HB 347
bill adds prosecutors and justice court staff to stress program
Filed
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
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.
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
FILED UNDER
No flags
THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT
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.
TeamSources
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.
MoneyMissing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
×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.
TeamSources
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 textLast 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.