HB 2622: Metcalf Bill Lets Male Attendants Transport Female Patients On Camera

Caption

relating to the transport of female patients to a mental health facility or residential care facility.

Summary

Alone, if a body camera runs or the vehicle records the whole trip.

The bill changes the rule that a female patient taken to a mental health or residential care facility must ride with a female attendant. It touches female patients in transport and the officers and attendants who move them. A male attendant may now do the transport alone if he wears an active body camera or the vehicle records audio or video for the whole trip.

Labels

Labels: GOT HALFWAY. Passed the House on Apr 30, 2025. Died in the Senate: never got out of the Criminal Justice committee.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2622 · 2025-02-10

SOLD BY

Rep. Will MetcalfRHouse 16

ITEM

relating to the transport of female patients to a mental health facility or residential care facility.

WHAT IT DOES

Alone, if a body camera runs or the vehicle records the whole trip.

The bill changes the rule that a female patient taken to a mental health or residential care facility must ride with a female attendant. It touches female patients in transport and the officers and attendants who move them. A male attendant may now do the transport alone if he wears an active body camera or the vehicle records audio or video for the whole trip.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 27, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

Feb 10, 2025Filed
Mar 18, 2025Read first time
Mar 18, 2025Referred to Public Health
Mar 31, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Mar 31, 2025Considered in public hearing
Mar 31, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Mar 31, 2025Left pending in committee
Apr 7, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 7, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Apr 14, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 14, 2025Vote reconsidered in committee
Apr 14, 2025Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
Apr 14, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Apr 16, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 16, 2025Committee report distributed
Apr 21, 2025Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Apr 23, 2025Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
Apr 25, 2025Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
Apr 25, 2025Withdrawn from calendar (contested)
Apr 25, 2025Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.
Apr 25, 2025Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
Apr 25, 2025Transferred to Calendars Committee
Apr 25, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 25, 2025Considered in Calendars
Apr 29, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
Apr 29, 2025Read 2nd time
Apr 29, 2025Passed to engrossment
Apr 29, 2025Record vote RV#895
Apr 29, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Apr 30, 2025Read 3rd time
Apr 30, 2025Passed
Apr 30, 2025Record vote RV#1038
Apr 30, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Apr 30, 2025Reported engrossed
Apr 30, 2025Received from the House
May 5, 2025Read first time
May 5, 2025Referred to Criminal Justice

FILED UNDER

SURVEILLANCE STATE

THE TEXT

…“equipped with audio or video recording devices that actively record”…

Bill text, House committee report version (H)

The bill makes recording of female mental health patients by body camera or vehicle recorder the condition for skipping a female attendant.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 135 yea · 0 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · Apr 30, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Will Metcalf

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$150K Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund$54K Dustin Burrows Campaign$45K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Nov 7, 2024 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$149,922.40

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$149,922.40

Cash: $70,000.00
Paid by others: $79,922.40
Total: $149,922.40

advertising $37,500.00polling $27,750.00mail $14,372.40fundraiser $300.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 8, 2024 to Aug 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100982185, 100998989, 101030949, 101035543, 101059927, 101068041.

Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund$54,402.88

Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund

$54,402.88

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $54,402.88
Total: $54,402.88

television $52,000.00text $1,402.88digital $1,000.00

Also funds 20 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Nov 4, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Jan 27, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100998989, 101034987, 101035543.

Dustin Burrows Campaign$45,000.00

Dustin Burrows Campaign

$45,000.00

Cash: $35,000.00
Paid by others: $10,000.00
Total: $45,000.00

polling $10,000.00

Also funds 39 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 13, 2025 to Sep 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 29, 2025 to Jan 26, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101030949, 101035543.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$149,922.40

Cash: $70,000.00
Paid by others: $79,922.40
Total: $149,922.40

advertising $37,500.00polling $27,750.00mail $14,372.40fundraiser $300.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 8, 2024 to Aug 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100982185, 100998989, 101030949, 101035543, 101059927, 101068041.

×

Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund

$54,402.88

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $54,402.88
Total: $54,402.88

television $52,000.00text $1,402.88digital $1,000.00

Also funds 20 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Nov 4, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Jan 27, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100998989, 101034987, 101035543.

×

Dustin Burrows Campaign

$45,000.00

Cash: $35,000.00
Paid by others: $10,000.00
Total: $45,000.00

polling $10,000.00

Also funds 39 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 13, 2025 to Sep 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 29, 2025 to Jan 26, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101030949, 101035543.

Votes2

House Apr 30, 2025

Yea: 135
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: 2
Absent: 1
Excused: 12

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 1038

HB 2622 was passed by (Record 1038): 135 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 135 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 1 (derived from named list)
Excused: 12 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House Apr 29, 2025

Yea: 146
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: 2
Absent: 2
Excused: 0

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 895

HB 2622 was passed to engrossment by (Record 895): 146 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 146 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 2 (derived from named list)
Excused: 0 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses2

For: 2
Against: 0
On: 0

Names

For

NAMI Texas1 registration
Self; Precinct 1 Constable’s Office Montgomery County1 registration

Sources

2 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 27, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version H by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 22, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Feb 10, 2025

05/05/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Public Health · Committee vote 13 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee

Senate committee · Criminal Justice · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Fire Fighters & Police--General

Mental Health & Substance Abuse

Women

VIDEO CAMERAS

Text

The text as introduced · 244 words

89R9546 EAS-D

By: Metcalf
H.B. No. 2622

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the transport of female patients to a mental health

facility or residential care facility.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 1(c), Article 46.04, Code of Criminal

Procedure, is amended to read as follows:

(c) A female patient must be accompanied by a female

attendant unless:

(1) the patient is transported by a male attendant who

is wearing a body worn camera, as defined by Article 2B.0101, that

is activated for the duration of the patient's transport; or

(2) the vehicle in which the patient is transported is

equipped with audio or video recording devices that actively record

for the duration of the patient's transport .

SECTION 2. Section 574.045(d), Health and Safety Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(d) A female patient must be accompanied by a female

attendant unless :

(1) the patient is accompanied by her father, husband,

or adult brother or son ;

(2) the patient is transported by a male attendant who

is wearing a body worn camera, as defined by Article 2B.0101, Code

of Criminal Procedure, that is activated for the duration of the

patient's transport; or

(3) the vehicle in which the patient is transported is

equipped with audio or video recording devices that actively record

for the duration of the patient's transport .

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Verdict: No flags

The receipt

SOLD BY

ITEM

WHAT IT DOES

CHARGES

TOTAL

HISTORY

SIGNED FOR BY

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund

Dustin Burrows Campaign

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund

Dustin Burrows Campaign

House Apr 30, 2025

House Apr 29, 2025

For