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TX HB 541

enacted

Relating to the provision of direct patient care by physicians and health care practitioners.

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

Quick answers

Did TX HB 541 pass?

Yes. TX HB 541 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-20. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective immediately

What is TX HB 541 about?

TX HB 541 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the provision of direct patient care by physicians and health care practitioners.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 541?

Shaheen, Zaffirini are the primary sponsors of TX HB 541, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-03
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective immediately
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Shaheenprimary
  • Zaffiriniprimary
  • Blancocosponsor
  • Campbellcosponsor
  • Johnsoncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-11-12

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-03-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-03-03

    Referred to Public Health

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-31

    Considered in public hearing

  5. 2025-03-31

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  6. 2025-03-31

    Left pending in committee

  7. 2025-04-24

    Considered in formal meeting

  8. 2025-04-24

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-04-30

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  10. 2025-04-30

    Committee report distributed

  11. 2025-05-01

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  12. 2025-05-05

    Considered in Calendars

  13. 2025-05-07

    Placed on General State Calendar

  14. 2025-05-07

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  15. 2025-05-07

    Postponed

  16. 2025-05-07

    Laid out as postponed business

  17. 2025-05-07

    Passed to engrossment

  18. 2025-05-07

    Record vote

  19. 2025-05-07

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  20. 2025-05-08

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  21. 2025-05-08

    Passed

    passage

  22. 2025-05-08

    Record vote

  23. 2025-05-08

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  24. 2025-05-08

    Reported engrossed

  25. 2025-05-09

    Received from the House

    introduction

  26. 2025-05-12

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  27. 2025-05-12

    Referred to Health & Human Services

    referral-committee

  28. 2025-05-21

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  29. 2025-05-21

    Considered in public hearing

  30. 2025-05-21

    Testimony taken in committee

  31. 2025-05-21

    Left pending in committee

  32. 2025-05-26

    Considered in public hearing

  33. 2025-05-26

    Vote taken in committee

  34. 2025-05-26

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  35. 2025-05-26

    Committee report printed and distributed

  36. 2025-05-28

    Co-sponsor authorized

  37. 2025-05-28

    Placed on intent calendar

  38. 2025-05-28

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  39. 2025-05-28

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  40. 2025-05-28

    Vote recorded in Journal

  41. 2025-05-28

    Three day rule suspended

  42. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  43. 2025-05-28

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  44. 2025-05-28

    Passed

    passage

  45. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  46. 2025-05-29

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  47. 2025-05-30

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  48. 2025-05-30

    Signed in the House

    passage

  49. 2025-05-31

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  50. 2025-05-31

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  51. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  52. 2025-06-20

    Effective immediately

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-07 · pass · 135-3

    Member-level votes (154)
    • Alders: 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
    • 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, 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
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: 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
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: 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
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Jones: no
    • J: no
    • Plesa: no
    • Ros: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Landgraf(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Kitzman: absent
    • Orr: absent
    • Wall: absent
    • Allen: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • Capriglione: absent
    • González, J.: absent
    • Hunter: absent
    • Simmons: absent
    • Ward Johnson: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-08 · pass · 144-1

    Member-level votes (152)
    • 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
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Collier: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Geren(C: not voting
    • Canales: absent
    • Dorazio: absent
    • Garcia: absent
    • J: absent

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 541 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-28 · pass · 31-0

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00500_HB00599/HB 541.xml

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