Monitoring the Session

SB 672

bill makes hospitals file emergency department diversion plan summaries

Became law, effective Sep 1, 2025

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Sen. Bryan HughesRSenate 1

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 a requirement that certain hospitals submit a summary of parts of their emergency department diversion plans to the Health and Human Services Commission.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Cyber attack or power outage, where do patients go? Summary to the commission.

The bill requires Texas hospitals with emergency departments to send the Health and Human Services Commission a written summary of how they would divert emergency patients to other facilities during a cyber attack or power outage. Hospitals must update that summary within 30 days of changing that part of their plan, and the summaries are kept confidential from public records requests. Hospitals must file their first summary by December 1, 2025, and the law takes effect September 1, 2025.

Labels

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

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB672 · 2024-12-19

SOLD BY

Sen. Bryan HughesRSenate 1

ITEM

relating to a requirement that certain hospitals submit a summary of parts of their emergency department diversion plans to the Health and Human Services Commission.

WHAT IT DOES

Cyber attack or power outage, where do patients go? Summary to the commission.

The bill requires Texas hospitals with emergency departments to send the Health and Human Services Commission a written summary of how they would divert emergency patients to other facilities during a cyber attack or power outage. Hospitals must update that summary within 30 days of changing that part of their plan, and the summaries are kept confidential from public records requests. Hospitals must file their first summary by December 1, 2025, and the law takes effect September 1, 2025.

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 15, 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. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  13. Committee report printed and distributed
  14. Placed on local & uncontested calendar
  15. Laid before the Senate
  16. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
  17. Vote recorded in Journal
  18. Three day rule suspended
  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. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  28. Considered in public hearing
  29. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  30. Left pending in committee
  31. Considered in formal meeting
  32. Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
  33. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  34. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  35. Committee report distributed
  36. Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
  37. Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
  38. Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
  39. Read 2nd time
  40. Passed to 3rd reading
  41. Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
  42. Read 3rd time
  43. Passed
  44. Record vote RV#3832
  45. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  46. Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
  47. House passage reported
  48. Reported enrolled
  49. Signed in the Senate
  50. Signed in the House
  51. Sent to the Governor
  52. Signed by the Governor
  53. Effective on 9/1/25
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 115 yea · 26 nay

Senate · 31 yea · 0 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 28, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate: Final passage · May 9, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Bryan Hughes

Donors

GOPAC Election Fund$250KCRAFTPAC (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.

Votes4

House May 28, 2025

Yea
115
Nay
26
Present, not voting
2
Absent
2
Excused
5
Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 3832

SB 672 (Alders, Bonnen, Bumgarner, Cain, Capriglione, Dean, DeAyala, Gerdes, Harless, Hickland, Hull, Isaac, Leo Wilson, Lowe, Money, Oliverson, Orr, Patterson, Schatzline, Shofner, Slawson, Swanson, Toth, Troxclair, Vasut, and Wilson - no) (115 - 26 - 2)

Shared roll motion

The following bills which were considered on second reading on the previous legislative day on the local, consent, and resolutions calendar were laid before the house, read third time, and passed by the following record vote (members registering votes and the results of the vote are shown following the bill number). (Record 3832): 141 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

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

  • Yea: 115 (published)
  • Nay: 26 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 2 (published)
  • Absent: 2 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 5 (derived from named list)

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

Senate May 9, 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 672 (Hughes) Relating to a requirement that certain hospitals submit a summary of parts of their emergency operations plans to the Health and Human Services Commission. (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 May 9, 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 672 (Hughes) Relating to a requirement that certain hospitals submit a summary of parts of their emergency operations plans to the Health and Human Services Commission. (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 May 9, 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 672 (Hughes) Relating to a requirement that certain hospitals submit a summary of parts of their emergency operations plans to the Health and Human Services Commission. (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.

Witnesses8
For
8
Against
0
On
0
Names

For

  • AARP Texas2 registrations
  • Christus Health1 registration
  • Self1 registration
  • Texas College of Emergency Physicians1 registration
  • Texas e-Health Alliance2 registrations
  • Texas Hospital Association1 registration
Sources

8 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

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

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

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 15, 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

06/20/2025 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.

Sponsors
Aicha DavisDHouse 109

House committee · Public Health · Committee vote 10 aye, 0 nay, 3 absent · Out of committee

Senate committee · Health & Human Services · Committee vote 8 aye, 0 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Subjects

Disaster Preparedness & Relief

Health--Emergency Services & Personnel

Hospitals

HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION

Text

The text as introduced · 372 words

89R1698 SRA-D

By: Hughes
S.B. No. 672

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a requirement that certain hospitals submit a summary

of parts of their emergency department diversion plans to the

Health and Human Services Commission.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 311, Health and Safety

Code, is amended by adding Section 311.025 to read as follows:

Sec. 311.025. SUMMARY OF CERTAIN PARTS OF EMERGENCY

DEPARTMENT DIVERSION PLAN. (a) In this section:

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

Commission.

(2) "Diversion plan" means a hospital's process for

temporarily routing patients in need of emergency services to other

hospitals or health facilities during a period when:

(A) the hospital's capacity to provide emergency

services to those patients is significantly diminished; and

(B) the patients, if routed to the hospital,

would likely receive substantially delayed care resulting in worse

health outcomes than would otherwise occur were the patient routed

to another hospital or health facility.

(3) "Hospital" means a hospital licensed under Chapter

241.

(b) This section applies only to a hospital that has an

emergency department or otherwise regularly provides emergency

services.

(c) A hospital to which this section applies shall submit to

the commission a written summary of the part of the hospital's

diversion plan that addresses diversions from the hospital's

emergency department in the event that the hospital experiences a

cyber attack or an electrical power outage.

(d) If a hospital to which this section applies makes

changes to the part of the plan described by Subsection (c), the

hospital shall update the previously submitted summary and submit

the updated summary to the commission not later than the 30th day

after the date the changes to the plan are adopted by the hospital's

governing body or otherwise approved by the appropriate hospital

administrator.

(e) A summary submitted to the commission under this section

is confidential and excepted from public disclosure under Chapter

552, Government Code.

SECTION 2. A hospital to which Section 311.025, Health and

Safety Code, as added by this Act, applies shall comply with the

requirements of that section not later than December 1, 2025.

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