SB 2339

bill opening graduate medical education to other accreditors

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 approval of graduate medical education by the Texas Medical Board and medical care provided at certain health care facilities by physicians with that education or certain board certification.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Not just the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education anymore.

The bill orders the Texas Medical Board to approve graduate medical education accredited by groups other than the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, as long as the group meets the board's requirements. It then bars health care facilities licensed by the Health and Human Services Commission from refusing to hire or grant privileges to doctors because their training or specialty board certification comes through those board-approved alternatives. A facility that breaks this rule must lose its license, and both agencies must write rules, with the law taking effect September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 12, 2025 and referred to the Senate Health & Human Services committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB2339 · 2025-03-12

SOLD BY

Sen. Bryan HughesRSenate 1

ITEM

WHAT IT DOES

Not just the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education anymore.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Mar 12, 2025Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Mar 12, 2025Filed
Mar 25, 2025Read first time
Mar 25, 2025Referred to Health & Human Services

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Bryan Hughes

Donors

GOPAC Election Fund$250K CRAFTPAC (Court Reform Action for Texas Families)$100KCourt Reform Action for Families Texas PAC$100K

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 1, 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.

GOPAC Election Fund$250,000.00

GOPAC Election Fund

$250,000.00

Cash: $250,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $250,000.00

Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 17, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 17, 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: 101028838, 101071548.

CRAFTPAC (Court Reform Action for Texas Families)$100,000.00

CRAFTPAC (Court Reform Action for Texas Families)

$100,000.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $100,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Sep 4, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Sep 4, 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: 101067724.

Court Reform Action for Families Texas PAC$100,000.00

Court Reform Action for Families Texas PAC

$100,000.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $100,000.00

Also funds 32 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Feb 20, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 13, 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: 101071548.

Money

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

GOPAC Election Fund

$250,000.00

Cash: $250,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $250,000.00

Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 17, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 17, 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: 101028838, 101071548.

CRAFTPAC (Court Reform Action for Texas Families)

$100,000.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $100,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Sep 4, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Sep 4, 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: 101067724.

Court Reform Action for Families Texas PAC

$100,000.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $100,000.00

Also funds 32 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Feb 20, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 13, 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: 101071548.

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 Mar 12, 2025

03/25/2025 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

Subjects

Health Care Providers

Occupational Regulation--Health Occupations

PHYSICIANS

HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION

MEDICAL BOARD, TEXAS

Text

The text as introduced · 442 words

89R18174 BEE-F

By: Hughes
S.B. No. 2339

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to approval of graduate medical education by the Texas

Medical Board and medical care provided at certain health care

facilities by physicians with that education or certain board

certification.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 222, Health and Safety Code, is amended

by adding Subchapter D to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER D. MEDICAL CARE PROVIDED AT CERTAIN HEALTH CARE

FACILITIES BY PHYSICIANS WITH CERTAIN GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION

Sec. 222.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services

Commission.

(2) "Executive commissioner" means the executive

commissioner of the commission.

(3) "Health care facility" means a health care

facility licensed by the commission.

Sec. 222.102. MEDICAL CARE PROVIDED BY PHYSICIANS WITH

ALTERNATE GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION OR BOARD CERTIFICATION. A

health care facility may not:

(1) in employing or granting practice or admitting

privileges for a physician to provide medical care to patients at

the facility, refuse to accept:

(A) graduate medical education that is approved

by the Texas Medical Board as provided by Section 155.012,

Occupations Code; or

(B) for board certification purposes, a

physician's specialty board certification that is issued by a

specialty board accredited by an organization the board approves

under Section 155.012, Occupations Code; or

(2) otherwise discriminate against a physician

described by Subdivision (1) in an employment or privilege decision

based on the physician's graduate medical education or board

certification.

Sec. 222.103. LICENSE REVOCATION. The commission shall

revoke the license of a health care facility that violates this

subchapter.

Sec. 222.104. RULES. The executive commissioner shall

adopt rules to implement this subchapter.

SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 155, Occupations Code, is

amended by adding Section 155.012 to read as follows:

Sec. 155.012. BOARD APPROVAL OF GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION.

(a) The board shall approve graduate medical education accredited

by an organization other than the Accreditation Council for

Graduate Medical Education if the board determines the organization

meets all requirements established by this subtitle and board rule.

(b) A reference in this chapter to the Accreditation Council

for Graduate Medical Education includes an organization the board

approves under Subsection (a).

SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date

of this Act:

(1) the executive commissioner of the Health and Human

Services Commission shall adopt the rules necessary to implement

Subchapter D, Chapter 222, Health and Safety Code, as added by this

Act; and

(2) the Texas Medical Board shall adopt the rules

necessary to implement Section 155.012, Occupations Code, as added

by this Act.

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