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SB26   Signed by the Governor
This bill would cost taxpayers $24,493,557.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau.
Referred to House Public Health Committee, chaired by a Republican
Referred to Senate Health & Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican
Caption: Relating to local mental health authority and local behavioral health authority audits and mental and behavioral health reporting, services, and programs.
Bipartisan Bill, authored by Kolkhorst; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Blanco; Campbell; Eckhardt; Gutierrez; Hinojosa; Huffman; Johnson; King; LaMantia; Menéndez; Middleton; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Sparks; Springer; West; Whitmire; Zaffirini
Co-authors: Creighton; Flores; Hughes; Miles; Schwertner
Sponsors: Jetton; Lalani
Co-sponsors:

View at Texas Legislature Online

Thu 3/9/2023


(S) Filed
(S) Referred to the Senate Health & Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican
(S) Angela Paxton signed onto the bill as Author
(S) Carol Alvarado signed onto the bill as Author
(S) César Blanco signed onto the bill as Author
(S) Charles Perry signed onto the bill as Author
(S) Donna Campbell signed onto the bill as Author
(S) Drew Springer signed onto the bill as Author
(S) Joan Huffman signed onto the bill as Author
(S) John Whitmire signed onto the bill as Author
(S) José Menéndez signed onto the bill as Author
(S) Juan Hinojosa signed onto the bill as Author
(S) Judith Zaffirini signed onto the bill as Author
(S) Kevin Sparks signed onto the bill as Author
(S) Lois Kolkhorst signed onto the bill as Author
(S) Mayes Middleton signed onto the bill as Author
(S) Morgan LaMantia signed onto the bill as Author
(S) Nathan Johnson signed onto the bill as Author
(S) Paul Bettencourt signed onto the bill as Author
(S) Phil King signed onto the bill as Author
(S) Roland Gutierrez signed onto the bill as Author
(S) Royce West signed onto the bill as Author
(S) Sarah Eckhardt signed onto the bill as Author
(S) Tan Parker signed onto the bill as Author
 

Mon 3/20/2023


(S) Bryan Hughes signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Wed 3/22/2023


(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Tue 3/28/2023


(S) Charles Schwertner signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Wed 3/29/2023


(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Mon 4/3/2023


(S) Brandon Creighton signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Tue 4/4/2023


(S) Placed on intent calendar
(S) Pete Flores signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Tue 4/11/2023


(S) Placed on intent calendar
(S) Borris Miles signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Thu 4/13/2023


(S) Record Vote (Senate Third Reading)

Senate Vote: Yeas 30 (R 18, D 12) - Nays 0 (R 0, D 0)

Yea - Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hall; Hancock; Hinojosa; Huffman; Hughes; Johnson; Kolkhorst; LaMantia; Menéndez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; Springer; West; Whitmire; Zaffirini

 

Mon 4/24/2023


(H) Referred to the House Public Health Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Mon 5/15/2023


(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) House Public Health Committee met and decided to leave this bill pending without objection.
 

Thu 5/18/2023


(H) House Public Health Committee met and voted for passage. Ayes (Klick; Campos; Collier; Jetton; Johnson, Ann; Jones, Jolanda; Jones, Venton; Oliverson; Price; Smith; Tinderholt)
 

Sat 5/20/2023


(H) Referred to the House Calendars Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Mon 5/22/2023


(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Price amended the bill.
 

