HB 3800 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to an advisory board established to develop a resource guide that facilitates collaboration in identifying and addressing local health care workforce needs.

HB 3800 creates an advisory board under the Texas Workforce Commission to develop a resource guide helping health care providers and colleges collaborate on local workforce issues like shortages and training needs. The board, composed of members from urban/rural colleges, workforce boards, hospitals, health professionals, and community health centers, must deliver the guide to the legislature by November 1, 2026. It expires September 1, 2027, and directly affects health care institutions, educational institutions, and local workforce development efforts across Texas. The bill focuses on facilitating coordination rather than mandating specific solutions.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Mar 26, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Enrolled · 3 edits · Jun 20, 2025

MINOR

The bill text was converted from a draft legislative format to the official enrolled version, adding signature lines for the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, and Governor, along with certification of passage votes. The substantive policy content regarding the advisory board, its composition, responsibilities, and expiration date remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Added official enrolled version header and footer with signature lines and certification of passage votes

Removed draft formatting markers, page numbers, and placeholder text

Reformatted text layout and spacing for final publication

Introduced → Engrossed · 10 edits · May 22, 2025

MAJOR

The bill underwent significant structural reorganization and content reduction. The original version contained 12 member categories for the advisory board, while the engrossed version consolidates these into 8 categories with simplified descriptions. Several substantive changes include reducing member representation from two-year institutions from two members to one, removing specific agency representatives (Texas Education Agency, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Texas Board of Nursing, Texas Workforce Commission), and eliminating the provision for the executive director to add additional agencies as necessary.

Scope change

The advisory board composition was narrowed from 12 categories to 8 categories, reducing the number of required members and removing certain stakeholder groups from representation.

ELIGIBILITY

Removed two members from two-year institutions in urban areas and two members from two-year institutions in rural areas, reducing representation from two members to one member per area.

Eliminated representation for public four-year institutions in urban and rural areas, removing two categories of members entirely.

Removed representation for private hospital programs and private hospitals as separate categories.

Eliminated representation for local workforce boards addressing health care workforce shortages in both urban and rural areas.

Removed representation for the Texas Hospital Association, Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals, and private hospitals.

Eliminated representation for long-term care facilities, hospice providers, and home health care providers as a combined category.

Removed representation for state agencies including Texas Education Agency, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Texas Board of Nursing, and Texas Workforce Commission.

Eliminated the provision allowing the executive director to add any other agency deemed necessary.

Added representation for community health centers as a new category.

REQUIREMENT

Reorganized member categories from 12 to 8, simplifying the composition requirements for the advisory board.

Floor votes · House May 6, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 20, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor

executive

May 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed in the Senate

upper

May 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed in the House

lower

May 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate passage reported

lower

May 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

May 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

May 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendments

upper

May 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Vote taken in committee

upper

May 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Testimony taken in committee

upper

May 8, 2025

Committee

Referred to Economic Development

upper

May 8, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

upper

May 6, 2025

Introduced

Received from the House

upper

May 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

May 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed to engrossment as amended

lower

May 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Apr 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

Apr 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably as substituted

lower

Apr 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Left pending in committee

lower

Apr 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Committee

Referred to Public Health

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

lower

3 primary · 1 co-sponsor