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HB18Introduced in the House

Relating to the establishment and administration of certain programs and services providing health care services to rural counties.

Passed

Introduced by Gary Vandeaver, District 1

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Relating to the establishment and administration of certain programs and services providing health care services to rural counties.

Where it stands

Effective immediately

June 20, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House concurs in Senate amendment(s) RV#3981 · May 28, 2025

115

Yes

18

No

17

Absent or Not Voting

150 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Gary Vandeaver1Yes
Brent Money2Absent
Cecil Bell3Yes
Keith Bell4Yes
Cole Hefner5Yes
Daniel Alders6Yes
Jay Dean7Yes
Cody Harris8Absent
Trent Ashby9Yes
Brian Harrison10No

Bill history

  1. Filed

  2. Read first time

  3. Referred to Public Health

  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  5. Considered in public hearing

  6. Committee substitute considered in committee

  7. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  8. Left pending in committee

  9. Considered in public hearing

  10. Committee substitute considered in committee

  11. Reported favorably as substituted

  12. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  13. Committee report distributed

  14. Committee report sent to Calendars

  15. Considered in Calendars

  16. Placed on General State Calendar

  17. Read 2nd time

  18. Postponed 4/22/25 1:00 PM

  19. Laid out as postponed business

  20. Postponed 4/23/25 10:00 AM

  21. Laid out as postponed business

  22. Amendment(s) offered 1-Toth

  23. Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2

  24. Amendment withdrawn 1-Toth

  25. Amended 2-Toth

  26. Record vote RV#416

  27. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  28. Passed to engrossment as amended

  29. Record vote RV#417

  30. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  31. Read 3rd time

  32. Passed

  33. Record vote RV#466

  34. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  35. Reported engrossed

  36. Received from the House

  37. Read first time

  38. Referred to Health & Human Services

  39. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  40. Co-sponsor authorized

  41. Considered in public hearing

  42. Testimony taken in committee

  43. Left pending in committee

  44. Considered in public hearing

  45. Vote taken in committee

  46. Reported favorably as substituted

  47. Committee report printed and distributed

  48. Co-sponsor authorized

  49. Placed on intent calendar

  50. Co-sponsor authorized

  51. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  52. Record vote

  53. Read 2nd time

  54. Amendment(s) offered FA1 Menéndez

  55. Amendment fails of adoption

  56. Record vote

  57. Passed to 3rd reading

  58. Record vote

  59. Three day rule suspended

  60. Record vote

  61. Read 3rd time

  62. Passed

  63. Record vote

  64. Senate passage as amended reported

  65. Senate Amendments distributed

  66. Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  67. House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

  68. Record vote RV#3981

  69. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  70. Text of Senate Amendment(s)

  71. House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

  72. Reported enrolled

  73. Signed in the House

  74. Signed in the Senate

  75. Sent to the Governor

  76. Signed by the Governor

  77. Effective immediately

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