---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the mental health first aid training program reporting requirements."
description: "Relating to the mental health first aid training program reporting requirements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "86"
identifier: "HB 1070"
citation: "Texas HB 1070 (86)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Human Services--Medical Assistance (I0905)", "Mental Health & Substance Abuse (I0019)", "STAFF DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING (S0317)", "HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)", "STATE HEALTH SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0463)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bonnen, Greg", "Coleman", "Price", "Sheffield", "Thompson, Senfronia", "Watson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 55
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-01-24"
last_action: "2019-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f4c765bb-334d-4ef7-8050-fdd90a83f876"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/86R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01000_HB01099/HB 1070.xml"
source_hash: "30ab163bb6bcf83dc264a6d4cb6bd81ef42064f7affaf02e0a991c499a03a0d9"
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 1070 (86) — Relating to the mental health first aid training program reporting requirements.

## 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/86R/billtext/html/HB01070I.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **139–8** (pass) · lower
- other — **135–9** (fail) · upper
- passage — **135–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bonnen, Greg — primary (person)
- Coleman — primary (person)
- Price — primary (person)
- Sheffield — primary (person)
- Thompson, Senfronia — primary (person)
- Watson — primary (person)
- Blanco — cosponsor (person)
- Bucy — cosponsor (person)
- Button — cosponsor (person)
- Darby — cosponsor (person)
- Guerra — cosponsor (person)
- Howard — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Julie — cosponsor (person)
- Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- Minjarez — cosponsor (person)
- Neave — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, John — cosponsor (person)
- Zerwas — cosponsor (person)
- Zwiener — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-24** Filed `filing`
- **2019-02-26** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-02-26** Referred to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-13** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-03-13** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2019-03-13** Left pending in committee
- **2019-03-18** Considered in formal meeting
- **2019-03-18** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-20** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2019-03-20** Committee report distributed
- **2019-03-21** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2019-03-27** Considered in Calendars
- **2019-04-11** Considered in Calendars
- **2019-04-15** Placed on Major State Calendar
- **2019-04-15** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-15** Passed to engrossment
- **2019-04-15** Record vote
- **2019-04-15** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-04-16** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-04-16** Passed `passage`
- **2019-04-16** Record vote
- **2019-04-16** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-04-16** Reported engrossed
- **2019-04-16** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2019-04-17** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-04-17** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-07** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2019-05-07** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-05-07** Testimony taken in committee
- **2019-05-07** Left pending in committee
- **2019-05-10** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-05-13** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-13** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2019-05-15** Placed on intent calendar
- **2019-05-16** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2019-05-16** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2019-05-16** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-16** Three day rule suspended
- **2019-05-16** Record vote
- **2019-05-16** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-05-16** Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-16** Record vote
- **2019-05-16** Senate passage as amended reported
- **2019-05-16** Senate Amendments distributed
- **2019-05-16** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
- **2019-05-22** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
- **2019-05-22** Record vote
- **2019-05-22** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
- **2019-05-22** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
- **2019-05-23** Reported enrolled
- **2019-05-24** Signed in the House
- **2019-05-25** Signed in the Senate
- **2019-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-06-10** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-10** Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f4c765bb-334d-4ef7-8050-fdd90a83f876`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).