Monitoring the Session

SB 660

bill requires crash-rated bollards outside some hospital emergency rooms

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Sen. Royce WestDSenate 23

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

Rules due December 1, 2025. Cars stay outside.

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: GOT HALFWAY. Passed the Senate on Apr 9, 2025. Died in the House: left pending in the Public Health committee.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB660 · 2024-12-19

SOLD BY

Sen. Royce WestDSenate 23

ITEM

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

WHAT IT DOES

Rules due December 1, 2025. Cars stay outside.

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.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version E · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version E · May 16, 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

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate
  2. Filed
  3. Read first time
  4. Referred to Health & Human Services
  5. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  6. Considered in public hearing
  7. Testimony taken in committee
  8. Left pending in committee
  9. Considered in public hearing
  10. Vote taken in committee
  11. Reported favorably as substituted
  12. Committee report printed and distributed
  13. Placed on intent calendar
  14. Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  15. Record vote
  16. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
  17. Record vote
  18. Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  19. Record vote
  20. Read 3rd time
  21. Passed
  22. Record vote
  23. Reported engrossed
  24. Received from the Senate
  25. Read first time
  26. Referred to Public Health
  27. Posting rule suspended
  28. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  29. Considered in public hearing
  30. Committee substitute considered in committee
  31. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  32. Left pending in committee
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

Senate · 23 yea · 7 nay

Sources

Senate: Final passage · Apr 9, 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

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Royce West

Donors

Skyview Development LLC$36KTexas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$20KErle Allen Nye Jr.$15,000

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 1, 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.

Skyview Development LLC$36,332.00

Skyview Development LLC

$36,332.00

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$36,332.00
Total
$36,332.00
Other filed descriptions $32,032.00fundraiser $4,300.00

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.

Sources

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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$20,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$20,000.00

Cash
$20,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$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.

Team
Sources

Derived 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.

Erle Allen Nye Jr.$15,000.00
Money

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

×

Skyview Development LLC

$36,332.00

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$36,332.00
Total
$36,332.00
Other filed descriptions $32,032.00fundraiser $4,300.00

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.

Sources

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.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$20,000.00

Cash
$20,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$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.

Team
Sources

Derived 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.

Votes4

Senate Apr 9, 2025

Yea
23
Nay
7
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
0
Excused
1
Names

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

Senate journal

Sources

The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 23, Nays 7.

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

  • Yea: 23 (published)
  • Nay: 7 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: 0 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

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

Senate Apr 9, 2025

Yea
24
Nay
6
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
0
Excused
1
Names

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

Senate journal

Sources

Senator West moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration CSSB 660 at this time on its third reading and final passage: CSSB 660, Relating to the installation of bollards or another safety barrier adjacent to certain hospital emergency rooms. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 24, Nays 6.

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

  • Yea: 24 (published)
  • Nay: 6 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: 0 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

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

Senate Apr 8, 2025

Yea
21
Nay
9
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
0
Excused
1
Names

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

Senate journal

Sources

The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by the following vote: Yeas 21, Nays 9. (Same as previous roll call)

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

  • Yea: 21 (published)
  • Nay: 9 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: 0 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

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

Senate Apr 8, 2025

Yea
21
Nay
9
Present, not voting
Not printed
Absent
0
Excused
1
Names

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

Senate journal

Sources

Senator West moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration CSSB 660 at this time on its second reading: CSSB 660, Relating to the installation of bollards or another safety barrier adjacent to certain hospital emergency rooms. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 21, Nays 9.

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

  • Yea: 21 (published)
  • Nay: 9 (published)
  • Present, not voting: Not printed
  • Absent: 0 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

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

Witnesses13
For
11
Against
1
On
1
Names

For

  • City of Austin1 registration
  • Self7 registrations
  • Self; Safeguard Strategy Crime Prevention Consultants1 registration
  • Texas Nurses Association1 registration
  • Texas Watch1 registration

Against

  • Texas Hospital Association1 registration

On

  • Self; KXAN1 registration
Sources

13 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 E · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version E · May 16, 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 Dec 19, 2024

05/19/2025 H Left pending in committee

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · Senate Committee Report · Engrossed

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

Senate committee · Health & Human Services · Committee vote 9 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee

Companion

HB 5392 by Rose (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: West
S.B. No. 660

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.