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SB897

Signed by Governor
Authored by Cesar Blanco (D)
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Caption: Relating to the administration of a grant program to support community mental health programs assisting veterans and their families.
Initially Referred to Senate Veteran Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs Committee, chaired by a Democrat
Co-authors: Eckhardt (D)
Sponsors: Lopez, R. (D)


(S) Lopez, R. signed onto the bill as Sponsor
 

Jan 24, 2025


(S) Blanco signed onto the bill as Author
(S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate
(S) Filed
 

Feb 13, 2025


(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Veteran Affairs, chaired by a Republican
 

Mar 18, 2025


(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Testimony taken in committee
(S) Left pending in committee
 

Apr 1, 2025


(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Vote taken in committee
 

Apr 2, 2025


(S) Reported favorably as substituted
(S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

Apr 7, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Apr 9, 2025


(S) Eckhardt signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Not again placed on intent calendar
 

Apr 10, 2025


(S) Placed on local & uncontested calendar
(S) Laid before the Senate
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed
(S) Record vote
(S) Reported engrossed
 

Apr 14, 2025


(H) Received from the Senate
 

Apr 17, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs, chaired by a Democrat
 

Apr 24, 2025


(H) Recalled from subcommittee
(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
 

Apr 28, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
 

Apr 29, 2025


(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
(H) Laid out in lieu of companion
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to 3rd reading
(H) Record vote

RV#830: Yea 146 (R 86, D 60) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Landgraf

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Apr 30, 2025


(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#945: Yea 142 (R 84, D 58) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Absent - Flores

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

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(S) House passage reported
(S) Reported enrolled
 

May 5, 2025


(S) Signed in the Senate
(H) Signed in the House
 

May 6, 2025


(E) Sent to the Governor
 

May 15, 2025


(E) Signed by the Governor
(E) Effective on 9/1/25

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Tue 3/18/2025) Testifying before S Veteran Affairs as Chelsea Fiduccia for Metrocare
(Tue 3/18/2025) Testifying before S Veteran Affairs as Katherine Longoria for Emergence Health Network, Local Mental Health Authority
(Tue 3/18/2025) Testifying before S Veteran Affairs as Local Network for
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Veteran Affairs as Aaron Taliaferro for Tarrant County Administration
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Veteran Affairs as Adam Haynes for Conference of Urban Counties
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Veteran Affairs as Christine Busse for National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Veteran Affairs as Elisa Tamayo for El Paso County
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Veteran Affairs as Jim Brennan for Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Veteran Affairs as Josie Castro Garcia for Dallas County
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Veteran Affairs as Julie Wheeler for Travis County Commissioners Court
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Veteran Affairs as Kelsey Bernstein for Texas Council of Community Centers
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Veteran Affairs as Lori Henning for Texas Association of Goodwills (TAG)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Veteran Affairs as Martin Hubert for Endeavors
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Veteran Affairs as Melissa Shannon for Bexar County Commissioners Court
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Veteran Affairs as Mitch Fuller for self (with VFW Department of Texas)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Veteran Affairs as Nicole Malone for National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Veteran Affairs as Ray Hunt for self (with Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU))
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Veteran Affairs as Ryan Skrobarczyk for City of Corpus Christi
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Veteran Affairs as William West for American Legion
 

On

(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Veteran Affairs as George McEntyre for Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)



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