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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

SB 636: Relating to coverage for mental health conditions and substance use disorders under certain governmental health benefit plans.

In committee 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 636 is a bill introduced in the Texas Senate on December 18, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to coverage for mental health conditions and substance use disorders under certain governmental health benefit plans. Primary sponsor: Johnson. It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 7, 2025): Not again placed on intent calendar.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
JohnsonPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
César BlancoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Royce WestCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23

“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. Not again placed on intent calendar
  2. Co-author authorized
  3. Placed on intent calendar
  4. Co-author authorized
  5. Committee report printed and distributed
  6. Reported favorably as substituted
  7. Vote taken in committee
  8. Considered in public hearing
  9. Left pending in committee
  10. Considered in public hearing
  11. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  12. Referred to Health & Human Services

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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