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HB4099 • 2025

Relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral.

Relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Harris Davila | Harris | Vasut | Gervin-Hawkins | Thompson
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral.

Relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral.

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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 on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  4. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  5. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  6. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  7. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  8. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-sponsor authorized

  9. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  10. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  11. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  12. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  13. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  14. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  15. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  16. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  17. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  18. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  19. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  20. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  21. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  22. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  23. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  24. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  25. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  26. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Posting rule suspended

  27. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  28. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  29. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Health & Human Services

  30. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  31. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  32. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2842

  33. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  34. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  35. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  36. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Point of order withdrawn. Rule 4, Section 32(c)(1)

  37. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  38. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2726

  39. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  40. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  41. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  42. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  43. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  44. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  45. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  46. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  47. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  48. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  49. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  50. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  51. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  52. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  53. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  54. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Public Health

  55. 2025-03-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 4099 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 4099

AN ACT

relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist

without a referral.

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

SECTION 1. Sections 453.301(a-1) and (b), Occupations Code,

are amended to read as follows:

(a-1)
A
[
Except as provided by Subsection (a-2), a
] physical

therapist may treat a patient under Subsection (a) for not more than

30
[
10
] consecutive
calendar
[
business
] days.

(b) The physical therapist must obtain a referral from a

referring practitioner before the physical therapist may continue

treatment that exceeds treatment authorized under Subsection (a-1)

[
or (a-2), as applicable
].

SECTION 2. Section 453.301(a-2), Occupations Code, is

repealed.

SECTION 3. Not later than December 1, 2025, the Texas Board

of Physical Therapy Examiners shall adopt rules necessary to

implement Section 453.301, Occupations Code, as amended by this

Act.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 4099 was passed by the House on May

16, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 99, Nays 15, 2 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 4099 was passed by the Senate on May

28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor