Relating to the certificate of medical examination for chemical dependency and the duration of court-ordered treatment for a person with a chemical dependency
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Officially: “Relating to the certificate of medical examination for chemical dependency and the duration of court-ordered treatment for a person with a chemical dependency.” Read the full text
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89th Legislature (2025)
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Filed · Nov 12, 2024
Read first time · Feb 27, 2025
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence · Feb 27, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Mar 12, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 12, 2025
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · Mar 12, 2025
Left pending in committee · Mar 12, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 19, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · Mar 19, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · Mar 24, 2025
Committee report distributed · Mar 25, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · Mar 25, 2025
Considered in Calendars · Apr 17, 2025
Considered in Calendars · Apr 22, 2025
Placed on General State Calendar · Apr 24, 2025
Read 2nd time · Apr 24, 2025
Passed to engrossment · Apr 24, 2025
Record vote · Apr 24, 2025
Read 3rd time · Apr 25, 2025
Passed · Apr 25, 2025
Record vote · Apr 25, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · Apr 25, 2025
Reported engrossed · Apr 25, 2025
Received from the House · Apr 28, 2025
Read first time · Apr 29, 2025
Referred to Criminal Justice · Apr 29, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · May 20, 2025
Considered in public hearing · May 20, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · May 20, 2025
Vote taken in committee · May 20, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · May 21, 2025
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar · May 21, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · May 21, 2025
Co-sponsor authorized · May 23, 2025
Placed on intent calendar · May 23, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · May 23, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · May 23, 2025
Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading · May 23, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · May 23, 2025
Three day rule suspended · May 23, 2025
Record vote · May 23, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 23, 2025
Passed · May 23, 2025
Record vote · May 23, 2025
Senate passage as amended reported · May 24, 2025
Senate Amendments distributed · May 24, 2025
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed · May 24, 2025
House concurs in Senate amendment(s) · May 28, 2025
Record vote · May 28, 2025
Text of Senate Amendment(s) · May 28, 2025
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported · May 28, 2025
Reported enrolled · May 29, 2025
Signed in the House · May 30, 2025
Signed in the Senate · May 31, 2025
Sent to the Governor · May 31, 2025
Signed by the Governor · Jun 20, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25 · Jun 20, 2025
The numbers
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
The motion to concur in the senate amendments to HB 171 prevailed byHouse · 2025-05-28 · Yeas 109, Nays 27, Present, not voting 2
HBi171 was passed byHouse · 2025-04-25 · Yeas 117, Nays 20, Present, not voting 1
HBi171 was passed to engrossment byHouse · 2025-04-24 · Yeas 122, Nays 22, Present, not voting 4
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Texas legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective on 9/1/25 (Jun 20, 2025).