HB 2854: Parolees On Monitors Need Officer Approval To Visit A Hospital

Caption

relating to the required approval of certain hospital visits as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision for certain releasees and to the hospital's liability for damages resulting from those visits.

Caption from analyzed text · version E.

Summary

Medical treatment is exempt. Police get notified, and hospitals get a damages shield.

The bill requires a parole panel to bar certain releasees from visiting a general hospital for any reason other than medical treatment unless their parole officer approves the visit in advance. It covers people on parole or mandatory supervision who are on electronic monitoring and are serving time for the serious offenses listed in Article 42A.054, and it requires the approving officer to notify hospital police or local police of the visit. It also shields general hospitals from damages tied to these visits, except for gross negligence, recklessness or intentional misconduct, and it applies only to people released on or after September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: BUZZER BEATER. Final vote May 30, 2025: the House concurred in the Senate amendments. 3 days before the session ended Jun 2, 2025.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 3547 (Did not pass). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.ACROSS THE AISLE. Joint authors: 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2854 · 2025-02-14

SOLD BY

Rep. Rafael AnchíaDHouse 103

Rep. Toni RoseDHouse 110

Rep. Dade PhelanRHouse 21

+ 2 more authors, 9 coauthors

ITEM

relating to the required approval of certain hospital visits as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision for certain releasees and to the hospital's liability for damages resulting from those visits.

WHAT IT DOES

Medical treatment is exempt. Police get notified, and hospitals get a damages shield.

The bill requires a parole panel to bar certain releasees from visiting a general hospital for any reason other than medical treatment unless their parole officer approves the visit in advance. It covers people on parole or mandatory supervision who are on electronic monitoring and are serving time for the serious offenses listed in Article 42A.054, and it requires the approving officer to notify hospital police or local police of the visit. It also shields general hospitals from damages tied to these visits, except for gross negligence, recklessness or intentional misconduct, and it applies only to people released on or after September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version F · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version F · May 29, 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 14, 2025Filed
Mar 19, 2025Read first time
Mar 19, 2025Referred to Corrections
Apr 16, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 16, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 16, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Apr 16, 2025Left pending in committee
Apr 23, 2025Considered in formal meeting
Apr 23, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Apr 30, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 30, 2025Committee substitute considered in committee
Apr 30, 2025Reported favorably as substituted
Apr 30, 2025Considered in formal meeting
Apr 30, 2025Vote reconsidered in committee
Apr 30, 2025Committee substitute considered in committee
Apr 30, 2025Reported favorably as substituted
May 7, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 7, 2025Committee report distributed
May 8, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
May 9, 2025Considered in Calendars
May 11, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
May 14, 2025Read 2nd time
May 14, 2025Passed to engrossment
May 14, 2025Record vote RV#2589
May 14, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 15, 2025Read 3rd time
May 15, 2025Passed
May 15, 2025Record vote RV#2692
May 15, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 15, 2025Reported engrossed
May 15, 2025Received from the House
May 16, 2025Read first time
May 16, 2025Referred to Criminal Justice
May 22, 2025Posting rule suspended
May 22, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
May 22, 2025Considered in public hearing
May 22, 2025Left pending in committee
May 25, 2025Posting rule suspended
May 25, 2025Considered in public hearing
May 25, 2025Vote taken in committee
May 26, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendments
May 26, 2025Committee report printed and distributed
May 27, 2025Placed on intent calendar
May 27, 2025Rules suspended-Regular order of business
May 27, 2025Read 2nd time
May 27, 2025Amendment(s) offered FA1 Huffman
May 27, 2025Amended
May 27, 2025Vote recorded in Journal
May 27, 2025Passed to 3rd reading as amended
May 27, 2025Vote recorded in Journal
May 27, 2025Three day rule suspended
May 27, 2025Record vote
May 27, 2025Read 3rd time
May 27, 2025Passed
May 27, 2025Record vote
May 28, 2025Senate passage as amended reported
May 29, 2025Senate Amendments distributed
May 29, 2025Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
May 30, 2025House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
May 30, 2025Record vote RV#4081
May 30, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 30, 2025Text of Senate Amendment(s)
May 30, 2025House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
May 31, 2025Reported enrolled
Jun 1, 2025Signed in the House
Jun 1, 2025Signed in the Senate
Jun 2, 2025Sent to the Governor
Jun 20, 2025Signed by the Governor
Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25

