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HB1327 • 2025

Relating to the continuation of a health care provider participation program by the Harris County Hospital District.

Relating to the continuation of a health care provider participation program by the Harris County Hospital District.

Healthcare
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Harless | Simmons
Last action
2025-05-28
Official status
05/28/2025 E Effective immediately
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to the continuation of a health care provider participation program by the Harris County Hospital District.

Relating to the continuation of a health care provider participation program by the Harris County Hospital District.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the continuation of a health care provider participation program by the Harris County Hospital District.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective immediately

  3. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  4. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  5. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  6. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  7. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  8. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid before the Senate

  9. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  10. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  11. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  12. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  13. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  14. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  15. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  16. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  17. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  18. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  19. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  20. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  21. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Local Government

  22. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Posting rule suspended

  23. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  24. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  25. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  26. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  27. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  28. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#984

  29. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  30. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  31. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  32. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  33. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  34. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  35. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#837

  36. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  37. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  38. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  39. 2025-04-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  40. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  41. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Recalled from subcommittee

  42. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  43. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  44. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

  45. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  46. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  47. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in subcommittee

  48. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  49. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker

  50. 2024-11-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the continuation of a health care provider participation program by the Harris County Hospital District.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 1327 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 1327

AN ACT

relating to the continuation of a health care provider

participation program by the Harris County Hospital District.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 299.004, Health and Safety Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 299.004. EXPIRATION. (a) Subject to Section

299.153(d), the authority of the district to administer and operate

a program under this chapter expires December 31,
2027
[
2025
].

(b) This chapter expires December 31,
2027
[
2025
].

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 1327 was passed by the House on April

30, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 109, Nays 31, 1 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 1327 was passed by the Senate on May

14, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor