Bill Commons

TX SB 268

vetoed

Relating to the procedure for certain complaints against health care practitioners.

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

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Did TX SB 268 pass?

No. TX SB 268 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2025-06-22): Vetoed by the Governor

What is TX SB 268 about?

TX SB 268 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the procedure for certain complaints against health care practitioners.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 268?

Perry, Howard are the primary sponsors of TX SB 268, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2024-11-12
Latest action
2025-06-22 — Vetoed by the Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Perryprimary
  • Howardprimary
  • Blancocosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-22

    Vetoed by the Governor

    executive-veto

  2. 2025-06-03

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  3. 2025-06-02

    Signed in the House

    passage

  4. 2025-06-02

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  5. 2025-06-02

    Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  6. 2025-06-02

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-06-01

    House adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  8. 2025-06-01

    Remarks ordered printed

  9. 2025-06-01

    Record vote

  10. 2025-06-01

    Senate adopts conference committee report

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-06-01

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  12. 2025-06-01

    Record vote

  13. 2025-06-01

    House adopts conference committee report

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2025-05-31

    Conf. Comm. Report distributed

  15. 2025-05-31

    Conference committee report filed

    filing

  16. 2025-05-30

    House appoints conferees-reported

  17. 2025-05-30

    House grants request for conf comm-reported

  18. 2025-05-30

    House appoints conferees

  19. 2025-05-30

    House grants request for conference committee

  20. 2025-05-29

    Senate appoints conferees-reported

  21. 2025-05-29

    Senate requests conference committee-reported

  22. 2025-05-29

    Senate refuses to concur-reported

  23. 2025-05-29

    Senate appoints conferees

  24. 2025-05-29

    Senate requests conference committee

  25. 2025-05-29

    Senate refuses to concur

  26. 2025-05-29

    Read

  27. 2025-05-29

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  28. 2025-05-28

    House passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  29. 2025-05-28

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  30. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  31. 2025-05-28

    Passed as amended

    amendment-passage,passage

  32. 2025-05-28

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  33. 2025-05-28

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  34. 2025-05-27

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  35. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  36. 2025-05-27

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    amendment-passage

  37. 2025-05-27

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  38. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  39. 2025-05-27

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  40. 2025-05-27

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  41. 2025-05-26

    Placed on General State Calendar

  42. 2025-05-24

    Considered in Calendars

  43. 2025-05-23

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  44. 2025-05-22

    Committee report distributed

  45. 2025-05-22

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  46. 2025-05-20

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  47. 2025-05-20

    Vote reconsidered in committee

  48. 2025-05-20

    Considered in formal meeting

  49. 2025-05-19

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  50. 2025-05-19

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  51. 2025-05-19

    Vote reconsidered in committee

  52. 2025-05-19

    Considered in public hearing

  53. 2025-05-15

    Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.

    committee-failure

  54. 2025-05-15

    Considered in formal meeting

  55. 2025-05-12

    Left pending in committee

  56. 2025-05-12

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  57. 2025-05-12

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  58. 2025-05-12

    Considered in public hearing

  59. 2025-04-17

    Referred to Public Health

    referral-committee

  60. 2025-04-17

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  61. 2025-04-14

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  62. 2025-04-10

    Reported engrossed

  63. 2025-04-10

    Record vote

  64. 2025-04-10

    Passed

    passage

  65. 2025-04-10

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  66. 2025-04-10

    Record vote

  67. 2025-04-10

    Three day rule suspended

  68. 2025-04-10

    Vote recorded in Journal

  69. 2025-04-10

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  70. 2025-04-10

    Laid before the Senate

    receipt

  71. 2025-04-10

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  72. 2025-04-10

    Co-author authorized

  73. 2025-03-31

    Committee report printed and distributed

  74. 2025-03-31

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  75. 2025-03-31

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  76. 2025-03-27

    Vote taken in committee

  77. 2025-03-27

    Considered in public hearing

  78. 2025-03-18

    Left pending in committee

  79. 2025-03-18

    Testimony taken in committee

  80. 2025-03-18

    Considered in public hearing

  81. 2025-03-18

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  82. 2025-02-03

    Referred to Health & Human Services

    referral-committee

  83. 2025-02-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  84. 2024-11-12

