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HB3096 • 2025

Relating to designating March 17 as Profound Autism Awareness Day.

Relating to designating March 17 as Profound Autism Awareness Day.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Cunningham
Last action
2025-05-24
Official status
05/24/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-05-24

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to designating March 17 as Profound Autism Awareness Day.

Relating to designating March 17 as Profound Autism Awareness Day.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to designating March 17 as Profound Autism Awareness Day.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  5. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  6. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  7. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  8. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid before the Senate

  9. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  10. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  11. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  12. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  13. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  14. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  15. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  16. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  17. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  18. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  19. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  20. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  21. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  22. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  23. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  24. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  25. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Administration

  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#1044

  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#902

  36. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  37. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  38. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  39. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Transferred to Calendars Committee

  40. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  41. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  42. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  43. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  44. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  45. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote reconsidered in committee

  46. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

  47. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  48. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  49. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  50. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  51. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  52. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  53. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  54. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  55. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  56. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Human Services

  57. 2025-02-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to designating March 17 as Profound Autism Awareness Day.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 3096 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 3096

AN ACT

relating to designating March 17 as Profound Autism Awareness Day.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 662, Government Code, is

amended by adding Section 662.089 to read as follows:

Sec.

662.089.

PROFOUND AUTISM AWARENESS DAY. (a)

March 17

is Profound Autism Awareness Day to raise awareness about profound

autism.

People with profound autism often require continuous care

from an adult caregiver throughout their lives, may have severe

intellectual disabilities, difficulty speaking, or an inability to

speak, and are frequently excluded from research and support

programs because of their unique needs.

(b)

Profound Autism Awareness Day may be regularly observed

by appropriate ceremonies and activities, including by showing

support for those who experience profound autism and providing

information regarding resources for people with profound autism and

their caregivers.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 3096 was passed by the House on April

30, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 135, Nays 0, 2 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 3096 was passed by the Senate on May

9, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor