---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the disclosure of certain mental health records of deceased state hospital patients."
description: "Relating to the disclosure of certain mental health records of deceased state hospital patients."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "86"
identifier: "HB 1901"
citation: "Texas HB 1901 (86)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health--General (I0385)", "Mental Health & Substance Abuse (I0019)", "Probate--Durable Power of Attorney (I0591)", "MEDICAL RECORDS (S0104)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bonnen, Greg", "Taylor"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 50
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-15"
last_action: "2019-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f7dc7d7b-c904-4069-a1fd-47f8a40eca4a"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/86R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01900_HB01999/HB 1901.xml"
source_hash: "a1860f5c02df5c80a2a2c7edc9b9201fa35e38cfcccbf14cabf5b746bcafe5bc"
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 1901 (86) — Relating to the disclosure of certain mental health records of deceased state hospital patients.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/HB01901I.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Bonnen, Greg — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-15** Filed `filing`
- **2019-03-05** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-05** Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-11** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-03-11** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2019-03-11** Left pending in committee
- **2019-04-01** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-04-01** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2019-04-01** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-15** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-04-15** Vote reconsidered in committee
- **2019-04-15** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2019-04-15** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-15** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-18** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2019-04-22** Committee report distributed
- **2019-04-23** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2019-04-30** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2019-05-03** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2019-05-03** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-05-03** Passed to engrossment
- **2019-05-03** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-05-03** Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-03** Record vote
- **2019-05-03** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-04** Reported engrossed
- **2019-05-06** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2019-05-08** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-05-08** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-16** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2019-05-16** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-05-17** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-17** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2019-05-17** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2019-05-20** Placed on intent calendar
- **2019-05-20** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2019-05-20** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2019-05-20** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-20** Three day rule suspended
- **2019-05-20** Record vote
- **2019-05-20** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-05-20** Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-20** Record vote
- **2019-05-21** Senate passage reported
- **2019-05-21** Reported enrolled
- **2019-05-22** Signed in the House
- **2019-05-24** Signed in the Senate
- **2019-05-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-06-14** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-14** Effective on 9/1/19 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f7dc7d7b-c904-4069-a1fd-47f8a40eca4a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).