HB 4974

social workers dropped from automatic license revocation

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

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 the exclusion of a social worker license from the automatic revocation or denial of health care professional licenses for certain criminal offenses.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Certain offenses no longer auto-revoke a social worker license.

This bill removes social workers from the list of health care professionals whose licenses are automatically revoked or denied for certain criminal offenses. It touches social workers licensed under Chapter 505 of the Occupations Code and the board that licenses them. Starting September 1, 2025, a social worker with one of those offenses would no longer face automatic revocation or denial under this chapter, while dentists, nurses, physicians and the other listed professions still would.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 13, 2025 and referred to the House Human Services committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB4974 · 2025-03-13

SOLD BY

Rep. John BryantDHouse 114

Rep. Ana-María Rodríguez RamosDHouse 102

+ 2 coauthors

ITEM

relating to the exclusion of a social worker license from the automatic revocation or denial of health care professional licenses for certain criminal offenses.

WHAT IT DOES

Certain offenses no longer auto-revoke a social worker license.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Mar 13, 2025Filed
Apr 3, 2025Read first time
Apr 3, 2025Referred to Human Services

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

John Bryant

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$17KStephan McNally$10,000Blackridge$7K

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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$16,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$16,500.00

Cash: $16,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $16,500.00

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 · Nov 19, 2024 to Oct 5, 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: 100986384, 101011678, 101030225, 101071800.

Stephan McNally$10,000.00

Blackridge$7,000.00

Blackridge

$7,000.00

Cash: $7,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $7,000.00

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 · Dec 4, 2025 to Jun 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: 101030225, 101062403.

Money

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

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$16,500.00

Cash: $16,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $16,500.00

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 · Nov 19, 2024 to Oct 5, 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: 100986384, 101011678, 101030225, 101071800.

Blackridge

$7,000.00

Cash: $7,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $7,000.00

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 · Dec 4, 2025 to Jun 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: 101030225, 101062403.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

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

04/03/2025 H Referred to Human Services: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

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

Coauthors

Vikki GoodwinDHouse 47

Gene WuDHouse 137

House committee · Human Services · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Occupational Regulation--Health Occupations

SOCIAL WORK & SOCIAL WORKERS

Text

The text as introduced · 199 words

89R11168 RAL-D

By: Bryant
H.B. No. 4974

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the exclusion of a social worker license from the

automatic revocation or denial of health care professional licenses

for certain criminal offenses.

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

SECTION 1. Section 108.051(1), Occupations Code, is amended

to read as follows:

(1) "Health care professional" means:

(A) a dentist licensed under Subtitle D;

(B) a dental hygienist licensed under Chapter

262;

(C) a hearing instrument fitter and dispenser

licensed under Chapter 402;

(D) a nurse, including an advanced practice

registered nurse, licensed under Chapter 301;

(E) an occupational therapist licensed under

Chapter 454;

(F) an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist

licensed under Chapter 351;

(G) a pharmacist licensed under Subtitle J;

(H) a physical therapist licensed under Chapter

453;

(I) a physician licensed under Subtitle B;

(J) a physician assistant licensed under Chapter

204;

(K) a podiatrist licensed under Chapter 202;

(L) a psychologist licensed under Chapter 501;

and

(M) [ a social worker licensed under Chapter 505;

and

[ (N) ] a speech-language pathologist or

audiologist licensed under Chapter 401.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.