Texas bills · 89th Legislature (2025)
Texas SB 961
Relating to fraud prevention and verifying eligibility for benefits under Medicaid.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
Cosponsors (4)
- Creighton
- Hall (Republican)
- Schwertner (Republican)
- Sparks (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 27, 2025): Postponed
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2025 Senate | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| Mar 31, 2025 Senate | Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 961 be placed on its third reading and final passage. | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
Actions
- May 27, 2025 · House
Postponed - May 27, 2025 · House
Point of order withdrawn - May 27, 2025 · House
Record vote - May 27, 2025 · House
Amendment tabled - May 27, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time - May 24, 2025 · House
Placed on General State Calendar - May 22, 2025 · House
Considered in Calendars - May 20, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars - May 20, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed - May 20, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator - May 8, 2025 · House
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) - May 8, 2025 · House
Considered in formal meeting - May 6, 2025 · House
Left pending in committee - May 6, 2025 · House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee - May 6, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing - Apr 22, 2025 · House
Referred to Human Services - Apr 22, 2025 · House
Read first time - Apr 1, 2025 · House
Received from the Senate - Mar 31, 2025 · Senate
Reported engrossed - Mar 31, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - Mar 31, 2025 · Senate
Passed - Mar 31, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time - Mar 31, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - Mar 31, 2025 · Senate
Three day rule suspended - Mar 31, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - Mar 31, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment - Mar 31, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - Mar 31, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business - Mar 31, 2025 · Senate
Co-author authorized - Mar 25, 2025 · Senate
Placed on intent calendar - Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed - Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably as substituted - Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee - Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing - Mar 5, 2025 · Senate
Left pending in committee - Mar 5, 2025 · Senate
Testimony taken in committee - Mar 5, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing - Mar 5, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . - Feb 13, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Health & Human Services - Feb 13, 2025 · Senate
Read first time - Jan 29, 2025 · Senate
Filed - Jan 29, 2025 · Senate
Received by the Secretary of the Senate