CS/HB 421: Peer Support for First Responders
GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Maggard ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) López, J. ; Mooney ; Partington ; Plasencia ; Rizo
Peer Support for First Responders; Revises definition of term "first responder" to include specified support personnel for provision of peer support.
Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 4/11/2025 - Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 4/11/2025 - Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/5/2025 House • Filed
2/12/2025 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
3/4/2025 House • Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/6/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
3/7/2025 House • Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/10/2025 House • Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
3/11/2025 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
3/13/2025 House • Favorable by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
3/20/2025 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/26/2025)
3/26/2025 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
3/27/2025 Senate • In Messages
3/31/2025 Senate • Referred to Rules
4/2/2025 Senate • Received
4/3/2025 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 319
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/SB 86 -SJ 319
• Read 2nd time -SJ 319
• Read 3rd time -SJ 319
• CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 319
• Immediately certified -SJ 330
4/3/2025 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
4/11/2025 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
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CS/HB 421, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/3/2025 at 11:19 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 86 (c1) Peer Support for First Responders Burgess Identical Last Action: 4/3/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 421 -SJ 319 
H 1211 (c1) Public Safety Government Operations Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/3/2025 H Now in Justice Budget Subcommittee
S 1554 Public Safety Collins Compare Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 111.09 Peer support for first responders. Page 1 (pdf) -
CS/HB 421, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/7/2025 at 9:48 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/13/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 86 (c1) Peer Support for First Responders Burgess Identical Last Action: 4/3/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 421 -SJ 319
H 1211 (c1) Public Safety Government Operations Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/3/2025 H Now in Justice Budget Subcommittee
S 1554 Public Safety Collins Compare Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced
Floor Votes (2)
Date Chamber Result 3/26/2025 5:09 PM House 113 Yeas - 0 Nays 4/3/2025 9:53 AM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 111.09 Peer support for first responders. Page 1 (pdf) -
HB 421, Original Filed Version Posted 2/5/2025 at 3:44 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/7/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 86 (c1) Peer Support for First Responders Burgess Similar Last Action: 4/3/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 421 -SJ 319
H 1211 Public Safety Government Operations Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/3/2025 H Now in Justice Budget Subcommittee
S 1554 Public Safety Collins Compare Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 289549 - Amendment
Remove line 18 and insert:Maggard 3/5/2025
9:22 AMAdopted
3/7/2025PDF Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 111.09 Peer support for first responders. Page 1 (pdf)