Monitoring the SessionHB 105
Filed
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
relating to the transport of female patients to a mental health facility or residential care facility.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Female patients lose the required female attendant if the whole trip is recorded on camera.
Texas law says a female patient being taken to a mental health or residential care facility must be escorted by a female attendant, and this bill adds new ways to skip that rule. The female attendant is no longer required if the person transporting her wears an activated body camera for the whole trip, or if the vehicle records her on audio or video for the whole trip. Female patients moved under criminal court orders or civil commitment orders could now be transported by male staff or officers alone, as long as the trip is recorded.
Labels: DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 89R HB 2622 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R and 89R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 89R and 90R. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
90R-HB105 · 2026-11-09
relating to the transport of female patients to a mental health facility or residential care facility.
Female patients lose the required female attendant if the whole trip is recorded on camera.
Texas law says a female patient being taken to a mental health or residential care facility must be escorted by a female attendant, and this bill adds new ways to skip that rule. The female attendant is no longer required if the person transporting her wears an activated body camera for the whole trip, or if the vehicle records her on audio or video for the whole trip. Female patients moved under criminal court orders or civil commitment orders could now be transported by male staff or officers alone, as long as the trip is recorded.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
THE TEXT
…“equipped with audio or video recording devices that actively record”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill makes recording of female mental health patients during transport an accepted substitute for a female attendant.
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Derived itemized flow · Nov 7, 2024 to Oct 19, 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.
$149,922.40
Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 8, 2024 to Aug 12, 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: 100982185, 100998989, 101030949, 101035543, 101059927, 101068041.
$54,402.88
Also funds 20 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 4, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Jan 27, 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: 100998989, 101034987, 101035543.
$45,000.00
Also funds 39 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Sep 13, 2025 to Sep 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 29, 2025 to Jan 26, 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: 101030949, 101035543.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$149,922.40
Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 8, 2024 to Aug 12, 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: 100982185, 100998989, 101030949, 101035543, 101059927, 101068041.
$54,402.88
Also funds 20 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 4, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Jan 27, 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: 100998989, 101034987, 101035543.
$45,000.00
Also funds 39 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Sep 13, 2025 to Sep 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 29, 2025 to Jan 26, 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: 101030949, 101035543.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
by Rep. Metcalf, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, May 5, 2025: Referred to Criminal Justice
Relating to the transport of female patients to a mental health facility or residential care facility.
Caption, 89R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 H Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:30 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Fire Fighters & Police--General
Mental Health & Substance Abuse
Women
VIDEO CAMERAS
The text as introduced · 250 words
90R161 RAL-D By: Metcalf H.B. No. 105 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the transport of female patients to a mental health facility or residential care facility. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 1(c), Article 46.04, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended to read as follows: (c) A female patient must be accompanied by a female attendant unless: (1) the patient is accompanied or transported by a person who is wearing a body worn camera, as defined by Article 2B.0101, that is activated for the duration of the patient's transport; or (2) the vehicle in which the patient is transported is equipped with audio or video recording devices that actively record the patient for the duration of the patient's transport . SECTION 2. Section 574.045(d), Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: (d) A female patient must be accompanied by a female attendant unless : (1) the patient is accompanied by her father, husband, or adult brother or son ; (2) the patient is accompanied or transported by a person who is wearing a body worn camera, as defined by Article 2B.0101, Code of Criminal Procedure, that is activated for the duration of the patient's transport; or (3) the vehicle in which the patient is transported is equipped with audio or video recording devices that actively record the patient for the duration of the patient's transport . SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.