FILED UNDER

SPEECH AND LAWFARE

THE TEXT

…“general hospital is not liable to a patient or another person for”…

Bill text, engrossed version (E)

The bill gives general hospitals a lawsuit shield against damages from visits by covered releasees, unless there is gross negligence, recklessness or intentional misconduct.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 143 yea · 0 nay

Senate · 31 yea · 0 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 15, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate: Final passage · May 27, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Rafael Anchía

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$15K Vistra Employee Political Action Committee of Vistra Corp.$14K Blackridge$12K

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 · Jul 30, 2024 to Oct 20, 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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$15,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$15,000.00

Cash: $15,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $15,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 16, 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: 100988591, 101033306, 101072783.

Vistra Employee Political Action Committee of Vistra Corp.$13,500.00

Vistra Employee Political Action Committee of Vistra Corp.

$13,500.00

Cash: $13,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $13,500.00

Also funds 84 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 14, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 16, 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: 100988591, 101033306, 101072783.

Blackridge$12,000.00

Blackridge

$12,000.00

Cash: $12,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $12,000.00

Also funds 86 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 5, 2024 to Oct 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 · Oct 13, 2025 to Aug 11, 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: 101033306, 101061466, 101071312.

Money

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

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$15,000.00

Cash: $15,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $15,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 16, 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: 100988591, 101033306, 101072783.

×

Vistra Employee Political Action Committee of Vistra Corp.

$13,500.00

Cash: $13,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $13,500.00

Also funds 84 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 14, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 16, 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: 100988591, 101033306, 101072783.

×

Blackridge

$12,000.00

Cash: $12,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $12,000.00

Also funds 86 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 5, 2024 to Oct 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 · Oct 13, 2025 to Aug 11, 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: 101033306, 101061466, 101071312.

Votes6

House May 30, 2025

Yea: 117
Nay: 16
Present, not voting: 2
Absent: 9
Excused: 6

Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 4081

Representative Anchía moved to concur in the senate amendments to HB 2854. The motion to concur in the senate amendments to HB 2854 prevailed by (Record 4081): 117 Yeas, 16 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

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

Yea: 117 (published)
Nay: 16 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 9 (derived from named list)
Excused: 6 (derived from named list)

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

Senate May 27, 2025

Yea: 31
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

Sources

Senator West moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 2854 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

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

Yea: 31 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

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

Senate May 27, 2025

Yea: 31
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

Sources

Senator West moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 2854 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

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

Yea: 31 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

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

Senate May 27, 2025

Yea: Not printed
Nay: Not printed
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

Voice vote. No numeric tally or individual yeas are inferred.

Sources

HB 2854 as amended was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote.

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

Yea: Not printed
Nay: Not printed
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

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

House May 15, 2025

Yea: 143
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: 1
Absent: 1
Excused: 5

Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 2692

HB 2854 was passed by (Record 2692): 143 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

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

Yea: 143 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: 1 (published)
Absent: 1 (derived from named list)
Excused: 5 (derived from named list)

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

House May 14, 2025

Yea: 136
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: 2
Absent: 6
Excused: 6

Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 2589

CSHB 2854 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2589): 136 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

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

Yea: 136 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 6 (derived from named list)
Excused: 6 (derived from named list)

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

Witnesses19

For: 11
Against: 6
On: 2

Names

For

Dallas Police Association1 registration
Dallas Police Department1 registration
Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #391 registration
Metthodist Health System1 registration
North Texas Commission1 registration
Self2 registrations
Teaching Hospitals of Texas1 registration
Texas Health Resources1 registration
Texas Hospital Association1 registration
TMPA1 registration

