Bill Commons

TX SB 961

withdrawn

Relating to fraud prevention and verifying eligibility for benefits under Medicaid.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 961 pass?

No. TX SB 961 was withdrawn and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2025-05-27): Postponed

What is TX SB 961 about?

TX SB 961 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to fraud prevention and verifying eligibility for benefits under Medicaid.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 961?

Kolkhorst, Noble are the primary sponsors of TX SB 961, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-01-29
Latest action
2025-05-27 — Postponed
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Kolkhorstprimary
  • Nobleprimary
  • Creightoncosponsor
  • Hallcosponsor
  • Schwertnercosponsor
  • Sparkscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-27

    Postponed

  2. 2025-05-27

    Point of order withdrawn

    withdrawal

  3. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  4. 2025-05-27

    Amendment tabled

    deferral

  5. 2025-05-27

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  6. 2025-05-24

    Placed on General State Calendar

  7. 2025-05-22

    Considered in Calendars

  8. 2025-05-20

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  9. 2025-05-20

    Committee report distributed

  10. 2025-05-20

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  11. 2025-05-08

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-05-08

    Considered in formal meeting

  13. 2025-05-06

    Left pending in committee

  14. 2025-05-06

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  15. 2025-05-06

    Considered in public hearing

  16. 2025-04-22

    Referred to Human Services

    referral-committee

  17. 2025-04-22

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  18. 2025-04-01

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  19. 2025-03-31

    Reported engrossed

  20. 2025-03-31

    Record vote

  21. 2025-03-31

    Passed

    passage

  22. 2025-03-31

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  23. 2025-03-31

    Record vote

  24. 2025-03-31

    Three day rule suspended

  25. 2025-03-31

    Record vote

  26. 2025-03-31

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  27. 2025-03-31

    Record vote

  28. 2025-03-31

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  29. 2025-03-31

    Co-author authorized

  30. 2025-03-25

    Placed on intent calendar

  31. 2025-03-24

    Committee report printed and distributed

  32. 2025-03-24

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  33. 2025-03-18

    Vote taken in committee

  34. 2025-03-18

    Considered in public hearing

  35. 2025-03-05

    Left pending in committee

  36. 2025-03-05

    Testimony taken in committee

  37. 2025-03-05

    Considered in public hearing

  38. 2025-03-05

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  39. 2025-02-13

    Referred to Health & Human Services

    referral-committee

  40. 2025-02-13

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  41. 2025-01-29

    Filed

    filing

  42. 2025-01-29

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-03-31 · pass · 26-5

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Menéndez: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • West: yes
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Zaffirini: no

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 961 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-03-31 · pass · 26-5

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Menéndez: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • West: yes
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Zaffirini: no

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00900_SB00999/SB 961.xml

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