Monitoring the SessionSB 216
Filed
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
relating to the exclusion of a social worker license from the automatic revocation or denial of health care professional licenses for certain criminal offenses.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Every other listed health profession stays covered. Social workers’ board decides their cases, starting 2027.
This bill removes licensed social workers from the list of health care professionals covered by the state rule that automatically revokes or denies a license for certain offenses. Licensed social workers and people applying for a social worker license are affected; all other listed professions stay covered. Starting September 1, 2027, the automatic revocation or denial rule would no longer apply to social workers, and their licensing board would handle those cases outside that rule.
Labels: BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 89R HB 4974 by Rep. Bryant (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-SB216 · 2026-11-09
relating to the exclusion of a social worker license from the automatic revocation or denial of health care professional licenses for certain criminal offenses.
Every other listed health profession stays covered. Social workers’ board decides their cases, starting 2027.
This bill removes licensed social workers from the list of health care professionals covered by the state rule that automatically revokes or denies a license for certain offenses. Licensed social workers and people applying for a social worker license are affected; all other listed professions stay covered. Starting September 1, 2027, the automatic revocation or denial rule would no longer apply to social workers, and their licensing board would handle those cases outside that rule.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
The bill deletes social workers from the definition that triggers automatic license revocation or denial for certain offenses, so that consequence no longer applies to them.
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Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to 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.
$36,332.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 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: 100987569, 101009506, 101058878, 101063137.
$20,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 11, 2024 to Oct 10, 2025. 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: 100987569, 101063137.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$36,332.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 1, 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: 100987569, 101009506, 101058878, 101063137.
$20,000.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Oct 11, 2024 to Oct 10, 2025. 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: 100987569, 101063137.
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. Bryant, different lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Apr 3, 2025: Referred to Human Services
Relating to the exclusion of a social worker license from the automatic revocation or denial of health care professional licenses for certain criminal offenses.
Caption, 89R bill history
Texas Senate · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 S Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:40 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Occupational Regulation--Health Occupations
SOCIAL WORK & SOCIAL WORKERS
The text as introduced · 199 words
90R3642 RAL-D By: West S.B. No. 216 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the exclusion of a social worker license from the automatic revocation or denial of health care professional licenses for certain criminal offenses. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 108.051(1), Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows: (1) "Health care professional" means: (A) a dentist licensed under Subtitle D; (B) a dental hygienist licensed under Chapter 262; (C) a hearing instrument fitter and dispenser licensed under Chapter 402; (D) a nurse, including an advanced practice registered nurse, licensed under Chapter 301; (E) an occupational therapist licensed under Chapter 454; (F) an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist licensed under Chapter 351; (G) a pharmacist licensed under Subtitle J; (H) a physical therapist licensed under Chapter 453; (I) a physician licensed under Subtitle B; (J) a physician assistant licensed under Chapter 204; (K) a podiatrist licensed under Chapter 202; (L) a psychologist licensed under Chapter 501; and (M) [ a social worker licensed under Chapter 505; and [ (N) ] a speech-language pathologist or audiologist licensed under Chapter 401. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.