SB 719 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the collection of information on available beds at inpatient mental health facilities providing acute psychiatric treatment.

SB 719 would require hospitals providing inpatient mental health services to collect and report detailed data on available psychiatric beds, including breaking down bed counts by patient age and whether beds are currently available (online) or unavailable (offline). It also mandates the Health and Human Services Commission to study statewide bed availability at facilities offering acute psychiatric treatment. This data collection aims to improve transparency about mental health facility capacity for state officials. The bill focuses on concrete reporting requirements for hospitals and a specific study on bed availability.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 6, 2025 Last action May 23, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 6 edits · May 21, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was completely rewritten from a study request into a comprehensive mandate for the Health and Human Services Commission to collect detailed data on psychiatric bed availability, patient demographics, and treatment outcomes. The new version adds specific definitions for online and offline beds, expands data collection requirements to include incarcerated patients and trauma service areas, and changes the report deadline from September 2026 to December 2026.

Scope change

The bill now applies to all inpatient mental health facilities including state hospitals, contracted facilities, and non-contracted facilities, with expanded data requirements covering patient age groups, diagnosis types, and treatment duration thresholds.

DEFINITION

Added new definitions for 'online beds' (operational and occupied) and 'offline beds' (unoccupied and unavailable to serve patients)

REQUIREMENT

Expanded study requirements to include data on incarcerated patients through jail diversion programs and feasibility of trauma service area regional advisory councils

Replaced the original study focus on bed availability with comprehensive data collection on patient demographics, diagnoses, payor sources, mechanical restraints, and treatment duration

Added requirement to track patients reaching the 190-day Medicare inpatient psychiatric treatment limit

TIMELINE

Changed the report submission deadline from September 1, 2026 to December 1, 2026

FISCAL

Added provision requiring specific legislative appropriation for commission implementation, with optional use of other available funds if not appropriated

Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2025

How they voted

25–5

Passed

Total votes 30

May 21, 2025

D Democratic10

10 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican20

15 Yea 5 Nay

75% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to Public Health

lower

May 23, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

lower

May 21, 2025

Introduced

Received from the Senate

lower

May 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

May 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed to engrossment as amended

upper

May 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

May 21, 2025

Introduced

Amendment(s) offered

upper

May 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

May 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably as substituted

upper

May 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

Vote taken in committee

upper

Apr 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

Left pending in committee

upper

Apr 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

Testimony taken in committee

upper

Feb 7, 2025

Committee

Referred to Health & Human Services

upper

Feb 7, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor