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SB2446
Assigned to Committee Authored by Kevin Sparks (R) View at Source
Caption: Relating to the governance of local mental health authorities and the composition of the governing bodies of local mental health authorities. Initially Referred to Senate Health & Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to House Public Health Committee, chaired by a Republican
SB 2446 changes the governance of local mental health authorities (LMHAs) in Texas. It requires that LMHA governing bodies include at least one sheriff from a county they serve and a public member with business experience. The bill also prohibits LMHAs from implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, stating that they cannot base hiring decisions or policy formulation on identity classifications. Additionally, LMHAs must provide detailed monthly expense reports to all governing board members.
Mar 13, 2025
(S) Sparks signed onto the bill as Author (S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate (S) Filed
Mar 25, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Health & Human Services, chaired by a Republican
Apr 23, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Testimony taken in committee (S) Left pending in committee
May 5, 2025
(S) Considered in public hearing (S) Vote taken in committee
May 7, 2025
(S) Reported favorably as substituted (S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar (S) Committee report printed and distributed
May 8, 2025
(S) Placed on intent calendar
May 13, 2025
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business (S) Vote recorded in Journal (S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment (S) Vote recorded in Journal (S) Three day rule suspended (S) Record vote
20250513_SB2446_E: Yea 30 (R 20, D 10) - Nay 1 (R 0, D 1)
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(S) Record vote (S) Reported engrossed (H) Received from the Senate
May 14, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Public Health, chaired by a Republican
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
Against
(Wed 4/23/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Aloki Shah for self (with CWA Local 6154) (Wed 4/23/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Cole Weaver for self (with CWA Local 6154) (Wed 4/23/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Kathy Mitchell for self (with Austin Justice Coalition) (Wed 4/23/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Ben Wright for Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) (Wed 4/23/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Caitlin Flanders for Human Rights Campaign (Wed 4/23/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as James Labyer for self (Wed 4/23/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Leonard Aguilar for self (with Texas AFL-CIO) (Wed 4/23/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Miriam Laeky for Equality Texas (Wed 4/23/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Rae Portalatin for self (with United Workers of Integral Care CWA Local) (Wed 4/23/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Santiago Franco for Harris County Commissioners Court (Wed 4/23/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Veronikah Warms for Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP)
For
(Wed 4/23/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Chris Barnhill for PermiaCare (Wed 4/23/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Philip Jenevein for Do No Harm Action (Wed 4/23/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Stan Parker for self
