded action (2025-05-24): Effective immediately

What is TX HB 331 about?

TX HB 331 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to certain presumptions applicable to claims for benefits or compensation for certain medical conditions brought by certain first responders.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 331?

Lujan, Simmons, Perez, Mary Ann and 3 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 331, joined by 12 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-02-28
Latest action
2025-05-24 — Effective immediately
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Lujanprimary
  • Simmonsprimary
  • Perez, Mary Annprimary
  • Longoriaprimary
  • Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"primary
  • Pattersonprimary
  • Lopez, Janiecosponsor
  • Metcalfcosponsor
  • Morales Shawcosponsor
  • Piersoncosponsor
  • Plesacosponsor
  • Ward Johnsoncosponsor
  • Westcosponsor
  • Bhojanicosponsor
  • Bucycosponsor
  • Bumgarnercosponsor
  • Guillencosponsor
  • Harriscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-11-12

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-02-28

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-02-28

    Referred to s/c on Workforce by Speaker

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-25

    Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

  5. 2025-03-25

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  6. 2025-03-25

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  7. 2025-03-25

    Left pending in subcommittee

  8. 2025-04-09

    Recalled from subcommittee

  9. 2025-04-09

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-04-09

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-04-17

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  12. 2025-04-21

    Committee report distributed

  13. 2025-04-22

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  14. 2025-04-24

    Considered in Calendars

  15. 2025-04-29

    Placed on General State Calendar

  16. 2025-04-29

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  17. 2025-04-29

    Passed to engrossment

  18. 2025-04-29

    Record vote

  19. 2025-04-29

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  20. 2025-04-30

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  21. 2025-04-30

    Passed

    passage

  22. 2025-04-30

    Record vote

  23. 2025-04-30

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  24. 2025-04-30

    Reported engrossed

  25. 2025-04-30

    Received from the House

    introduction

  26. 2025-05-01

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  27. 2025-05-01

    Referred to Local Government

    referral-committee

  28. 2025-05-05

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  29. 2025-05-05

    Considered in public hearing

  30. 2025-05-05

    Testimony taken in committee

  31. 2025-05-05

    Vote taken in committee

  32. 2025-05-06

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  33. 2025-05-06

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  34. 2025-05-06

    Committee report printed and distributed

  35. 2025-05-08

    Co-sponsor authorized

  36. 2025-05-09

    Rules suspended-Intent Calendar

  37. 2025-05-09

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  38. 2025-05-09

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  39. 2025-05-09

    Vote recorded in Journal

  40. 2025-05-09

    Three day rule suspended

  41. 2025-05-09

    Record vote

  42. 2025-05-09

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  43. 2025-05-09

    Passed

    passage

  44. 2025-05-09

    Record vote

  45. 2025-05-09

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  46. 2025-05-09

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  47. 2025-05-12

    Signed in the House

    passage

  48. 2025-05-12

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  49. 2025-05-13

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  50. 2025-05-24

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  51. 2025-05-24

    Effective immediately

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-29 · pass · 145-0

    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
    • 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
    • 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
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: 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
    • 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
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Dean: not voting
    • Landgraf(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Walle: absent
    • Zwiene: absent

  • passage

    2025-04-30 · pass · 140-0

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: 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
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: 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
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: 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
    • 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
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Harris(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Bernal: absent
    • Hinojosa: absent
    • Schoolcraft: absent
    • V: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Kitzman: absent
    • Wall: absent
    • Spiller: absent
    • Teppe: absent

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 331 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-09 · pass · 31-0

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00300_HB00399/HB 331.xml

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