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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to exemptions from liability for certain professionals for the disclosure of certain mental health information."
+description: "Relating to exemptions from liability for certain professionals for the disclosure of certain mental health information."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "HB 549"
+citation: "Texas HB 549 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)", "Health Care Providers (I0387)", "Mental Health & Substance Abuse (I0019)", "Protection of Personal Information (I0003)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Thompson, Senfronia", "Zaffirini"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 57
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2020-11-12"
+last_action: "2021-06-15"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eedcb841-28c1-469d-a476-166d20067b6e"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00500_HB00599/HB 549.xml"
+source_hash: "cc79cd8551dd887a7cdda9fcb346d1c9f787814c767c2a7a0d5ec16893a92f51"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
+---
+
+# Texas HB 549 (87) — Relating to exemptions from liability for certain professionals for the disclosure of certain mental health information.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00549I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00549E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00549H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00549S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00549F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **137–0** (pass) · lower
+- other — **137–0** (fail) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Thompson, Senfronia — primary (person)
+- Zaffirini — primary (person)
+- Eckhardt — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-11-12** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-01** Referred to Public Health `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-24** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-24** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-03-24** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-03-31** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-31** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-31** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
+- **2021-04-06** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-04-06** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-04-07** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
+- **2021-04-13** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
+- **2021-04-16** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
+- **2021-04-16** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-16** Passed to engrossment
+- **2021-04-16** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-16** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-16** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-16** Record vote
+- **2021-04-16** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-16** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-04-19** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2021-05-06** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-05-06** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-12** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-05-12** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-12** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2021-05-12** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-05-14** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-17** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-17** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-05-17** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-05-19** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-05-20** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-05-20** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
+- **2021-05-20** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-20** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-05-20** Record vote
+- **2021-05-20** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-20** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-20** Record vote
+- **2021-05-20** Senate passage as amended reported
+- **2021-05-20** Senate Amendments distributed
+- **2021-05-20** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
+- **2021-05-25** Co-sponsor authorized
+- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-28** Record vote
+- **2021-05-28** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-28** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
+- **2021-05-29** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-29** Signed in the House
+- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-05-31** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-06-15** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-15** Effective on 9/1/21 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eedcb841-28c1-469d-a476-166d20067b6e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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