TX HB18 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 15-4)
Status: Passed on June 20 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-20 - Effective immediately
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 15-4)
Status: Passed on June 20 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-20 - Effective immediately
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Relating to the establishment and administration of certain programs and services providing health care services to rural counties.
Title
Relating to the establishment and administration of certain programs and services providing health care services to rural counties.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-05-28 - House - House concurs in Senate amendment(s) RV#3981 (Y: 115 N: 18 NV: 1 Abs: 16) [PASS]
2025-05-25 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 0 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2025-05-25 - Senate - Three day rule suspended (Y: 0 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2025-05-25 - Senate - Record vote (Y: 26 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-25 - Senate - Amendment fails of adoption (Y: 26 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-25 - Senate - Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Y: 26 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-24 - House - Read 3rd time RV#466 (Y: 119 N: 24 NV: 4 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-23 - House - Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal RV#417 (Y: 106 N: 33 NV: 2 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2025-04-23 - House - 1-Toth RV#416 (Y: 88 N: 55 NV: 1 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2025-05-25 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 0 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2025-05-25 - Senate - Three day rule suspended (Y: 0 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2025-05-25 - Senate - Record vote (Y: 26 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-25 - Senate - Amendment fails of adoption (Y: 26 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-25 - Senate - Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Y: 26 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-24 - House - Read 3rd time RV#466 (Y: 119 N: 24 NV: 4 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-04-23 - House - Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal RV#417 (Y: 106 N: 33 NV: 2 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2025-04-23 - House - 1-Toth RV#416 (Y: 88 N: 55 NV: 1 Abs: 6) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-20 | Effective immediately | |
| 2025-06-20 | Signed by the Governor | |
| 2025-05-31 | Sent to the Governor | |
| 2025-05-31 | Senate | Signed in the Senate |
| 2025-05-30 | House | Signed in the House |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Reported enrolled |
| 2025-05-28 | Senate | House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported |
| 2025-05-28 | House | Text of Senate Amendment(s) |
| 2025-05-28 | House | Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal |
| 2025-05-28 | House | Record vote RV#3981 |
| 2025-05-28 | House | House concurs in Senate amendment(s) |
| 2025-05-26 | House | Senate Amendments Analysis distributed |
| 2025-05-26 | House | Senate Amendments distributed |
| 2025-05-26 | House | Senate passage as amended reported |
| 2025-05-25 | Senate | Record vote |
| 2025-05-25 | Senate | Passed |
| 2025-05-25 | Senate | Read 3rd time |
| 2025-05-25 | Senate | Record vote |
| 2025-05-25 | Senate | Three day rule suspended |
| 2025-05-25 | Senate | Record vote |
| 2025-05-25 | Senate | Passed to 3rd reading |
| 2025-05-25 | Senate | Record vote |
| 2025-05-25 | Senate | Amendment fails of adoption |
| 2025-05-25 | Senate | Amendment(s) offered FA1 Menéndez |
| 2025-05-25 | Senate | Read 2nd time |
| 2025-05-25 | Senate | Record vote |
| 2025-05-25 | Senate | Rules suspended-Regular order of business |
| 2025-05-25 | Senate | Co-sponsor authorized |
| 2025-05-21 | Senate | Placed on intent calendar |
| 2025-05-21 | Senate | Co-sponsor authorized |
| 2025-05-19 | Senate | Committee report printed and distributed |
| 2025-05-19 | Senate | Reported favorably as substituted |
| 2025-05-13 | Senate | Vote taken in committee |
| 2025-05-13 | Senate | Considered in public hearing |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | Left pending in committee |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | Testimony taken in committee |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | Considered in public hearing |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | Co-sponsor authorized |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
| 2025-04-28 | Senate | Referred to Health & Human Services |
| 2025-04-28 | Senate | Read first time |
| 2025-04-24 | Senate | Received from the House |
| 2025-04-24 | House | Reported engrossed |
| 2025-04-24 | House | Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal |
| 2025-04-24 | House | Record vote RV#466 |
| 2025-04-24 | House | Passed |
| 2025-04-24 | House | Read 3rd time |
| 2025-04-23 | House | Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal |
| 2025-04-23 | House | Record vote RV#417 |
| 2025-04-23 | House | Passed to engrossment as amended |
| 2025-04-23 | House | Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal |
| 2025-04-23 | House | Record vote RV#416 |
| 2025-04-23 | House | Amended 2-Toth |
| 2025-04-23 | House | Amendment withdrawn 1-Toth |
| 2025-04-23 | House | Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2 |
| 2025-04-23 | House | Amendment(s) offered 1-Toth |
| 2025-04-23 | House | Laid out as postponed business |
| 2025-04-22 | House | Postponed 4/23/25 10:00 AM |
| 2025-04-22 | House | Laid out as postponed business |
| 2025-04-22 | House | Postponed 4/22/25 1:00 PM |
| 2025-04-22 | House | Read 2nd time |
| 2025-04-22 | House | Placed on General State Calendar |
| 2025-04-17 | House | Considered in Calendars |
| 2025-04-15 | House | Committee report sent to Calendars |
| 2025-04-14 | House | Committee report distributed |
| 2025-04-14 | House | Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Reported favorably as substituted |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Committee substitute considered in committee |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Considered in public hearing |
| 2025-03-24 | House | Left pending in committee |
| 2025-03-24 | House | Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee |
| 2025-03-24 | House | Committee substitute considered in committee |
| 2025-03-24 | House | Considered in public hearing |
| 2025-03-24 | House | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
| 2025-03-10 | House | Referred to Public Health |
| 2025-03-10 | House | Read first time |
| 2025-03-07 | House | Filed |
Subjects
Disaster Preparedness & Relief
Education
Education--Higher
Education--Higher--Health Institutions
Health
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Health Care Providers
Health--Rural
Hospitals
Human Services
Human Services--Medical Assistance
Minors
Minors--Health & Safety
RURAL HEALTH STABILIZATION & INNOVATION ACT
STAFF DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING
State Agencies, Boards & Commissions
State Agencies, Boards & Commissions--Newly Proposed
State Finances
State Finances--Appropriations
State Finances--Management & Control
STATE OFFICE OF RURAL HOSPITAL FINANCE
Education
Education--Higher
Education--Higher--Health Institutions
Health
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Health Care Providers
Health--Rural
Hospitals
Human Services
Human Services--Medical Assistance
Minors
Minors--Health & Safety
RURAL HEALTH STABILIZATION & INNOVATION ACT
STAFF DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING
State Agencies, Boards & Commissions
State Agencies, Boards & Commissions--Newly Proposed
State Finances
State Finances--Appropriations
State Finances--Management & Control
STATE OFFICE OF RURAL HOSPITAL FINANCE
