Signed by Governor Authored by Angelia Orr (R) View at Source
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Health Professions Workforce Coordinating Council and the abolition of the statewide health coordinating council and the nursing advisory committee of that council. Initially Referred to House Public Health Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to Senate Health & Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican This bill would cost taxpayers $7,688,572.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau. Joint authors: Bucy (D); Frank (R); Pierson (R) Sponsors: Cook (D) Co-sponsors: Alvarado (D); J. Hinojosa (D)
(H) Alvarado signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (H) J. Hinojosa signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (H) Cook signed onto the bill as Sponsor
Mar 5, 2025
(H) Orr signed onto the bill as Author (H) Filed
Mar 26, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Public Health, chaired by a Republican
Apr 7, 2025
(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 8, 2025
(H) Frank signed onto the bill as Joint Author
Apr 10, 2025
(H) Pierson signed onto the bill as Joint Author
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 22, 2025
(H) Bucy signed onto the bill as Joint Author
Apr 23, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed
Apr 25, 2025
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
May 2, 2025
(H) Considered in Calendars
May 6, 2025
(H) Placed on General State Calendar (H) Read 2nd time (H) Postponed
May 7, 2025
(H) Laid out as postponed business (H) A Bipartisan amendment (No. 1) from Howard; Orr amended the bill. (H) Passed to engrossment as amended (H) Record vote
RV#1643: Yea 114 (R 55, D 59) - Nay 32 (R 29, D 3) View Source
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(H) Reported engrossed
May 12, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Health & Human Services, chaired by a Republican
May 20, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Testimony taken in committee (S) Left pending in committee
May 21, 2025
(S) Considered in public hearing (S) Vote taken in committee
May 23, 2025
(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments (S) Committee report printed and distributed
May 25, 2025
(S) Co-sponsor authorized (S) Placed on intent calendar (S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business (S) Record vote (S) Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading (S) Record vote (S) Three day rule suspended (S) Record vote (S) Read 3rd time (S) Passed (S) Record vote
May 26, 2025
(H) Senate passage reported (H) Reported enrolled
May 27, 2025
(H) Signed in the House (S) Signed in the Senate
May 28, 2025
(E) Sent to the Governor
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
Against
(Mon 4/7/2025) Registering before H Public Health as Kimberly Moyers for self
For
(Mon 4/7/2025) Testifying before H Public Health as Jack Frazee for Texas Nurses Association (Tue 5/20/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Jack Frazee for Texas Nurses Association (Mon 4/7/2025) Testifying before H Public Health as Victoria Ford for self (Tue 5/20/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Victoria Ford for self (Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Andrea Earl for AARP (Mon 4/7/2025) Registering before H Public Health as Carrie Kroll for Texas Hospital Association (Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Christine Yanas for Methodist Healthcare Ministries (Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Erin Cusack for Texas Nurse Practitioners (Mon 4/7/2025) Registering before H Public Health as Faith Villarreal for Texas Association of Business (Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Faith Villarreal for Texas Association of Business (Mon 4/7/2025) Registering before H Public Health as Katherine Strandberg for Every Body Texas (Mon 4/7/2025) Registering before H Public Health as Laura Kincheloe for self (with Texas Nurses Association) (Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Madison Kieschnick for Texas Association of Health Plans (Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Marshall Kenderdine for Texas Academy of Family Physicians (Mon 4/7/2025) Registering before H Public Health as Mckenzie Martin for Texas Association of Community Health Centers (TACHC) (Mon 4/7/2025) Registering before H Public Health as Monica Jimenez for Texas Nurses Association (Mon 4/7/2025) Registering before H Public Health as Ryan Brannan for Brannan LLC (Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Shelby Tracy for Texas Association of Community Health Centers (TACHC)
