Texas legislation · 89th Legislature Regular Session
Texas SB1383: Relating to the regulation of referral agencies for senior living communities.
Status: Signed into law, June 20, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to the regulation of referral agencies for senior living communities.
From the enrolled text, May 22, 2025:
AN ACT relating to the regulation of referral agencies for senior living communities. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 5, Business & Commerce Code, is amended by adding Chapter 121 to read as follows: [ADDED: CHAPTER 121. REFERRAL AGENCIES FOR SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITIES] [ADDED: Sec. 121.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:] [ADDED: (1)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: "Consumer" means an individual seeking a referral ] [ADDED: to a senior living community.] [ADDED: (2)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: "Referral agency" means an entity that provides ] [ADDED: referrals of senior living communities to consumers for a fee ] [ADDED: collected from a consumer or community. The term does not include:] [ ] [ADDED: or] [ADDED: (B)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: a resident, resident's family member, or ] [ADDED: patron of a senior living community who refers a consumer to the ] [ADDED: community regardless of any discount or other remuneration the ] [ADDED: community pays to that individual.] [ADDED: (3)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: "Senior living community" means an adult foster ] [ADDED: care facility, life care facility, assisted living facility ] [ADDED: licensed under Chapter 247, Health and Safety Code, retirement ] [ADDED: home, memory care facility, retirement village, home for the aging, ] [ADDED: or other facility that provides shelter, food, social activities, ] [ADDED: or other personal …
Sponsors
- Mayes Middleton (R) · primary sponsor
- Nathan Johnson (D, SD-016)
- Cesar Blanco (D, SD-029)
- Borris Miles (D, SD-013)
- Ken King (R, HD-088)
- Terry Canales (D, HD-040)
- Armando Martinez (D, HD-039)
- David Spiller (R, HD-068)
Latest actions
- : Effective immediately
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed in the House
- : Signed in the Senate
- : Reported enrolled
- : Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- : Record vote
- : Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- : Read
Votes
- Human Services Committee Vote (Out of committee): 7 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Health & Human Services Committee Vote (Out of committee): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate concurs in House amendment(s) (May 21, 2025): 30 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3551 (May 16, 2025): 93 yea, 32 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#2912 (May 16, 2025): 105 yea, 15 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3463 (May 15, 2025): 83 yea, 36 nay, passed
Subjects: Consumer Protection, Nursing Homes, ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES, Aging
Common questions
- What is SB1383?
- SB1383 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): Relating to the regulation of referral agencies for senior living communities.
- What does SB1383 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the regulation of referral agencies for senior living communities.
- What is the status of SB1383?
- Signed into law as of June 20, 2025. Latest action: Effective immediately (June 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB1383?
- Mayes Middleton (R), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB1383?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB01383
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