HB3163 • 2025

Relating to the county in which an application for court-ordered mental health services must be filed.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Leach
Last action: 2025-04-30
Official status: 04/30/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Effective date: Not listed

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Relating to the county in which an application for court-ordered mental health services must be filed.

What This Bill Does

Relating to the county in which an application for court-ordered mental health services must be filed.

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Bill History

2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Criminal Justice
2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Read 3rd time
2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Passed
2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#723
2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Reported engrossed
2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Received from the House
2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online
Read 2nd time
2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online
Passed to engrossment
2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#613
2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in Calendars
2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report distributed
2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in formal meeting
2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
2025-02-21 Texas Legislature Online
Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the county in which an application for court-ordered mental health services must be filed.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 3163 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

89R1073 EAS-F

By: Leach

H.B. No. 3163

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the county in which an application for court-ordered

mental health services must be filed.

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

SECTION 1. Section 574.001(b), Health and Safety Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (f), the application

must be filed with the county clerk in the county in which the

proposed patient:

(1) resides;

(2)
is located at the time the application is filed
[
is

found
]; [
or
]

(3)
was apprehended under Chapter 573; or

(4)
is receiving mental health services by court order

or under Subchapter A, Chapter 573.

SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section

574.001, Health and Safety Code, applies only to an application for

court-ordered mental health services submitted on or after the

effective date of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.