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TX SB 968

enacted

Relating to the licensing and regulation of the practice of podiatry.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 968 pass?

Yes. TX SB 968 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 968 about?

TX SB 968 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the licensing and regulation of the practice of podiatry.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 968?

Zaffirini, Cunningham are the primary sponsors of TX SB 968.

Introduced
2025-01-29
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Zaffiriniprimary
  • Cunninghamprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-29

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-01-29

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-02-13

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-02-13

    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. 2025-04-08

    Considered in public hearing

  9. 2025-04-08

    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. 2025-05-21

    Posting rule suspended

  27. 2025-05-22

    Considered in public hearing

  28. 2025-05-22

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  29. 2025-05-22

    Left pending in committee

  30. 2025-05-23

    Considered in formal meeting

  31. 2025-05-23

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

    referral-committee

  32. 2025-05-23

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  33. 2025-05-24

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  34. 2025-05-24

    Committee report distributed

  35. 2025-05-25

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  36. 2025-05-27

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  37. 2025-05-28

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  38. 2025-05-28

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  39. 2025-05-28

    Passed to 3rd reading

  40. 2025-05-28

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  41. 2025-05-28

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  42. 2025-05-28

    Passed

    passage

  43. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  44. 2025-05-28

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  45. 2025-05-28

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  46. 2025-05-29

    House passage reported

    passage

  47. 2025-05-30

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  48. 2025-05-31

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  49. 2025-06-01

    Signed in the House

    passage

  50. 2025-06-01

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  51. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  52. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-28 · pass · 115-26

    Member-level votes (26)
    • Ashby: no
    • Cook: no
    • DeAyala: no
    • Geren: no
    • Hefner: no
    • Hickland: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Hull: no
    • Isaac: no
    • Landgraf: no
    • Leach: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Luther: no
    • McQueeney: no
    • Metcalf: no
    • Money: no
    • Morgan: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Richardson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Virdell: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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Attribution

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