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HB 1667TEXASSession 89RState Billdead

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Texas HB 1667 reorganizes workers' compensation coverage rules for first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder

Original title: Relating to the eligibility of certain first responders for workers' compensation benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder under the workers' compensation system.

Last action · April 29, 2025: Left pending in subcommitteeSponsor: Terry Canales

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What This Bill Proposed

Texas HB 1667 updates the Labor Code to reorganize and clarify workers' compensation eligibility standards and definitions for first responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, taking effect September 1, 2025.

Why it matters

The measure restructures statutory citations and eligibility frameworks governing PTSD claims for state, local, and higher-education peace officers, firefighters, and emergency medical personnel.

Background

Canales authored House Bill 1667 during the 89th Texas Legislature regular session. context

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

First responders

Peace officers, firefighters, and emergency medical personnel are subject to updated statutory eligibility standards, definitions, and date-of-injury determinations for workers' compensation claims regarding post-traumatic stress disorder.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which first responders are covered under the relocated PTSD provisions?

Covered individuals include peace officers, licensed emergency care attendants, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, and firefighters whose principal duties are firefighting and aircraft crash and rescue.

How is the date of injury determined for a PTSD claim?

The date of injury is the date on which the first responder first knew or should have known that the disorder may be related to their employment.

Are mental injuries caused by routine personnel actions compensable?

No, a mental or emotional injury that arises principally from a legitimate personnel action, such as a transfer, promotion, demotion, or termination, is not a .

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.

Procedural history

7 actions

Apr 29, 2025House
Left pending in subcommittee
Apr 29, 2025House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
Apr 29, 2025House
Considered by s/c in public hearing
Apr 29, 2025House
Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
Mar 12, 2025HouseCommittee
Referred to s/c on Workforce by Speaker
Mar 12, 2025HouseIntroduced
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Dec 18, 2024HouseIntroduced
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Statutory Relocation of PTSD Provisions

The bill consolidates first responder PTSD provisions by moving Section 504.019 into Chapter 408 of the Labor Code.

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Connected Entities

Education Code, American Psychiatric Association, Texas Commission on Fire Protection and 1 more

OrganizationEducation Code“Referenced in Section 61.003 defining institutions of higher education”Map →

OrganizationAmerican Psychiatric Association“Publishes the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders”Map →

OrganizationTexas Commission on Fire Protection“Certifies firefighters subject to Chapter 419, Government Code”Map →

PersonTerry Canales“Bill author in the lower house”Map →

Sources

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capitol.texas.gov

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