---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral."
description: "Relating to treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 1363"
citation: "Texas HB 1363 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS", "TEXAS (V0946)", "Occupational Regulation--Health Occupations (I0540)", "PHYSICAL THERAPISTS (S6112)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Guillen", "Hughes", "Minjarez"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 49
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-26"
last_action: "2021-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d6d12004-c088-4b39-a9ee-33c663e77089"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01300_HB01399/HB 1363.xml"
source_hash: "c438e9a5dd7a301107fd344faf2eed1682c7505aa4465b25c0eb947bd440afdf"
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 1363 (87) — Relating to treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral.

## 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/HB01363I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01363E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01363H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01363S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01363F.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Guillen — primary (person)
- Hughes — primary (person)
- Minjarez — primary (person)
- Menéndez — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-26** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-05** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-05** Referred to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-17** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-03-17** Left pending in committee
- **2021-03-24** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-24** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-31** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-31** Vote reconsidered in committee
- **2021-03-31** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-31** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-01** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-05** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-06** 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`
- **2021-04-20** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-20** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-04** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-04** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-04** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-12** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-13** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2021-05-13** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-13** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-13** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-13** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-13** Record vote
- **2021-05-13** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-13** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-13** Record vote
- **2021-05-13** Senate passage reported
- **2021-05-13** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-14** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-14** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-26** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-26** 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/d6d12004-c088-4b39-a9ee-33c663e77089`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).