Monitoring the SessionSB 1416
Died in committee
THE TEXT
…“liable to a patient or another person for damages resulting from a”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill gives one kind of business, general hospitals, a blanket shield from damages tied to any visit by a covered releasee. The shield is not limited to approved visits or to visits made in line with the new rules. The caption does disclose the liability change, so confidence is moderate.
Carve-outInitial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
relating to the required approval of certain hospital visits as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision for certain releasees and to the hospital's liability for damages resulting from those visits.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Visits for anything but their own care need approval. The damages shield covers unapproved ones too.
For people on parole or mandatory supervision who are serving time for serious offenses and wear electronic monitors, the parole panel must bar them from visiting a general hospital for any reason other than their own medical care unless their parole officer approves the visit in advance. A releasee must ask ahead with the date, time and reason, and an approving officer must tell the hospital's police chief, or local police if the hospital has no officers, when the visit will happen. The bill also says that, notwithstanding any other law, a general hospital is not liable to a patient or anyone else for damages resulting from a visit by one of these releasees.
Labels: DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 3547 by Rep. Anchía (Did not pass). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
89R-SB1416 · 2025-02-19
relating to the required approval of certain hospital visits as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision for certain releasees and to the hospital's liability for damages resulting from those visits.
Visits for anything but their own care need approval. The damages shield covers unapproved ones too.
For people on parole or mandatory supervision who are serving time for serious offenses and wear electronic monitors, the parole panel must bar them from visiting a general hospital for any reason other than their own medical care unless their parole officer approves the visit in advance. A releasee must ask ahead with the date, time and reason, and an approving officer must tell the hospital's police chief, or local police if the hospital has no officers, when the visit will happen. The bill also says that, notwithstanding any other law, a general hospital is not liable to a patient or anyone else for damages resulting from a visit by one of these releasees.
[x] CARVE-OUTanalysis confidence 50%
THE TEXT
…“liable to a patient or another person for damages resulting from a”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill gives one kind of business, general hospitals, a blanket shield from damages tied to any visit by a covered releasee. The shield is not limited to approved visits or to visits made in line with the new rules. The caption does disclose the liability change, so confidence is moderate.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
THE TEXT
…“liable to a patient or another person for damages resulting from a”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill creates a lawsuit shield that blocks patients and others from recovering damages from general hospitals for harm resulting from visits by covered releasees.
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$36,332.00
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Report IDs: 100987569, 101009506, 101058878, 101063137.
$20,000.00
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Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
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TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 11, 2024 to Oct 10, 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: 100987569, 101063137.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$36,332.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 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: 100987569, 101009506, 101058878, 101063137.
$20,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 11, 2024 to Oct 10, 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: 100987569, 101063137.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Anchía, different lead author · Did not pass · reworked
Introduced textLast action, May 4, 2023: Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Relating to the required approval of certain hospital visits as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision for certain releasees and to the hospital's liability for damages resulting from those visits.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas Senate · Filed Feb 19, 2025
03/06/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
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 · Criminal Justice · Final status: Died in committee
HB 2854 by Anchía (identical)
Civil Remedies & Liabilities
Corrections--Parole, Probation & Pardons
Hospitals
POKUAA-FLOWERS ACT (PZ6NJ)
MANDATORY & COMMUNITY SUPERVISION
The text as introduced · 405 words
89R8221 MCF-D By: West S.B. No. 1416 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the required approval of certain hospital visits as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision for certain releasees and to the hospital's liability for damages resulting from those visits. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the Pokuaa-Flowers Act. SECTION 2. Subchapter F, Chapter 508, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 508.193 to read as follows: Sec. 508.193. REQUIRED APPROVAL OF CERTAIN HOSPITAL VISITS. (a) A parole panel that requires a releasee serving a sentence for an offense listed in Article 42A.054(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, or for which the judgment contains an affirmative finding under Article 42A.054(c) or (d), Code of Criminal Procedure, to submit to electronic monitoring as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision shall, as an additional condition of release, prohibit the releasee from visiting a general hospital, as defined by Section 241.003, Health and Safety Code, for a purpose other than to receive medical treatment, as defined by Section 313.002, Health and Safety Code, including emergency medical care, unless the parole officer supervising the releasee approves the releasee's request to visit the hospital prior to the visit. (b) A releasee's request to visit a general hospital must specify the date and time of the intended visit and the reason for the visit. (c) A parole officer who approves a visit under Subsection (a) shall promptly notify the chief law enforcement officer for the general hospital, or a local law enforcement agency if the general hospital does not employ any peace officers, of the date and time of the releasee's intended visit. (d) Notwithstanding any other law, a general hospital is not liable to a patient or another person for damages resulting from a visit by a releasee described by Subsection (a). SECTION 3. Section 508.193, Government Code, as added by this Act, applies only to a person who is released on parole or to mandatory supervision on or after the effective date of this Act. A person who is released on parole or to mandatory supervision before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect at the time of release, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.