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Senate bill · 89R

SB 1608

Relating to physical examination requirements for patients admitted to an inpatient mental health facility.

Did not pass

Progress

78 days from first to latest action, across 26 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Feb 25

  2. Referred to committee

    Mar 10

  3. Heard in committee

    Apr 2

  4. Reported from committee

    May 5

  5. Passed first chamber

    May 12

  6. Passed second chamber

    Stopped here

  7. Sent to governor

  8. Became law

HouseSenateMarAprMay

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

Record votes

Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.

Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 1608 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

Senate · May 12, 2025

Passed 30–0

30 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

Democratic

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Referred to Public Health Public Health

    May 14, 2025 · House

  2. Read first time

    May 14, 2025 · House

  3. Received from the Senate

    May 12, 2025 · House

  4. Reported engrossed

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  5. Record vote

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  6. Passed

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  7. Read 3rd time

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  8. Record vote

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  9. Three day rule suspended

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  10. Vote recorded in Journal

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  11. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  12. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  13. Placed on intent calendar

    May 8, 2025 · Senate

  14. Committee report printed and distributed

    May 5, 2025 · Senate

  15. Reported favorably as substituted Health and Human Services

    May 5, 2025 · Senate

  16. Vote taken in committee

    Apr 30, 2025 · Senate

  17. Considered in public hearing Health and Human Services

    Apr 30, 2025 · Senate

  18. Co-author authorized

    Apr 9, 2025 · Senate

  19. Left pending in committee

    Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

  20. Testimony taken in committee Health and Human Services

    Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

  21. Considered in public hearing Health and Human Services

    Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

  22. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

  23. Referred to Health & Human Services Health and Human Services

    Mar 10, 2025 · Senate

  24. Read first time

    Mar 10, 2025 · Senate

  25. Filed

    Feb 25, 2025 · Senate

  26. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    Feb 25, 2025 · Senate

Authors

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  • Johnson cosponsor–

In committee

Topics

Bill text

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