# Texas HB 913: Relating to certain state hospital names and the management of state hospitals.

Texas HB 913, Relating to certain state hospital names and the management of state hospitals., is a 89th Legislature Regular Session House bill sponsored by James Frank, Brent Hagenbuch (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-28 (Effective on 9/1/25) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Texas HB 913
- State: Texas
- Session: 89th Legislature Regular Session
- Title: Relating to certain state hospital names and the management of state hospitals.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-11-12
- Last action: 2025-05-28, Effective on 9/1/25
- Sponsors: James Frank, Brent Hagenbuch (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Hospitals, Mental Health & Substance Abuse, Weapons, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (207 yes, 6 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Texas expands hospital list and requires superintendents: benefit, low. Beginning September 1, 2025, Texas adds three facilities to its state hospital system: Wichita Falls State Hospital, Panhandle State Hospital, and Lubbock Psychiatric Center. The updated list also names El Paso Psychiatric Center and Vernon North Texas State Hospital. The executive commissioner mus…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: James Frank, House
- Sponsor: Brent Hagenbuch (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-14 | Senate | Record vote | pass | 31 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-14 | Senate | Record vote | pass | 31 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-25 | House | Record vote | pass | 125 | 6 |   |
|   | Senate | Committee vote: Health & Human Services | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
|   | House | Committee vote: Public Health | pass | 12 | 0 |   |

## Actions (55)

- 2025-05-28: Effective on 9/1/25 (House)
- 2025-05-28: Signed by the Governor (House)
- 2025-05-16: Sent to the Governor (House)
- 2025-05-16: Signed in the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-05-15: Signed in the House (House)
- 2025-05-14: Reported enrolled (House)
- 2025-05-14: Senate passage reported (House)
- 2025-05-14: Record vote (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: Read 3rd time (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: Record vote (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: Three day rule suspended (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: Vote recorded in Journal (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Senate)
- 2025-05-13: Placed on intent calendar (Senate)
- 2025-05-09: Committee report printed and distributed (Senate)
- 2025-05-09: Recommended for local & uncontested calendar (Senate)
- 2025-05-09: Reported favorably w/o amendments (Senate)
- 2025-05-08: Vote taken in committee (Senate)
- 2025-05-08: Considered in public hearing (Senate)
- 2025-05-07: Left pending in committee (Senate)
- 2025-05-07: Considered in public hearing (Senate)
- 2025-05-07: Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Referred to Health & Human Services (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Read first time (Senate)
- 2025-04-28: Received from the House (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: Reported engrossed (House)
- 2025-04-25: Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal (House)
- 2025-04-25: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (House)
- 2025-04-25: Record vote (RV#552) (House)
- 2025-04-25: Passed (House)
- 2025-04-25: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2025-04-25: Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal (House)
- 2025-04-25: Passed to engrossment (House)
- 2025-04-25: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2025-04-25: Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-23: Considered in Local & Consent Calendars (House)
- 2025-04-17: Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm. (House)
- 2025-04-17: Withdrawn from calendar (contested) (House)
- 2025-04-17: Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-15: Considered in Local & Consent Calendars (House)
- 2025-04-09: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-08: Committee report distributed (House)
- 2025-04-08: Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (House)
- 2025-03-31: Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) (House)
- 2025-03-31: Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent (House)
- 2025-03-31: Considered in public hearing (House)
- 2025-03-17: Left pending in committee (House)
- 2025-03-17: Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee (House)
- 2025-03-17: Considered in public hearing (House)
- 2025-03-17: Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (House)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to Public Health (House)
- 2025-03-06: Read first time (House)
- 2024-11-12: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- Engrossed: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00913E.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/HB00913E.PDF)
- Enrolled: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00913F.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/HB00913F.PDF)
- House Committee Report: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00913H.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/HB00913H.PDF)
- Introduced: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00913I.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/HB00913I.PDF)
- Senate Committee Report: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00913S.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/HB00913S.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Engrossed (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00913E.HTM)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/HB00913E.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00913F.HTM)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/HB00913F.PDF)
- [House Committee Report (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00913H.HTM)
- [House Committee Report (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/HB00913H.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00913I.HTM)
- [Introduced (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/HB00913I.PDF)
- [Senate Committee Report (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00913S.HTM)
- [Senate Committee Report (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/HB00913S.PDF)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-HB913-89R (as of 2026-10-19).
