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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

SB 2891: Relating to the establishment of the Health Professions Workforce Coordinating Council and the abolition of the statewide health coordinating council and the nursing advisory committee of that council.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 2891 is a bill introduced in the Texas Senate on March 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the establishment of the Health Professions Workforce Coordinating Council and the abolition of the statewide health coordinating council and the nursing advisory committee of that council. Primary sponsor: Cook, Angelia Orr (Republican), James Frank (Republican), Katrina Pierson (Republican), John Bucy (Democratic). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 26, 2025): Placed on General State Calendar.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
CookPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Angelia OrrPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse13
James FrankPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Katrina PiersonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse33
John BucyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse136
Carol AlvaradoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate6
Paul BettencourtCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate7
César BlancoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Charles PerryCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate28

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Placed on General State Calendar
  2. Considered in Calendars
  3. Committee report sent to Calendars
  4. Committee report distributed
  5. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  6. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  7. Considered in formal meeting
  8. Referred to Public Health
  9. Read first time
  10. Received from the Senate
  11. Reported engrossed
  12. Record vote

Showing 12 most recent of 35 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source