Relating to solicitation of patients and other prohibited marketing practices, the establishment of the task force on patient solicitation, and the prosecution of certain related criminal offenses.
HB 4454 creates a task force to study and address deceptive patient solicitation practices by healthcare facilities. The task force, composed of eight members (four appointed by the executive commissioner and four by the attorney general with healthcare or advertising expertise), will examine violations of existing laws prohibiting misleading marketing under Health and Safety Code Chapter 164 and Occupations Code Chapter 102. It must submit annual reports to the legislature by December 1 of even-numbered years, summarizing enforcement actions and recommending improvements to prevent deceptive practices. The bill directly affects mental health and chemical dependency treatment facilities by strengthening oversight mechanisms for their advertising and patient recruitment.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 3, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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The bill text was finalized for signature, adding standard enrolled format elements like dates, signatures, and certification of passage. The substantive policy content regarding patient solicitation rules, task force establishment, and penalties remained unchanged from the previous version, with only minor formatting adjustments and removal of draft metadata.
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Added enrolled bill header with bill number, version designation, and certification of passage by House and Senate.
Added signature lines for President of Senate, Speaker of House, Chief Clerk, Secretary of Senate, and Governor.
Added effective date of September 1, 2025, and retroactivity provisions.
Removed draft metadata, page numbers, and internal tracking codes from the bill text.
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Floor votes · Senate May 26, 2025 · House Apr 29, 2025
How they voted
28–2
Passed
Total votes 30
May 26, 2025
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
R
Republican20
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
54
Key actions
16
Committee
13
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 19, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
May 19, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Transferred to Calendars Committee
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Health
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Hubert Vo
DDemocratic
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