HB2187

Signed by Governor
Authored by Donna Howard (D)
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Caption: Relating to hospital staffing report processes and to retaliation and mandatory overtime protections for nurses; providing administrative penalties.
Initially Referred to House Public Health Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Health & Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican
Joint authors: Darby (R); Shofner (R)
Sponsors: Perry (R)
Co-sponsors: Blanco (D); West (D)


(H) Blanco signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(H) West signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(H) Perry signed onto the bill as Sponsor
 

Jan 29, 2025


(H) Howard signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed
 

Mar 14, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Public Health, chaired by a Republican
 

Mar 24, 2025


(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
(H) Left pending in committee
 

Apr 14, 2025


(H) House Public Health met.
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Reported favorably as substituted
 

Apr 23, 2025


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

Apr 24, 2025


(H) Shofner signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Apr 25, 2025


(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

Apr 28, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

Apr 30, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
 

May 1, 2025


(H) Darby signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to engrossment
(H) Record vote

RV#1173: Yea 143 (R 83, 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; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; 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; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Absent - Lopez, R.; Virdell

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Landgraf

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May 2, 2025


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

RV#1280: Yea 134 (R 82, D 52) - 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; Capriglione; Cook; 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; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Absent - Cole; Cortez; Lopez, R.; Morales Shaw

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

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(H) Reported engrossed
 

May 5, 2025


(S) Received from the House
(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Health & Human Services, chaired by a Republican
 

May 14, 2025


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

May 15, 2025


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

May 16, 2025


(S) Co-sponsor authorized
 

May 19, 2025


(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments
(S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

May 20, 2025


(S) Co-sponsor authorized
(S) Placed on intent calendar
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote

20250520_HB2187_2R: Yea 31 (R 20, D 11) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

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(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250520_HB2187_3R: Yea 31 (R 20, D 11) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

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(S) Record vote
(H) Senate passage reported
(H) Reported enrolled
 

May 21, 2025


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

May 22, 2025


(E) Sent to the Governor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Mon 3/24/2025) Testifying before H Public Health as Dollye Martinez for Texas Nurses Association
(Mon 3/24/2025) Testifying before H Public Health as Heather De La Garza-Barone for Texas Hospital Association
(Wed 5/14/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Heather De La Garza-Barone for Texas Hospital Association
(Mon 3/24/2025) Testifying before H Public Health as Jack Frazee for Texas Nurses Association
(Wed 5/14/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Laura Kincheloe for self (with Texas Nurses Association)
(Mon 3/24/2025) Testifying before H Public Health as Lori Forbus for Texas Nurses Association
(Mon 3/24/2025) Testifying before H Public Health as Serena Bumpus for self (with Texas Nurses Association)
(Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H Public Health as Emily Witt for self
(Wed 5/14/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Erin Cusack for Texas Nurse Practitioners
(Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H Public Health as Eve Margolis for self
(Wed 5/14/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Jason Baxter for Texas Association of Health Plans
(Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H Public Health as McCann Turner for Texas Health Resources (THR)
(Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H Public Health as Ryan Brannan for National council of state boards of nursing
(Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H Public Health as Sarah Berel-harrop for self
(Wed 5/14/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Steven Deline for self
 

On

(Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H Public Health as James Farris for Department if State Health Services
(Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H Public Health as Rachel Turner for Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)



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