Texas · Senate Bill 2287 · 88th Legislature, Regular Session

Relating to the authority of a peace officer to apprehend a person for emergency detention and the authority of certain facilities and physicians to…

SB 2287 Sponsored by Royce West Died in committee

  1. Introduced Mar 10, 2023
  2. In committee Mar 22, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Relating to the authority of a peace officer to apprehend a person for emergency detention and the authority of certain facilities and physicians to temporarily detain a person with mental illness.

Every action

16 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 8 earlier steps
  1. SenateReceived by the Secretary of the Senate
  2. SenateFiled
  3. SenateRead first time
  4. SenateReferred to Criminal Justice
  5. CommitteeScheduled for public hearing on . . . · Senate Criminal Justice
  6. CommitteeConsidered in public hearing · Senate Criminal Justice
  7. CommitteeTestimony taken in committee · Senate Criminal Justice
  8. CommitteeLeft pending in committee · Senate Criminal Justice
  1. SenateCo-author authorized
  2. CommitteeConsidered in public hearing · Senate Criminal Justice
  3. CommitteeVote taken in committee · Senate Criminal Justice
  4. CommitteeReported favorably as substituted · Senate Criminal Justice
  5. SenateRecommended for local & uncontested calendar
  6. SenateCommittee report printed and distributed
  7. SenatePlaced on intent calendar
  8. SenateNot again placed on intent calendar

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
May 15, 2023 Senate Criminal Justice Criminal Justice: Reported favorably as substituted Passed 6–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.

All 1 cosponsor

From Texas's official records (ftp.legis.state.tx.us), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.