SB 463: more home care agencies fall under workplace violence rules

Caption

relating to the definition of facility for purposes of workplace violence prevention requirements.

Summary

Any licensed agency with at least two registered nurses.

This bill widens which home and community support services agencies must follow the state's workplace violence prevention rules for health care settings. Before, only agencies licensed to provide home health services and employing at least two registered nurses were covered; now any agency licensed under that chapter with at least two registered nurses is covered. Newly covered agencies must meet the workplace violence requirements by September 1, 2026, and the change itself takes effect September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: CROSS-PARTY HANDOFF. Lead author Donna Campbell (R) in the Senate. Lead sponsor Donna Howard (D) in the House. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB463 · 2024-11-22

SOLD BY

Sen. Donna CampbellRSenate 25

+ 2 coauthors

ITEM

relating to the definition of facility for purposes of workplace violence prevention requirements.

WHAT IT DOES

Any licensed agency with at least two registered nurses.

This bill widens which home and community support services agencies must follow the state's workplace violence prevention rules for health care settings. Before, only agencies licensed to provide home health services and employing at least two registered nurses were covered; now any agency licensed under that chapter with at least two registered nurses is covered. Newly covered agencies must meet the workplace violence requirements by September 1, 2026, and the change itself takes effect September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version S · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version S · April 11, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

Nov 22, 2024Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Nov 22, 2024Filed
Feb 3, 2025Read first time
Feb 3, 2025Referred to Health & Human Services
Feb 11, 2025Co-author authorized
Apr 9, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 9, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 9, 2025Testimony taken in committee
Apr 9, 2025Left pending in committee
Apr 10, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 10, 2025Vote taken in committee
Apr 14, 2025Reported favorably as substituted
Apr 14, 2025Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
Apr 14, 2025Committee report printed and distributed
Apr 15, 2025Co-author authorized
Apr 24, 2025Placed on local & uncontested calendar
Apr 24, 2025Laid before the Senate
Apr 24, 2025Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
Apr 24, 2025Vote recorded in Journal
Apr 24, 2025Three day rule suspended
Apr 24, 2025Record vote
Apr 24, 2025Read 3rd time
Apr 24, 2025Passed
Apr 24, 2025Record vote
Apr 24, 2025Reported engrossed
Apr 25, 2025Received from the Senate
Apr 28, 2025Read first time
Apr 28, 2025Referred to Human Services
May 1, 2025Considered in formal meeting
May 1, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 5, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 5, 2025Committee report distributed
May 5, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
May 6, 2025Laid out in lieu of companion HB 1531
May 6, 2025Read 2nd time
May 6, 2025Passed to 3rd reading
May 6, 2025Record vote RV#1499
May 6, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 7, 2025Read 3rd time
May 7, 2025Passed
May 7, 2025Record vote RV#1575
May 7, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 7, 2025House passage reported
May 7, 2025Reported enrolled
May 8, 2025Signed in the Senate
May 8, 2025Signed in the House
May 8, 2025Sent to the Governor
May 20, 2025Signed by the Governor
May 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 145 yea · 0 nay

Senate · 31 yea · 0 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 7, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate: Final passage · Apr 24, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Donna Campbell

Donors

Donors report through Friends of Donna Campbell.

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 27, 2024 to Jun 30, 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.

Money

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

Votes5

House May 7, 2025

Yea: 145
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: 2
Absent: 3
Excused: 0

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 1575

SB 463 was passed by (Record 1575): 145 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 145 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 3 (derived from named list)
Excused: 0 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House May 6, 2025

Yea: 144
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: 2
Absent: 3
Excused: 1

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 1499

SB 463 was read second time and was passed to third reading by (Record 1499): 144 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 144 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 3 (derived from named list)
Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Apr 24, 2025

Final passage

Yea: 31
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records final passage. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

Sources

CSSB 463 (Campbell) Relating to the definition of facility for purposes of workplace violence prevention requirements. (viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 31 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Apr 24, 2025

Suspension of the three-day rule

Yea: 31
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records suspension of the three-day rule. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

Sources

CSSB 463 (Campbell) Relating to the definition of facility for purposes of workplace violence prevention requirements. (viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 31 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Apr 24, 2025

Passage to engrossment

Yea: Not printed
Nay: Not printed
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records passage to engrossment. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

Voice vote. No numeric tally or individual yeas are inferred.

Sources

CSSB 463 (Campbell) Relating to the definition of facility for purposes of workplace violence prevention requirements. (viva voce vote) (31-0) (31-0)

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: Not printed
Nay: Not printed
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses2

For: 2
Against: 0
On: 0

Names

For

Self1 registration
Texas New Mexico Hospice & Palliative Care Organization1 registration

Sources

2 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

Senate witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version S · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version S · April 11, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

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 Nov 22, 2024

05/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · Senate Committee Report · Engrossed · House Committee Report · Enrolled

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

Coauthors

César BlancoDSenate 29

Bob HallRSenate 2

Companion

HB 1531 by Howard (identical)

Subjects

Disabilities, Persons with

Hospitals

Nursing Homes

ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES

Text

The text as introduced · 216 words

89R3036 KKR-F

By: Campbell
S.B. No. 463

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the definition of facility for purposes of workplace

violence prevention requirements.

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

SECTION 1. Section 331.001(3), Health and Safety Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(3) "Facility" means:

(A) a home and community support services agency

licensed or licensed and certified under Chapter 142 [ to provide

home health services as defined by Section 142.001 ] that employs at

least two registered nurses;

(B) a hospital licensed under Chapter 241 and a

hospital maintained or operated by an agency of this state that is

exempt from licensing under that chapter;

(C) a nursing facility licensed under Chapter 242

that employs at least two registered nurses;

(D) an ambulatory surgical center licensed under

Chapter 243;

(E) a freestanding emergency medical care

facility as defined by Section 254.001; and

(F) a mental hospital licensed under Chapter 577.

SECTION 2. Not later than September 1, 2026, a home and

community support services agency that becomes subject to Chapter

331, Health and Safety Code, under Section 331.001, Health and

Safety Code, as amended by this Act, shall comply with the

requirements of that chapter.

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

Verdict: No flags

The receipt

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ITEM

WHAT IT DOES

CHARGES

TOTAL

HISTORY

SIGNED FOR BY

Donors

House May 7, 2025

House May 6, 2025

Senate Apr 24, 2025

Senate Apr 24, 2025

Senate Apr 24, 2025

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Companion