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CS/CS/HB 1091: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Care

GENERAL BILL by Health & Human Services Committee ; Human Services Subcommittee ; Gonzalez Pittman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Valdés

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Care ; Expands mental health crisis services to include the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline call center; authorizes a guardian advocate to be discharged when a patient is discharged from involuntary outpatient services; requires clinical psychologists who make determinations of involuntary placement at certain mental health facilities to have specified clinical experience; authorizes a designated facility to retain a patient for the remainder of a specified timeframe under certain circumstances.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 4/30/2025 House - Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/25/2025 House • Filed
3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/5/2025 House • Referred to Human Services Subcommittee
• Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Human Services Subcommittee
3/14/2025 House • PCS added to Human Services Subcommittee agenda
3/18/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Human Services Subcommittee
3/20/2025 House • Reported out of Human Services Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/21/2025 House • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Health & Human Services Committee
4/11/2025 House • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
4/15/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
4/16/2025 House • Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
4/17/2025 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/24/2025)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
4/24/2025 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
4/24/2025 Senate • In Messages
4/25/2025 Senate • Referred to Rules
• Received
4/29/2025 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 615
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 1240 -SJ 615
• Read 2nd time -SJ 615
• Amendment(s) adopted (558074) -SJ 615
• Read 3rd time -SJ 616
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 616
4/29/2025 House • In Messages
4/30/2025 House • Senate Message List
• Amendment 558074 Concur
• CS passed as amended; YEAS112 , NAYS 0
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled