HB 5215

bill making unlicensed chiropractic a felony on the first offense

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 criminal penalty for practicing chiropractic without a license; increasing a criminal penalty.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Class A misdemeanor becomes a third-degree felony.

The bill raises the penalty for practicing chiropractic without a license from a Class A misdemeanor to a third-degree felony on the first offense. It touches anyone who practices chiropractic without a Texas license, who until now faced a felony only on a repeat conviction. Starting September 1, 2025, a first unlicensed-practice offense is a felony, and each day of violation still counts as a separate offense.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 14, 2025 and referred to the House Public Health committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB5215 · 2025-03-14

SOLD BY

Rep. Carrie IsaacRHouse 73

ITEM

relating to the criminal penalty for practicing chiropractic without a license; increasing a criminal penalty.

WHAT IT DOES

Class A misdemeanor becomes a third-degree felony.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Mar 14, 2025Filed
Apr 7, 2025Read first time
Apr 7, 2025Referred to Public Health

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Carrie Isaac

Donors

Jared Broderick$26,285American Fireworks$26K Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$20K

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 29, 2024 to Oct 24, 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.

Jared Broderick$26,284.58

American Fireworks$26,000.00

American Fireworks

$26,000.00

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $26,000.00
Total: $26,000.00

fundraiser $26,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 4, 2025 to Jul 3, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 4, 2025 to Jul 3, 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: 101062888, 101069223.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$20,083.33

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$20,083.33

Cash: $20,000.00
Paid by others: $83.33
Total: $20,083.33

fundraiser $83.33

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 15, 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: 101011492, 101062888, 101070788.

Money

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

American Fireworks

$26,000.00

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $26,000.00
Total: $26,000.00

fundraiser $26,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 4, 2025 to Jul 3, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 4, 2025 to Jul 3, 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: 101062888, 101069223.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$20,083.33

Cash: $20,000.00
Paid by others: $83.33
Total: $20,083.33

fundraiser $83.33

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 15, 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: 101011492, 101062888, 101070788.

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 14, 2025

04/07/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

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

House committee · Public Health · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Crimes--Miscellaneous

CHIROPRACTIC & CHIROPRACTORS

Text

The text as introduced · 232 words

By: Isaac
H.B. No. 5215

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the criminal penalty for practicing chiropractic

without a license; increasing a criminal penalty.

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

SECTION 1. Section 201.605, Occupations Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 201.605. CRIMINAL PENALTY: PRACTICE WITHOUT LICENSE.

(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates Section

201.301.

(b) An [ Except as provided by Subsection (c), an ] offense

under this section is a felony of the third degree [ Class A

misdemeanor ].

(c) [ If it is shown on the trial of the offense that the

defendant has been previously convicted under Subsection (a), the

offense is a felony of the third degree. ]

[ (d) ] Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.

SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to

an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An

offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed

by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the former

law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this

section, an offense was committed before the effective date of this

Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date.

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