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TX SB 437

enacted

Relating to the provision of inservice training on identifying abuse, neglect, and illegal, unprofessional, and unethical conduct in certain health care facilities and to civil and administrative penalties assessed for violations of statutes or rules governing chemical dependency treatment facilities.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 437 pass?

Yes. TX SB 437 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-20. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX SB 437 about?

TX SB 437 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the provision of inservice training on identifying abuse, neglect, and illegal, unprofessional, and unethical conduct in certain health care facilities and to civil and administrative penalties assessed for violations of statutes or rules governing chemical dependency treatment facilities.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 437?

Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy", Cunningham are the primary sponsors of TX SB 437.

Introduced
2024-11-21
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"primary
  • Cunninghamprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-11-21

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2024-11-21

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-02-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-02-03

    Referred to Health & Human Services

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-04-02

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-04-02

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-04-02

    Left pending in committee

  8. 2025-04-10

    Considered in public hearing

  9. 2025-04-10

    Vote taken in committee

  10. 2025-04-14

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-04-14

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  12. 2025-04-14

    Committee report printed and distributed

  13. 2025-04-24

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  14. 2025-04-24

    Laid before the Senate

    receipt

  15. 2025-04-24

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  16. 2025-04-24

    Vote recorded in Journal

  17. 2025-04-24

    Three day rule suspended

  18. 2025-04-24

    Record vote

  19. 2025-04-24

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  20. 2025-04-24

    Passed

    passage

  21. 2025-04-24

    Record vote

  22. 2025-04-24

    Reported engrossed

  23. 2025-04-25

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  24. 2025-04-28

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  25. 2025-04-28

    Referred to Public Health

    referral-committee

  26. 2025-05-15

    Posting rule suspended

  27. 2025-05-19

    Considered in public hearing

  28. 2025-05-19

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  29. 2025-05-19

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  30. 2025-05-19

    Left pending in committee

  31. 2025-05-20

    Considered in formal meeting

  32. 2025-05-20

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  33. 2025-05-20

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

    referral-committee

  34. 2025-05-20

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  35. 2025-05-22

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  36. 2025-05-22

    Committee report distributed

  37. 2025-05-23

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  38. 2025-05-27

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  39. 2025-05-28

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  40. 2025-05-28

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  41. 2025-05-28

    Passed to 3rd reading

  42. 2025-05-28

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  43. 2025-05-28

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  44. 2025-05-28

    Passed

    passage

  45. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  46. 2025-05-28

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  47. 2025-05-28

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  48. 2025-05-29

    House passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  49. 2025-05-30

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  50. 2025-05-30

    Read

  51. 2025-05-30

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  52. 2025-05-30

    Record vote

  53. 2025-05-31

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  54. 2025-05-31

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  55. 2025-05-31

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  56. 2025-06-01

    Signed in the House

    passage

  57. 2025-06-01

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  58. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  59. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-28 · pass · 129-12

    Member-level votes (12)
    • DeAyala: no
    • Hickland: no
    • Hull: no
    • Isaac: no
    • King: no
    • Lambert: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Money: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Toth: no
    • Wharton: no

  • passage

    2025-05-30 · pass · 30-1

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Middleton: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00400_SB00499/SB 437.xml

Attribution

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