Tue 5/23/2023


(H) Record Vote No. 2011 (SB 26 was passed)

RV#2011: Yeas 143 (R 82, D 61) - Nays 0 (R 0, D 0)
View in House Legislative Journal

Yea - Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Frazier; Gamez; Garcia; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Kitzman; Klick; Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Murr; Neave Criado; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Ortega; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Plesa; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schaefer; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Sherman; Shine; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

 

Sun 5/28/2023


(S) Signed in the Senate
 

Mon 5/29/2023


(H) Signed in the House


Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Barsalou, Denee for self
(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Margolis, Eve for self
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Stewart, Susan for self
 

For

(Mon 5/15/2023) Testifying before House Public Health as Galvan, Lyssette for NAMI Texas
(Mon 5/15/2023) Testifying before House Public Health as Garnett, Susan for MHMR of Tarrant County
(Wed 3/22/2023) Testifying before Senate Health & Human Services as Hansch, Greg for National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
(Wed 3/22/2023) Testifying before Senate Health & Human Services as Hemphill, Sheila for self (with Texas Right To Know)
(Mon 5/15/2023) Testifying before House Public Health as Johnson, Lee for Texas Council of Community Centers
(Wed 3/22/2023) Testifying before Senate Health & Human Services as Keller, Andy for Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute
(Wed 3/22/2023) Testifying before Senate Health & Human Services as Nicks, John for self
(Wed 3/22/2023) Testifying before Senate Health & Human Services as Shearer, Melissa for self
(Wed 3/22/2023) Testifying before Senate Health & Human Services as Young, Kurtis for Parkland Health
(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Allmon, Jennifer for Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Banda, Jennifer for Texas Hospital Association
(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Burek, Susan for self
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Dole, Michael for Driscoll Health System
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Doyle, Shannon for National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter
(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Earl, Andrea for AARP Texas
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Evans, Michelle for self
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Finley, Marisa for Baylor Scott and White Health Plan
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Ford, Ashley for Arc of Texas
(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Ford, Ashley for Arc of Texas
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Giesinger, Ross for Harris Health System
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Hayes, Aaryce for Disability rights texas
(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Henderson, John for self (with Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals (TORCH))
(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Lanagan, Lindsay for Legacy Community Health
(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Laroche, Sebastien for Methodist Healthcare Ministries
(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Litzinger, Linda for self (with Texas Parent to Parent)
(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Mares, Bryan for National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter
(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before House Public Health as McCormick, Jamie for Texas Alliance for Child and Family Services
(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Miller, Charles for Texas 2036
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Ottinger, Timothy for CHI St. Lukes Health System
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Person, Maria for self
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Rhodes, Fran for self
(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Romo, Joel for Care Integrated Behavioral Health
(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Rose, Lauren for Texas Network of Youth Services (TNOYS)
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Schleifer, Jessica for Teaching Hospitals of Texas
(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Schleifer, Jessica for Teaching Hospitals of Texas
(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Shipton, Patricia for Care Integrated Behavioral Health
(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Sparks, Andrea for Buckner International
(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Tracy, Shelby for Texas Association of Community Health Centers
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Van Maanen, Cynthia for self (with Travis County Democratic Party)
(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Warren, Kevin for Texas Health Care Association
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Wilson, Stacy for Children's Hospital Association of Texas
(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Wilson, Stacy for Children's Hospital Association of Texas
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Woomer, Eric for Federation of Texas Psychiatry
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Yanas, Christine for Methodist Healthcare Ministries
 

On

(Mon 5/15/2023) Testifying before House Public Health as Hayes, Aaryce for Disability Rights Texas
(Mon 5/15/2023) Testifying before House Public Health as Nicks, John for self
(Wed 3/22/2023) Testifying before Senate Health & Human Services as Parades, Eddie for self (with Independent Coalition of Nursing Home Providers)
(Wed 3/22/2023) Testifying before Senate Health & Human Services as Rutland, Lynn for Andrews Center LMHA
(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Aguirre, Val for Health and Human Services Office of The Inspector General
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Alletto, Michelle for Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Alletto, Michelle for Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Blanco, Ricardo for Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Gaines, Sonja for Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Grady, Victoria for Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as McGonigle, Anne for Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as O'Neill, Audrey for Health and Human Services Office of The Inspector General
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Warren, Kevin for Texas Health Care Association
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Wayman, Julie for Texas Education Agency



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