Against

American Civil Liberties Union of Texas1 registration
Self; LatinoJustice PRLDEF1 registration
Self; Lioness Justice Impacted Women's Alliance1 registration
Self; Texas Appleseed1 registration
Self; Texas Defender Service1 registration
Texas Civil Rights Project1 registration

On

Board of Pardons and Paroles1 registration
Texas department of criminal justice1 registration

Sources

19 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 F · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version F · May 29, 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 E by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 22, 2026, against the published rubric.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.

88R HB 3547

by Rep. Anchía, same lead author · Did not pass · reworked

Introduced text

Last action, May 4, 2023: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

Relating to the required approval of certain hospital visits as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision for certain releasees and to the hospital's liability for damages resulting from those visits.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Feb 14, 2025

06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed · Senate Committee Report · Enrolled

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

Coauthors

Rhetta Andrews BowersDHouse 113

Aicha DavisDHouse 109

Erin GámezDHouse 38

Cassandra Garcia HernandezDHouse 115

Sam HarlessRHouse 126

J. M. LozanoRHouse 43

Armando "Mando" MartinezDHouse 39

Mihaela PlesaDHouse 70

Trey WhartonRHouse 12

Companion

SB 1416 by West (identical)

Subjects

Civil Remedies & Liabilities

Corrections--Parole, Probation & Pardons

Electronic Information Systems

Hospitals

POKUAA-FLOWERS ACT (PZ6NJ)

MANDATORY & COMMUNITY SUPERVISION

Text

The text as introduced · 405 words

89R8221 MCF-D

By: Anchía
H.B. No. 2854

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the required approval of certain hospital visits as a

condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision for

certain releasees and to the hospital's liability for damages

resulting from those visits.

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

SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the Pokuaa-Flowers Act.

SECTION 2. Subchapter F, Chapter 508, Government Code, is

amended by adding Section 508.193 to read as follows:

Sec. 508.193. REQUIRED APPROVAL OF CERTAIN HOSPITAL VISITS.

(a) A parole panel that requires a releasee serving a sentence for

an offense listed in Article 42A.054(a), Code of Criminal

Procedure, or for which the judgment contains an affirmative

finding under Article 42A.054(c) or (d), Code of Criminal

Procedure, to submit to electronic monitoring as a condition of

release on parole or to mandatory supervision shall, as an

additional condition of release, prohibit the releasee from

visiting a general hospital, as defined by Section 241.003, Health

and Safety Code, for a purpose other than to receive medical

treatment, as defined by Section 313.002, Health and Safety Code,

including emergency medical care, unless the parole officer

supervising the releasee approves the releasee's request to visit

the hospital prior to the visit.

(b) A releasee's request to visit a general hospital must

specify the date and time of the intended visit and the reason for

the visit.

(c) A parole officer who approves a visit under Subsection

(a) shall promptly notify the chief law enforcement officer for the

general hospital, or a local law enforcement agency if the general

hospital does not employ any peace officers, of the date and time of

the releasee's intended visit.

(d) Notwithstanding any other law, a general hospital is not

liable to a patient or another person for damages resulting from a

visit by a releasee described by Subsection (a).

SECTION 3. Section 508.193, Government Code, as added by

this Act, applies only to a person who is released on parole or to

mandatory supervision on or after the effective date of this Act. A

person who is released on parole or to mandatory supervision before

the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect at

the time of release, and the former law is continued in effect for

that purpose.

SECTION 4. 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

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

Vistra Employee Political Action Committee of Vistra Corp.

Blackridge

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

Vistra Employee Political Action Committee of Vistra Corp.

Blackridge

House May 30, 2025

Senate May 27, 2025

Senate May 27, 2025

Senate May 27, 2025

House May 15, 2025

House May 14, 2025

For

Against

On

88R HB 3547

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