2025 Regular Session • Texas Legislature
HB4838
Legislative Summary
Relating to conducting an assessment of language accessibility with respect to certain health and human services programs and 2-1-1 services provided by the Texas Information and Referral Network.
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Bill History
3/13/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Read first time
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Referred to Human Services
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Considered in public hearing
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Left pending in committee
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Considered in public hearing
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Vote reconsidered in committee
House of Representatives
4/29/2025
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
House of Representatives
5/2/2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
House of Representatives
5/5/2025
Committee report distributed
House of Representatives
5/5/2025
Committee report sent to Calendars
House of Representatives
5/6/2025
Considered in Calendars
House of Representatives
5/8/2025
Placed on General State Calendar
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Passed to engrossment
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Record vote RV#1948
House of Representatives
5/9/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/10/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
5/10/2025
Postponed 5/12/25 10:00 AM
House of Representatives
5/12/2025
Laid out as postponed business
House of Representatives
5/12/2025
Passed
House of Representatives
5/12/2025
Record vote RV#2160
House of Representatives
5/12/2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
House of Representatives
5/12/2025
Reported engrossed
House of Representatives
5/12/2025
Received from the House
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Laid out as postponed business RV#2160
5/12/2025
77
Yea
64
Nay
3
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read 2nd time RV#1948
5/9/2025
66
Yea
64
Nay
3
Not Voting
17
Absent
Result: FAILED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(5/12/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Democrat: 14
Republican: 2
Primary Sponsor
Penny Morales Shaw
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (15)
Suleman Lalani
Democrat
Don McLaughlin
Republican
Maria Flores
Democrat
Janie Lopez
Republican
Salman Bhojani
Democrat
John Bryant
Democrat
Aicha Davis
Democrat
Terry Meza
Democrat
Mihaela Plesa
Democrat
Ron Reynolds
Democrat
Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos
Democrat
Jon Rosenthal
Democrat
Lauren Ashley Simmons
Democrat
Hubert Vo
Democrat
Eugene Wu
Democrat