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House bill · 89R

HB 1538

Relating to the authority of a peace officer to apprehend a person for emergency detention and of certain facilities and physicians to temporarily detain a person with mental illness.

Did not pass

Progress

96 days from first to latest action, across 3 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Dec 6

  2. Referred to committee

    Mar 12

  3. Heard in committee

    Stopped here

  4. Reported from committee

  5. Passed first chamber

  6. Passed second chamber

  7. Sent to governor

  8. Became law

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Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Referred to Public Health Public Health

    Mar 12, 2025 · House

  2. Read first time

    Mar 12, 2025 · House

  3. Filed

    Dec 6, 2024 · House

Authors

In committee

Topics

Health Care ProvidersLaw EnforcementMental Health & Substance Abuse

Bill text

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HB 1538 (89R) · Polis