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S.B. No. 1580 AN ACT relating to the composition of the governing body of a local mental health authority. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 533.0351(a), Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) If a local mental health authority has a governing body, the governing body must include: (1) for a local authority that serves only one county, the sheriff of the county as an ex officio nonvoting member; [and] (2) for a local authority that serves two or more counties, two sheriffs chosen in accordance with Subsection (b) as ex officio nonvoting members; and (3) a veteran selected by a majority of the governing body members. SECTION 2. A local mental health authority that has a governing body must be in compliance with Section 533.0351(a), Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act, not later than September 1, 2026. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1580 passed the Senate on April 24, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 30, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1580 passed the House, with amendment, on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 128, Nays 2, one present not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Approved: ______________________________ Date ______________________________ Governor
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