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TX SB 897

enacted

Relating to the administration of a grant program to support community mental health programs assisting veterans and their families.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 897 pass?

Yes. TX SB 897 has been enacted into law as of 2025-05-15. Latest recorded action (2025-05-15): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX SB 897 about?

TX SB 897 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the administration of a grant program to support community mental health programs assisting veterans and their families.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 897?

Blanco, Lopez, Ray are the primary sponsors of TX SB 897, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2025-01-24
Latest action
2025-05-15 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Blancoprimary
  • Lopez, Rayprimary
  • Eckhardtcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-24

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-01-24

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-02-13

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-02-13

    Referred to Vet Affairs

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-18

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-03-18

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-03-18

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-03-18

    Left pending in committee

  9. 2025-04-01

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-04-01

    Vote taken in committee

  11. 2025-04-02

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-04-02

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  13. 2025-04-02

    Committee report printed and distributed

  14. 2025-04-07

    Placed on intent calendar

  15. 2025-04-09

    Co-author authorized

  16. 2025-04-09

    Not again placed on intent calendar

  17. 2025-04-10

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  18. 2025-04-10

    Laid before the Senate

    receipt

  19. 2025-04-10

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  20. 2025-04-10

    Vote recorded in Journal

  21. 2025-04-10

    Three day rule suspended

  22. 2025-04-10

    Record vote

  23. 2025-04-10

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  24. 2025-04-10

    Passed

    passage

  25. 2025-04-10

    Record vote

  26. 2025-04-10

    Reported engrossed

  27. 2025-04-14

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  28. 2025-04-17

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  29. 2025-04-17

    Referred to s/c on Defense & Veterans' Affairs by Speaker

    referral-committee

  30. 2025-04-24

    Recalled from subcommittee

  31. 2025-04-24

    Considered in formal meeting

  32. 2025-04-24

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  33. 2025-04-28

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  34. 2025-04-28

    Committee report distributed

  35. 2025-04-29

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  36. 2025-04-29

    Laid out in lieu of companion

  37. 2025-04-29

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  38. 2025-04-29

    Passed to 3rd reading

  39. 2025-04-29

    Record vote

  40. 2025-04-30

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  41. 2025-04-30

    Passed

    passage

  42. 2025-04-30

    Record vote

  43. 2025-04-30

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  44. 2025-04-30

    House passage reported

    passage

  45. 2025-04-30

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  46. 2025-05-05

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  47. 2025-05-05

    Signed in the House

    passage

  48. 2025-05-06

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  49. 2025-05-15

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  50. 2025-05-15

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-29 · pass · 146-0

    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
    • 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
    • Landgraf(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Walle: absent
    • Zwiene: absent

  • passage

    2025-04-30 · pass · 142-0

    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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Schoolcraft: absent
    • V: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Orr: absent
    • Wall: absent
    • Flores: absent

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00800_SB00899/SB 897.xml

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