Relating to certain state hospital names and the management of state hospitals.
HB 913 updates the official list of facilities designated as "state hospitals" under Texas law, removing the Waco Center for Youth and Rio Grande State Center from the primary list while retaining them in the definition. It also requires each state hospital to employ a superintendent, as specified in new Section 552.154. The bill directly affects all 14 facilities listed in the amended sections, including hospitals like Austin State Hospital and El Paso Psychiatric Center. This is a procedural update to administrative definitions and management requirements, not a policy change impacting public services or funding. The bill became effective September 1, 2025, after being signed by the governor.
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
May 2025
Introduced Mar 6, 2025
Signed May 28, 2025
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Engrossed
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Enrolled
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2 edits
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May 28, 2025
MINOR
This bill primarily updates formatting and numbering in the enrolled version of HB 913, with no substantive policy changes to the state hospital management or superintendent requirements. The text reorganizes the bill structure and adds certification signatures from legislative officers, but the core provisions regarding state hospital names, definitions, and the superintendent employment requirement remain unchanged.
TECHNICAL
Bill header and numbering were reorganized from draft format to final enrolled format with proper legislative signatures and certification statements.
Section numbering and formatting were standardized to match enrolled bill requirements, though the actual legislative content remains identical.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
52
Key actions
15
Committee
11
May 28, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Health
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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