Relating to available resources of certain state agencies to support and sustain peer-recovery organizations in this state.
HB 4421 requires seven Texas state agencies - including the Health and Human Services Commission, Department of State Health Services, and Texas Department of Criminal Justice - to identify and make available resources (like funding, training, or technical assistance) to support peer-recovery organizations. These organizations are defined as nonprofits run by people with lived experience recovering from substance use disorders or mental health conditions, delivering peer support services to others facing similar challenges. The bill mandates that each agency submit a biennial report to the legislature detailing these resources by August 1 of even-numbered years. This directly affects peer-recovery organizations seeking sustainability support and the individuals with substance use disorders or mental health conditions who rely on their services.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 2, 2025
Last action May 14, 2025
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Floor votes · House May 14, 2025
How they voted
90–52
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 145
May 14, 2025
D
Democratic60
98% Yea
R
Republican85
60% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
7
Committee
6
May 14, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Health
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Toni Rose
DDemocratic
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