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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to regional protocols and processes for patient transfers and related services within the geographic area served by certain trauma service area regional advisory councils."
description: "Relating to regional protocols and processes for patient transfers and related services within the geographic area served by certain trauma service area regional advisory councils."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 1397"
citation: "Texas SB 1397 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BORDER (S0045)", "GULF OF MEXICO (G4223)", "HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)", "Health Care Providers (I0387)", "Health--Other Diseases & Medical Conditions (I0383)", "PATIENT RIGHTS & PROTECTION (S0596)", "STATE HEALTH SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0463)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Guerra", "Hinojosa"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 51
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-10"
last_action: "2021-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c9dbfa80-9ff7-4335-b6d5-86f60a20e2e5"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01300_SB01399/SB 1397.xml"
source_hash: "44246d6f32b72c6940aef9ddafcb4e609183068b98774b365f9d983a669647b7"
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 SB 1397 (87) — Relating to regional protocols and processes for patient transfers and related services within the geographic area served by certain trauma service area regional advisory councils.
## 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/SB01397I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01397E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01397H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01397S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01397F.HTM)
## Sponsors
- Guerra — primary (person)
- Hinojosa — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-03-10** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2021-03-10** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-18** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-18** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-31** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-03-31** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-31** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-04-08** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-08** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-08** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-04-19** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-19** Laid before the Senate
- **2021-04-19** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-19** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-19** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-04-19** Record vote
- **2021-04-19** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-19** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-19** Record vote
- **2021-04-19** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-20** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-21** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-21** Referred to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-05-19** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-05-19** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-23** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-23** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-23** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-23** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2021-05-26** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2021-05-26** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-26** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-26** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-26** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-26** Record vote
- **2021-05-26** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-27** House passage as amended reported
- **2021-05-29** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2021-05-29** Read
- **2021-05-29** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- **2021-05-29** Record vote
- **2021-05-29** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- **2021-05-31** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-16** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-16** Effective immediately `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c9dbfa80-9ff7-4335-b6d5-86f60a20e2e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).