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Senate bill · 89R

SB 2480

Relating to the Texas Physician Health Program and the regulation of certain occupations by the Texas Medical Board; expanding the applicability of surcharges.

Became law

Effective on 9/1/25

Progress

99 days from first to latest action, across 52 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Mar 13

  2. Referred to committee

    Apr 3

  3. Heard in committee

    Apr 16

  4. Reported from committee

    Apr 28

  5. Passed first chamber

    May 5

  6. Passed second chamber

    May 28

  7. Sent to governor

    Jun 1

  8. Became law

    Jun 20

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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 2480 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

Senate · May 5, 2025

Passed 30–1

30 Yea

1 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

Republican

passage

House · May 27, 2025

Passed 129–7

129 Yea

7 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · May 28, 2025

Passed 102–31

102 Yea

31 Nay

3 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Effective on 9/1/25

    Jun 20, 2025 · Governor

  2. Filed without the Governor's signature

    Jun 20, 2025 · Governor

  3. Sent to the Governor

    Jun 1, 2025 · Governor

  4. Signed in the House

    Jun 1, 2025 · House

  5. Signed in the Senate

    May 31, 2025 · Senate

  6. Reported enrolled

    May 29, 2025 · Senate

  7. House passage reported

    May 28, 2025 · Senate

  8. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 28, 2025 · House

  9. Record vote

    May 28, 2025 · House

  10. Passed

    May 28, 2025 · House

  11. Read 3rd time

    May 28, 2025 · House

  12. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 27, 2025 · House

  13. Record vote

    May 27, 2025 · House

  14. Passed to 3rd reading

    May 27, 2025 · House

  15. Read 2nd time

    May 27, 2025 · House

  16. Placed on General State Calendar

    May 25, 2025 · House

  17. Considered in Calendars

    May 23, 2025 · House

  18. Committee report sent to Calendars

    May 22, 2025 · House

  19. Committee report distributed

    May 21, 2025 · House

  20. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    May 21, 2025 · House

  21. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Public Health

    May 19, 2025 · House

  22. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee Public Health

    May 19, 2025 · House

  23. Considered in public hearing Public Health

    May 19, 2025 · House

  24. Referred to Public Health Public Health

    May 6, 2025 · House

  25. Read first time

    May 6, 2025 · House

  26. Received from the Senate

    May 5, 2025 · House

  27. Reported engrossed

    May 5, 2025 · Senate

  28. Record vote

    May 5, 2025 · Senate

  29. Passed

    May 5, 2025 · Senate

  30. Read 3rd time

    May 5, 2025 · Senate

  31. Record vote

    May 5, 2025 · Senate

  32. Three day rule suspended

    May 5, 2025 · Senate

  33. Vote recorded in Journal

    May 5, 2025 · Senate

  34. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    May 5, 2025 · Senate

  35. Vote recorded in Journal

    May 5, 2025 · Senate

  36. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

    May 5, 2025 · Senate

  37. Placed on intent calendar

    May 5, 2025 · Senate

  38. Not again placed on intent calendar

    May 1, 2025 · Senate

  39. Placed on intent calendar

    Apr 30, 2025 · Senate

  40. Committee report printed and distributed

    Apr 28, 2025 · Senate

  41. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

    Apr 28, 2025 · Senate

  42. Reported favorably as substituted Health and Human Services

    Apr 28, 2025 · Senate

  43. Vote taken in committee

    Apr 23, 2025 · Senate

  44. Considered in public hearing Health and Human Services

    Apr 23, 2025 · Senate

  45. Left pending in committee

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  46. Testimony taken in committee Health and Human Services

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  47. Considered in public hearing Health and Human Services

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  48. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

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

    Apr 3, 2025 · Senate

  50. Read first time

    Apr 3, 2025 · Senate

  51. Filed

    Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

  52. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

Authors

In committee

Topics

Occupational Regulation: Health Occupations

Bill text

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SB 2480 (89R) · Polis