Monitoring the Session

HB 347

bill adds prosecutors and justice court staff to stress program

Filed

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Cassandra Garcia HernandezDHouse 115

Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade

Caption

relating to the definition of an emergency service provider for purposes of critical incident stress management and crisis response services.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Prosecutors and justices of the peace join the list. Starts September 1, 2027.

The bill widens the state's definition of an emergency service provider used for critical incident stress management and crisis response services. It adds prosecutors, investigators and staff in district, criminal district and county attorney offices, plus justices of the peace and justice court staff, to the existing list of police, firefighters, EMS, dispatchers and rescue workers. Those added workers would be covered by the stress management and crisis response program starting September 1, 2027.

Labels

Labels: DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 89R HB 3358 (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.

Receipt

The receipt

90R-HB347 · 2026-11-09

SOLD BY

ITEM

relating to the definition of an emergency service provider for purposes of critical incident stress management and crisis response services.

WHAT IT DOES

Prosecutors and justices of the peace join the list. Starts September 1, 2027.

The bill widens the state's definition of an emergency service provider used for critical incident stress management and crisis response services. It adds prosecutors, investigators and staff in district, criminal district and county attorney offices, plus justices of the peace and justice court staff, to the existing list of police, firefighters, EMS, dispatchers and rescue workers. Those added workers would be covered by the stress management and crisis response program starting September 1, 2027.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Donors

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 Oct 24, 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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$22,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$22,500.00

Cash
$22,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$22,500.00

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 29, 2024 to Oct 8, 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: 100988470, 101011363, 101033777, 101073006.

Hernandez Law Group$11,000.00

Hernandez Law Group

$11,000.00

Cash
$11,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$11,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 29, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 29, 2026 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.

Report IDs: 101062154, 101073006.

Texas Healthcare Neck & Back Clinics PA$10,000.00

Texas Healthcare Neck & Back Clinics PA

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Jun 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on 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.

Report IDs: 101062154.

Money

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

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Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$22,500.00

Cash
$22,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$22,500.00

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 29, 2024 to Oct 8, 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: 100988470, 101011363, 101033777, 101073006.

×

Hernandez Law Group

$11,000.00

Cash
$11,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$11,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 29, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 29, 2026 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.

Report IDs: 101062154, 101073006.

×

Texas Healthcare Neck & Back Clinics PA

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Jun 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on 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.

Report IDs: 101062154.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 2 times: 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.

89R HB 3358

by Rep. Cassandra Garcia Hernandez, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked

Introduced text

Last action, May 13, 2025: Referred to Criminal Justice

Relating to the definition of an emergency service provider for purposes of critical incident stress management and crisis response services.

Caption, 89R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026

11/09/2026 H Filed

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:33 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Subjects

Courts--Prosecuting Attorneys

Lawyers

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE

Text

The text as introduced · 166 words

90R4140 JDB-D

By: Garcia Hernandez
H.B. No. 347

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the definition of an emergency service provider for

purposes of critical incident stress management and crisis response

services.

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

SECTION 1. Section 784.001(5), Health and Safety Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(5) "Emergency service provider" means an individual

who provides emergency response services or post-emergency

response services , including :

(A) a law enforcement officer ;

(B) a [ , ] firefighter ;

(C) an [ , ] emergency medical services provider ;

(D) a [ , ] dispatcher ;

(E) a [ , or ] rescue service provider ;

(F) an attorney, an investigator, or another

staff member for the office of a district attorney, criminal

district attorney, or county attorney; or

(G) a justice of the peace or a staff member for a

justice court .

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.