Bill Commons

TX SB 968

enacted

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

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 968 pass?

Yes. TX SB 968 has been enacted into law. 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
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Zaffiriniprimary
  • Cunninghamprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

  2. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-06-01

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-06-01

    Signed in the House

    passage

  5. 2025-05-31

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  6. 2025-05-30

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-29

    House passage reported

    passage

  8. 2025-05-28

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  9. 2025-05-28

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  10. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  11. 2025-05-28

    Passed

    passage

  12. 2025-05-28

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  13. 2025-05-28

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  14. 2025-05-28

    Passed to 3rd reading

  15. 2025-05-28

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  16. 2025-05-28

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  17. 2025-05-27

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  18. 2025-05-25

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  19. 2025-05-24

    Committee report distributed

  20. 2025-05-24

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  21. 2025-05-23

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  22. 2025-05-23

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

    referral-committee

  23. 2025-05-23

    Considered in formal meeting

  24. 2025-05-22

    Left pending in committee

  25. 2025-05-22

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  26. 2025-05-22

    Considered in public hearing

  27. 2025-05-21

    Posting rule suspended

  28. 2025-04-28

    Referred to Public Health

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-04-28

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  30. 2025-04-25

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  31. 2025-04-24

    Reported engrossed

  32. 2025-04-24

    Record vote

  33. 2025-04-24

    Passed

    passage

  34. 2025-04-24

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  35. 2025-04-24

    Record vote

  36. 2025-04-24

    Three day rule suspended

  37. 2025-04-24

    Vote recorded in Journal

  38. 2025-04-24

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  39. 2025-04-24

    Laid before the Senate

    receipt

  40. 2025-04-24

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  41. 2025-04-14

    Committee report printed and distributed

  42. 2025-04-14

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  43. 2025-04-14

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  44. 2025-04-08

    Vote taken in committee

  45. 2025-04-08

    Considered in public hearing

  46. 2025-04-02

    Left pending in committee

  47. 2025-04-02

    Considered in public hearing

  48. 2025-04-02

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  49. 2025-02-13

    Referred to Health & Human Services

    referral-committee

  50. 2025-02-13

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  51. 2025-01-29

    Filed

    filing

  52. 2025-01-29

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

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

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00900_SB00999/SB 968.xml

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