Monitoring the SessionSB 671
Died in committee
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
relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Up to 20 consecutive business days without a doctor’s referral.
The bill lets a physical therapist treat a patient without a doctor's referral for up to 20 consecutive business days instead of 10. It touches physical therapists, their patients, and the doctors who write referrals. It also repeals a separate subsection that was an exception to the old limit, so after 20 business days the therapist must get a referral to keep treating, and the state board must write rules by December 1, 2025.
Labels: DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R SB 584 (Died in committee). 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-SB671 · 2024-12-19
relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral.
Up to 20 consecutive business days without a doctor’s referral.
The bill lets a physical therapist treat a patient without a doctor's referral for up to 20 consecutive business days instead of 10. It touches physical therapists, their patients, and the doctors who write referrals. It also repeals a separate subsection that was an exception to the old limit, so after 20 business days the therapist must get a referral to keep treating, and the state board must write rules by December 1, 2025.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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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.
$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.
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.
$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.
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.
$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.
TeamDerived 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.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$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.
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.
$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.
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.
$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.
TeamDerived 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.
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 Sen. Hughes, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, Feb 17, 2023: Referred to Health & Human Services
Relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas Senate · Filed Dec 19, 2024
02/03/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 6:51 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · Health & Human Services · Final status: Died in committee
HB 3639 by Vasut (identical)
SB 157 by Menéndez (duplicate)
Occupational Regulation--Health Occupations
PHYSICAL THERAPISTS
BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS, TEXAS
The text as introduced · 163 words
89R2376 GP-D By: Hughes S.B. No. 671 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Sections 453.301(a-1) and (b), Occupations Code, are amended to read as follows: (a-1) A [ Except as provided by Subsection (a-2), a ] physical therapist may treat a patient under Subsection (a) for not more than 20 [ 10 ] consecutive business days. (b) The physical therapist must obtain a referral from a referring practitioner before the physical therapist may continue treatment that exceeds treatment authorized under Subsection (a-1) [ or (a-2), as applicable ]. SECTION 2. Section 453.301(a-2), Occupations Code, is repealed. SECTION 3. Not later than December 1, 2025, the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners shall adopt rules necessary to implement Section 453.301, Occupations Code, as amended by this Act. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.