HB 3788 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the operations of municipal hospital authorities.

HB 3788 modifies rules for municipal hospital authorities in Texas. It requires that city councils cannot shorten the terms of current directors when reducing the board size, and limits how often the method for selecting directors or their terms can be changed. The bill also allows authorities without a hospital to use assets for public health initiatives like free clinics, medical training facilities, or financial aid to nonprofit health providers. These changes directly affect municipal hospital authorities and their governing city councils.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 26, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025
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What changed between versions

Engrossed Enrolled · 4 edits · May 25, 2025
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This bill was converted from an Engrossed version to an Enrolled version, which is the final version signed by the Governor and ready for implementation. The substantive policy content remains unchanged; the differences are primarily formatting, spacing, and the addition of certification signatures from legislative officers and the Governor.
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Added bill header information including bill number, enrolled status, and a note about digital accessibility updates.

Added certification signatures and voting records from the House and Senate, along with the Governor's approval signature block.

Removed page numbers and internal tracking codes from the original Engrossed version text.

Adjusted line breaks and spacing throughout the document to conform to final enrolled formatting standards.

Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2025 · House May 14, 2025

How they voted

273
Passed
Total votes 30
May 21, 2025
D Democratic10
10 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
17 Yea 3 Nay
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
47
Key actions
15
Committee
11
May 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
May 15, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local Government
upper
May 15, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 15, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Committee
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors