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HB1965 • 2025

Relating to a study on mental health services provided to veterans through the Texas Veterans Commission.

Relating to a study on mental health services provided to veterans through the Texas Veterans Commission.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Garcia, Josey | Dorazio | Lopez, Janie | Ward Johnson
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to a study on mental health services provided to veterans through the Texas Veterans Commission.

Relating to a study on mental health services provided to veterans through the Texas Veterans Commission.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to a study on mental health services provided to veterans through the Texas Veterans Commission.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective immediately

  3. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  5. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  6. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  7. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  8. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  9. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  10. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  11. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  12. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  13. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  14. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  15. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  16. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  17. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  18. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  19. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  20. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  21. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  22. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  23. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  24. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  25. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  26. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  27. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Vet Affairs

  28. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  29. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  30. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1010

  31. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  32. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  33. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  34. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  35. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  36. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended. 1-J. Garcia

  37. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment as amended

  38. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#863

  39. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  40. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  41. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  42. 2025-04-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  43. 2025-04-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  44. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Recalled from subcommittee

  45. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  46. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  47. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

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

  48. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  49. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  50. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in subcommittee

  51. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  52. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to s/c on Defense & Veterans' Affairs by Speaker

  53. 2025-01-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to a study on mental health services provided to veterans through the Texas Veterans Commission.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 1965 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 1965

AN ACT

relating to a study on mental health services provided to veterans

through the Texas Veterans Commission.

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

SECTION 1. (a) In this section, the "commission" means the

Texas Veterans Commission.

(b) The commission shall conduct a study to evaluate

strategies to improve and expand mental health services provided

through the commission's Military Veteran Peer Network. The study

must include recommendations on expanding the number of certified

peer service coordinators who provide mental health services to

service members, veterans, and family members of service members or

veterans.

(c) The study required by this section must focus on the

provision of certified peer service coordinators in rural

communities in this state.

(d) Not later than December 1, 2026, the commission shall

prepare and submit a report to the legislature containing the

findings of the study and any recommendations for legislative or

other action.

SECTION 2. This Act expires September 1, 2027.

SECTION 3. 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. 1965 was passed by the House on April

30, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 128, Nays 8, 1 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 1965 was passed by the Senate on May

21, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor