Relating to a study on the use of psychedelic therapies in the treatment of certain conditions.
This bill requires Texas' Department of State Health Services to study the use of psychedelic therapies (including MDMA, psilocybin, and ketamine) for treating PTSD, depression, and related conditions. The study will review clinical evidence, FDA actions, treatment guidelines, and patient access barriers, with recommendations for future implementation if therapies gain federal approval. The department must submit a final report by December 1, 2026, and the bill expires September 1, 2027. It does not change current treatment laws but prepares for potential future policy decisions.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 27, 2025
Last action May 19, 2025
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Introduced
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Engrossed
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4 edits
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May 8, 2025
MODERATE
The bill was amended to change the responsible agency from the Department of State Health Services to the Health and Human Services Commission, update the reporting deadline to December 1, 2026, and add provisions about funding sources and implementation requirements. These changes clarify which agency leads the psychedelic therapy study and establish clearer rules for how the study will be funded and implemented.
Scope change
The bill's scope changed from being administered by the Department of State Health Services to being administered by the Health and Human Services Commission, with additional requirements for funding implementation.
SCOPE
The responsible agency was changed from the Department of State Health Services to the Health and Human Services Commission for conducting the psychedelic therapy study.
FISCAL
New language allows the commission to solicit federal funds and accept gifts, grants, or donations to finance the study in addition to any legislature-appropriated money.
REQUIREMENT
Added a requirement that the commission must implement provisions only if the legislature appropriates specific money, with optional implementation using other available funds if no specific appropriation is made.
TIMELINE
The report submission deadline was changed from December 1, 2025 to December 1, 2026.
Floor votes · House May 8, 2025
How they voted
113–31
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 145
May 8, 2025
D
Democratic60
96% Yea
R
Republican85
64% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Amendments
2
May 19, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
May 19, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 8, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Health
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
4 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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