Monitoring the Session

HB 4798

assisted living plan reviews allowed before construction ends

Did not pass

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Keresa RichardsonRHouse 61

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to compliance reviews and life safety code surveys of assisted living facilities.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Life safety code surveys too, before the work is done.

The bill lets people building or changing an assisted living facility send their building plans to the state for a compliance check any time before construction is finished, not only before it starts. It also lets them ask for a life safety code survey before the work is done. State health officials must write rules to carry this out, and the law takes effect September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE. Voted out of the House Human Services committee 8-2 on Apr 25, 2025. Placed on the General State Calendar on May 14, 2025. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB4798 · 2025-03-13

SOLD BY

Rep. Keresa RichardsonRHouse 61

ITEM

relating to compliance reviews and life safety code surveys of assisted living facilities.

WHAT IT DOES

Life safety code surveys too, before the work is done.

The bill lets people building or changing an assisted living facility send their building plans to the state for a compliance check any time before construction is finished, not only before it starts. It also lets them ask for a life safety code survey before the work is done. State health officials must write rules to carry this out, and the law takes effect September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

Net to General Revenue · FY 2026($585,274)

LBB estimate, flow · fiscal note version H · ( ) = negative · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · April 27, 2025

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB4798, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: a negative impact of ($1,141,052) through the biennium ending August 31, 2027. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.

First year · FY 2026 · ($585,274)

Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Human Services
  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 formal meeting
  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
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Keresa Richardson

Donors

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$575KTexans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$364KJeannie Pascale$100,000

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 4, 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.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$574,750.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$574,750.00

Cash
$200,000.00
Paid by others
$374,750.00
Total
$574,750.00
canvassing $350,000.00polling $24,750.00

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 · Aug 14, 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: 101069161, 101072822.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$363,511.10

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$363,511.10

Cash
$195,000.00
Paid by others
$168,511.10
Total
$363,511.10
advertising $76,656.57mail $71,344.18polling $20,510.35

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 23, 2025 to Oct 22, 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: 101007087, 101036173, 101040588, 101060020, 101069161, 101072822.

Jeannie Pascale$100,000.00
Money

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

×

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$574,750.00

Cash
$200,000.00
Paid by others
$374,750.00
Total
$574,750.00
canvassing $350,000.00polling $24,750.00

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 · Aug 14, 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: 101069161, 101072822.

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$363,511.10

Cash
$195,000.00
Paid by others
$168,511.10
Total
$363,511.10
advertising $76,656.57mail $71,344.18polling $20,510.35

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 23, 2025 to Oct 22, 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: 101007087, 101036173, 101040588, 101060020, 101069161, 101072822.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses3
For
2
Against
0
On
1
Names

For

  • City of Houston1 registration
  • Texas Assisted Living Association1 registration

On

  • Health and Human Services Commission1 registration
Sources

3 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
Net to General Revenue · FY 2026($585,274)

LBB estimate, flow · fiscal note version H · ( ) = negative · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · April 27, 2025

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB4798, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: a negative impact of ($1,141,052) through the biennium ending August 31, 2027. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.

First year · FY 2026 · ($585,274)

Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds

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 Mar 13, 2025

05/14/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report

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

House committee · Human Services · Committee vote 8 aye, 2 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Subjects

Nursing Homes

Safety

ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES

HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION

Text

The text as introduced · 262 words

89R14406 LRM-F

By: Richardson
H.B. No. 4798

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to compliance reviews and life safety code surveys of

assisted living facilities.

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

SECTION 1. The heading to Section 247.0261, Health and

Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 247.0261. [ EARLY ] COMPLIANCE REVIEW REQUIRED BEFORE

COMPLETION .

SECTION 2. Section 247.0261(a), Health and Safety Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(a) The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt a

procedure under which a person who constructs or modifies an

assisted living facility or proposes [ proposing ] to construct or

modify an assisted living facility may submit building plans to the

department for review for compliance with the department's

architectural requirements before completing [ beginning ]

construction or modification. In adopting the procedure, the

executive commissioner shall set reasonable deadlines by which the

department must complete review of submitted plans.

SECTION 3. Subchapter B, Chapter 247, Health and Safety

Code, is amended by adding Section 247.02615 to read as follows:

Sec. 247.02615. LIFE SAFETY CODE SURVEYS AUTHORIZED BEFORE

COMPLETION. A person who constructs or modifies an assisted living

facility may request a life safety code survey for the facility

before the construction or modification is completed.

SECTION 4. As soon as practicable after the effective date

of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human

Services Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement the

changes in law made by this Act.

SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.