    Filed

    filing

  85. 2024-11-12

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-27 · pass · 69-50

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Allen: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: 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
    • Harless: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Alders: no
    • Bell, C.: no
    • Bell, K.: no
    • Bumgarner: no
    • Cain: no
    • Cook: no
    • Cortez: no
    • Craddick: no
    • Curry: no
    • Davis, A.: no
    • Dyson: no
    • Guillen: no
    • Harris Davila: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hayes: no
    • Hefner: no
    • Holt: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Hull: no
    • Isaac: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Jones, J.: no
    • LaHood: no
    • Lalani: no
    • Landgraf: no
    • Leach: no
    • Lowe: no
    • McQueeney: no
    • Metcalf: no
    • Money: no
    • Morales, E.: no
    • Morgan: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Paul: no
    • Phelan: no
    • Pierson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schofield: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Shaheen: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Smithee: no
    • Spiller: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Troxclair: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Ward Johnson: no
    • Wharton: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker(C): not voting
    • Virdel: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Anchía: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • V: absent
    • Barry: absent
    • Bonnen: absent
    • Buckley: absent
    • Button: absent
    • Campos: absent
    • Fairly: absent
    • Garcia, J.: absent
    • Geren: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Hunter: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • King: absent
    • Louderback: absent
    • Lozano: absent
    • Luther: absent
    • McLaughlin: absent
    • Morales, C.: absent
    • Morales Shaw: absent
    • Ordaz: absent
    • Plesa: absent
    • Reynolds: absent
    • Richardson: absent
    • Rosenthal: absent
    • Shofner: absent
    • Talarico: absent
    • VanDeaver: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-28 · pass · 120-14

    Member-level votes (151)
    • Ashby: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: 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, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: 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
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Little: 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
    • 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
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Swanson: 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
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Bonnen: no
    • Cain: no
    • Capriglione: no
    • Collier: no
    • Garcia, J.: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Jones, J.: no
    • Leo Wilson: no
    • Meyer: no
    • Rose: no
    • Schofield: no
    • Spiller: no
    • Ward Johnson: no
    • Wilson: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Landgraf(C: not voting
    • Anchía: absent
    • Guerra: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Hinojosa: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Longoria: absent
    • Talarico: absent
    • Alders: absent
    • Allen: absent
    • Barry: absent
    • Bell, K.: absent
    • Campos: absent
    • Curry: absent
    • Romero: absent
  • passage

    2025-06-01 · pass · 19-12

    Member-level votes (181)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Eckhardt: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • West: yes
    • Birdwell: no
    • Campbell: no
    • Cook: no
    • Flores: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • Hagenbuch: no
    • A. Hinojosa: no
    • J. Hinojosa: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Parker: no
    • Schwertner: no
    • Zaffirini: no
    • Lalani: no
    • Lambert: no
    • Little: no
    • Louderback: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Luther: no
    • McLaughlin: no
    • McQueeney: no
    • Meyer: no
    • Muñoz: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Oliverson: no
    • Orr: no
    • Perez, M.: no
    • Perez, V.: no
    • Pierson: no
    • Raymond: no
    • Romero: no
    • Schofield: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Spiller: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Troxclair: no
    • Villalobos: no
    • Virdell: no
    • Ward Johnson: no
    • Wilson: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Landgraf(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Allen: absent
    • Garcia: absent
    • L: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Jones: absent
    • V: absent
    • Alders: absent
    • Ashby: absent
    • Bernal: absent
    • Bumgarner: absent
    • Davis, Y.: absent
    • Dutton: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Guillen: absent
    • Leach: absent
    • Longoria: absent
    • Lozano: absent
    • Manuel: absent
    • Morales, C.: absent
    • Reynolds: absent
    • Rose: absent
    • Simmons: absent
    • Talarico: absent
    • Thompson: absent
    • Vo: absent
    • Anchía: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Bell, K.: no
    • Bonnen: no
    • Bryant: no
    • Buckley: no
    • Campos: no
    • Collier: no
    • Cortez: no
    • Craddick: no
    • Cunningham: no
    • Curry: no
    • Dyson: no
    • Gámez: no
    • Garcia, J.: no
    • Garcia Hernandez: no
    • Hefner: no
    • Hunter: no
    • Jones, J.: no
    • LaHood: no

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