Monitoring the Session

SB 1010

freestanding emergency rooms report stays over 48 hours

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Sen. Mayes MiddletonRSenate 11

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 patient stay reports submitted by freestanding emergency medical care facilities.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Every one goes to the Health and Human Services Commission.

The bill requires freestanding emergency rooms to send the Health and Human Services Commission a report on every patient stay longer than 48 hours. It touches freestanding emergency medical care facilities and the state health agency that collects the reports. Stays of 48 hours or less need no report, and the rule starts September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: QUICK READ: 141 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 141 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Jan 29, 2025 and referred to the Senate Health & Human Services committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB1010 · 2025-01-29

SOLD BY

Sen. Mayes MiddletonRSenate 11

ITEM

relating to patient stay reports submitted by freestanding emergency medical care facilities.

WHAT IT DOES

Every one goes to the Health and Human Services Commission.

The bill requires freestanding emergency rooms to send the Health and Human Services Commission a report on every patient stay longer than 48 hours. It touches freestanding emergency medical care facilities and the state health agency that collects the reports. Stays of 48 hours or less need no report, and the rule starts September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate
  2. Filed
  3. Read first time
  4. Referred to Health & Human Services
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Mayes Middleton

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$1.14MRussell Gordy$300,000Kenneth Fisher$215,000

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 · Jul 6, 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$1,140,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$1,140,000.00

Cash
$1,140,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$1,140,000.00

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 · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 21, 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: 101009502, 101012383, 101061137, 101072395, 101072779.

Russell Gordy$300,000.00
Kenneth Fisher$215,000.00
Money

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

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Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$1,140,000.00

Cash
$1,140,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$1,140,000.00

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 · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 21, 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: 101009502, 101012383, 101061137, 101072395, 101072779.

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 Senate · Filed Jan 29, 2025

02/24/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

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

Senate committee · Health & Human Services · Final status: Died in committee

Companion

HB 2945 by Leo Wilson (identical)

Subjects

Health Care Providers

Health--Emergency Services & Personnel

MEDICAL CARE FACILITIES

HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION

Text

The text as introduced · 141 words

89R3898 MPF-D

By: Middleton
S.B. No. 1010

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to patient stay reports submitted by freestanding

emergency medical care facilities.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 254, Health and Safety

Code, is amended by adding Section 254.1535 to read as follows:

Sec. 254.1535. REQUIRED PATIENT STAY REPORT. (a) In

addition to any other information the executive commissioner

requires by rule, a facility shall submit to the Health and Human

Services Commission in the form and manner the commission requires

a report on each patient stay that exceeds 48 hours.

(b) A facility is not required to submit to the Health and

Human Services Commission a report on a patient stay that is 48

hours or less.

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