HB 3163: bill changing where mental health service applications get filed

Caption

relating to the county in which an application for court-ordered mental health services must be filed.

Summary

“Is found” becomes where the person is located at filing.

The bill changes the list of counties where someone can file an application for court-ordered mental health services for a proposed patient. It replaces the county where the person "is found" with the county where the person "is located at the time the application is filed" and adds the county where the person was apprehended under the emergency detention chapter. This touches proposed patients, county clerks and courts, and gives filers more counties to choose from starting with applications filed on or after September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: GOT HALFWAY. Passed the House on Apr 29, 2025. Died in the Senate: never got out of the Criminal Justice committee.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3163 · 2025-02-21

SOLD BY

Rep. Jeff LeachRHouse 67

ITEM

relating to the county in which an application for court-ordered mental health services must be filed.

WHAT IT DOES

“Is found” becomes where the person is located at filing.

The bill changes the list of counties where someone can file an application for court-ordered mental health services for a proposed patient. It replaces the county where the person "is found" with the county where the person "is located at the time the application is filed" and adds the county where the person was apprehended under the emergency detention chapter. This touches proposed patients, county clerks and courts, and gives filers more counties to choose from starting with applications filed on or after September 1, 2025.

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 24, 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 21, 2025Filed
Mar 20, 2025Read first time
Mar 20, 2025Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Mar 26, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Mar 26, 2025Considered in public hearing
Mar 26, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Mar 26, 2025Left pending in committee
Apr 3, 2025Considered in formal meeting
Apr 3, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Apr 16, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 16, 2025Committee report distributed
Apr 17, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 22, 2025Considered in Calendars
Apr 25, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
Apr 28, 2025Read 2nd time
Apr 28, 2025Passed to engrossment
Apr 28, 2025Record vote RV#613
Apr 28, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Apr 29, 2025Read 3rd time
Apr 29, 2025Passed
Apr 29, 2025Record vote RV#723
Apr 29, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Apr 29, 2025Reported engrossed
Apr 29, 2025Received from the House
Apr 30, 2025Read first time
Apr 30, 2025Referred to Criminal Justice

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 147 yea · 0 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · Apr 29, 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

Jeff Leach

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$1.14M Texas Conservative Majority PAC$273K Republican Party of Texas$182K

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 · Oct 28, 2024 to Oct 23, 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$1,141,482.69

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$1,141,482.69

Cash: $555,000.00
Paid by others: $586,482.69
Total: $1,141,482.69

digital $316,766.74mail $154,662.95advertising $89,953.00polling $25,100.00

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 · Jun 25, 2025 to Oct 13, 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: 101004498, 101024562, 101039760, 101044787, 101067510, 101072948.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$273,017.05

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$273,017.05

Cash: $35,000.00
Paid by others: $238,017.05
Total: $273,017.05

canvassing $150,000.00digital $70,627.07Other filed descriptions $16,666.67texting $723.31

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 9, 2026 to Oct 23, 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: 101039760, 101044787, 101067510, 101072948.

Republican Party of Texas$182,117.94

Republican Party of Texas

$182,117.94

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $182,117.94
Total: $182,117.94

mail $182,117.94

Also funds 12 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 31, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 30, 2026 to Oct 23, 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: 101072948.

Money

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

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$1,141,482.69

Cash: $555,000.00
Paid by others: $586,482.69
Total: $1,141,482.69

digital $316,766.74mail $154,662.95advertising $89,953.00polling $25,100.00

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 · Jun 25, 2025 to Oct 13, 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: 101004498, 101024562, 101039760, 101044787, 101067510, 101072948.

×

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$273,017.05

Cash: $35,000.00
Paid by others: $238,017.05
Total: $273,017.05

canvassing $150,000.00digital $70,627.07Other filed descriptions $16,666.67texting $723.31

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 9, 2026 to Oct 23, 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: 101039760, 101044787, 101067510, 101072948.

×

Republican Party of Texas

$182,117.94

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $182,117.94
Total: $182,117.94

mail $182,117.94

Also funds 12 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 31, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 30, 2026 to Oct 23, 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: 101072948.

Votes2

House Apr 29, 2025

Yea: 147
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: 1
Absent: 1
Excused: 1

Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 723

HB 3163 was passed by (Record 723): 147 Yeas, 0 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

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

Yea: 147 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: 1 (published)
Absent: 1 (derived from named list)
Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

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

House Apr 28, 2025

Yea: 142
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: 2
Absent: 5
Excused: 1

Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 613

HB 3163 was passed to engrossment by (Record 613): 142 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

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

Yea: 142 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 5 (derived from named list)
Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

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

Witnesses11

For: 11
Against: 0
On: 0

Names

For

Austin Police Association1 registration
Children's Hospital Association of Texas1 registration
Conference of Urban Counties1 registration
Federation of Texas Psychiatry1 registration
Harris County Commissioners Court1 registration
NAMI Texas1 registration
Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union1 registration
Self; Texas Right ToKnow1 registration
Statutory probate Judges of Texas1 registration
Texas Health Resources1 registration
Texas hospital association1 registration

Sources

11 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 24, 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 I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Feb 21, 2025

04/30/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence · Committee vote 11 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee

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

Companion

SB 643 by Johnson (identical)

Subjects

County Government--Employees/Officers

Mental Health & Substance Abuse

Text

The text as introduced · 166 words

89R1073 EAS-F

By: Leach
H.B. No. 3163

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the county in which an application for court-ordered

mental health services must be filed.

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

SECTION 1. Section 574.001(b), Health and Safety Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (f), the application

must be filed with the county clerk in the county in which the

proposed patient:

(1) resides;

(2) is located at the time the application is filed [ is

found ]; [ or ]

(3) was apprehended under Chapter 573; or

(4) is receiving mental health services by court order

or under Subchapter A, Chapter 573.

SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section

574.001, Health and Safety Code, applies only to an application for

court-ordered mental health services submitted on or after the

effective date of this Act.

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

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

Republican Party of Texas

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

Republican Party of Texas

House Apr 29, 2025

House Apr 28, 2025

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