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AN ACT
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relating to the composition of the governing body of a local mental |
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health authority. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 533.0351(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) If a local mental health authority has a governing body, |
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the governing body must include: |
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(1) for a local authority that serves only one county, |
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the sheriff of the county as an ex officio nonvoting member; [and] |
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(2) for a local authority that serves two or more |
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counties, two sheriffs chosen in accordance with Subsection (b) as |
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ex officio nonvoting members; and |
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(3) a veteran selected by a majority of the governing |
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body members. |
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SECTION 2. A local mental health authority that has a |
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governing body must be in compliance with Section 533.0351(a), |
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Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act, not later than |
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September 1, 2026. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1580 passed the Senate on |
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April 24, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that |
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the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 30, 2025, by the |
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following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1580 passed the House, with |
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amendment, on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 128, |
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Nays 2, one present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |