republic-os/legislation/us/states/tx/89r/hb-331.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to certain presumptions applicable to claims for benefits or compensation for certain medical conditions brought by certain first responders."
description: "Relating to certain presumptions applicable to claims for benefits or compensation for certain medical conditions brought by certain first responders."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "89R"
identifier: "HB 331"
citation: "Texas HB 331 (89R)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["City Government--Employees/Officers (I0061)", "County Government--Employees/Officers (I0095)", "Fire Fighters & Police--General (I0370)", "Health--Emergency Services & Personnel (I0384)", "Law Enforcement (I0510)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hinojosa, Juan \"Chuy\"", "Longoria", "Lujan", "Patterson", "Perez, Mary Ann", "Simmons"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 51
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-11-12"
last_action: "2025-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a9147d6f-fe02-4ba7-80f4-d2b14054605e"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00300_HB00399/HB 331.xml"
source_hash: "b85946fdd1cbc82e8722902bf604b5dc2a38190ede55fc82a8588583c8af73c8"
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 331 (89R) — Relating to certain presumptions applicable to claims for benefits or compensation for certain medical conditions brought by certain first responders.

## 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/89R/billtext/html/HB00331I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00331E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00331H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00331S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00331F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **145–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 331 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- passage — **140–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" — primary (person)
- Longoria — primary (person)
- Lujan — primary (person)
- Patterson — primary (person)
- Perez, Mary Ann — primary (person)
- Simmons — primary (person)
- Bhojani — cosponsor (person)
- Bucy — cosponsor (person)
- Bumgarner — cosponsor (person)
- Guillen — cosponsor (person)
- Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez, Janie — cosponsor (person)
- Metcalf — cosponsor (person)
- Morales Shaw — cosponsor (person)
- Pierson — cosponsor (person)
- Plesa — cosponsor (person)
- Ward Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- West — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-12** Filed `filing`
- **2025-02-28** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-28** Referred to s/c on Workforce by Speaker `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-25** Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
- **2025-03-25** Considered by s/c in public hearing
- **2025-03-25** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
- **2025-03-25** Left pending in subcommittee
- **2025-04-09** Recalled from subcommittee
- **2025-04-09** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-04-09** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-17** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2025-04-21** Committee report distributed
- **2025-04-22** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2025-04-24** Considered in Calendars
- **2025-04-29** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2025-04-29** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-29** Passed to engrossment
- **2025-04-29** Record vote
- **2025-04-29** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-04-30** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-04-30** Passed `passage`
- **2025-04-30** Record vote
- **2025-04-30** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-04-30** Reported engrossed
- **2025-04-30** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2025-05-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-01** Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-05** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2025-05-05** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-05-05** Testimony taken in committee
- **2025-05-05** Vote taken in committee
- **2025-05-06** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-06** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2025-05-06** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2025-05-08** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2025-05-09** Rules suspended-Intent Calendar
- **2025-05-09** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2025-05-09** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-09** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-09** Three day rule suspended
- **2025-05-09** Record vote
- **2025-05-09** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-09** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-09** Record vote
- **2025-05-09** Senate passage reported `passage`
- **2025-05-09** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-05-12** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2025-05-12** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2025-05-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-24** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-24** 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/a9147d6f-fe02-4ba7-80f4-d2b14054605e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).