HB 5392

bill requiring bollards outside hospital emergency rooms

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 installation of bollards or another safety barrier adjacent to certain hospital emergency rooms.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Crash-rated barriers where traffic runs close. Rules due December 1, 2025.

The bill requires licensed hospitals whose emergency rooms sit near vehicle traffic to install crash-rated bollards or a similar barrier to stop cars from crashing into the emergency room. It touches hospitals licensed under Chapter 241 and the Health and Human Services Commission, which must write rules by December 1, 2025. Hospitals must comply starting January 1, 2026.

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-HB5392 · 2025-03-14

SOLD BY

Rep. Toni RoseDHouse 110

ITEM

relating to the installation of bollards or another safety barrier adjacent to certain hospital emergency rooms.

WHAT IT DOES

Crash-rated barriers where traffic runs close. Rules due December 1, 2025.

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

Toni Rose

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$23K Texas Sands PAC$14K Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$10K

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 12, 2024 to Jun 27, 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$22,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$22,500.00

Cash: $22,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $22,500.00

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 · Oct 15, 2024 to Jun 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: 100989331, 101032423, 101061700.

Texas Sands PAC$14,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$14,000.00

Cash: $14,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $14,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 24, 2024 to May 18, 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: 100989331, 101061700.

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$10,000.00

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$10,000.00

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $10,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jun 24, 2025. 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: 101010994.

Money

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

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$22,500.00

Cash: $22,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $22,500.00

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 · Oct 15, 2024 to Jun 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: 100989331, 101032423, 101061700.

Texas Sands PAC

$14,000.00

Cash: $14,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $14,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 24, 2024 to May 18, 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: 100989331, 101061700.

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$10,000.00

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $10,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jun 24, 2025. 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: 101010994.

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

Companion

SB 660 by West (identical)

Subjects

Health--Emergency Services & Personnel

Hospitals

Safety

Vehicles & Traffic--General

HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION

Text

The text as introduced · 261 words

89R5194 MPF-D

By: Rose
H.B. No. 5392

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the installation of bollards or another safety barrier

adjacent to certain hospital emergency rooms.

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

SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter B, Chapter 311, Health

and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER B. EMERGENCY SERVICES ; EMERGENCY ROOMS

SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 311, Health and Safety

Code, is amended by adding Section 311.025 to read as follows:

Sec. 311.025. EMERGENCY ROOM CRASH BARRIERS REQUIRED. (a)

In this section, "hospital" means a hospital licensed under Chapter

241.

(b) If a hospital maintains an emergency room located near

an area with vehicular traffic, the hospital shall install

crash-rated bollards or another similar safety barrier adjacent to

the emergency room in a manner likely to prevent a motor vehicle

from crashing into the emergency room.

(c) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human

Services Commission shall adopt rules as necessary to implement

this section.

SECTION 3. (a) As soon as practicable after the effective

date of this Act but not later than December 1, 2025, the executive

commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall

adopt rules as required by Section 311.025(c), Health and Safety

Code, as added by this Act.

(b) A hospital to which Section 311.025, Health and Safety

Code, as added by this Act, applies is not required to comply with

the requirements of that section until January 1, 2026.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.