SB2587

Regular Session

Relating to the access to and use of certain criminal history record information, to the procedure for obtaining that information, and to the correct terminology for certain licenses the issuance of which requires a criminal history background check.

CriticalImmediate action required

Medium Cost

Effective:2025-09-01

Enforcing Agencies

Texas Department of Public Safety • Texas Department of Insurance • Health and Human Services Commission • Texas Commission on Environmental Quality • Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs • State Fire Marshal • Texas Medical Board • Texas Department of Motor Vehicles • Texas State Board of Pharmacy • Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council • County Clerks (Guardianship proceedings)

Compliance Analysis

Key implementation requirements and action items for compliance with this legislation

Implementation Timeline

Effective Date: September 1, 2025
Compliance Deadline: Compliance is triggered upon your first license application or renewal submitted on or after September 1, 2025. For Guardianship programs, reporting requirements trigger 30 days after any staffing change.
Agency Rulemaking: The Texas State Board of Pharmacy (TSBP), Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), and Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC) must adopt rules to operationalize data collection. Expect a regulatory "gray zone" in Q4 2025 where statutory requirements are active, but agency portals may not yet accept digital photo uploads or complex ownership disclosures.

Immediate Action Plan

Immediate: Conduct an internal audit of all Pharmacy staff to identify those lacking fingerprints on file with TSBP.
July 2025: Map your corporate structure to identify all officers, directors, and 5% indirect owners who will require background checks under the new Medicaid/Insurance rules.
August 2025: Update internal protocols for Guardianship programs to ensure the Court Clerk is notified within 30 days of staffing changes.
September 2025: Monitor TSBP and HHSC websites for new renewal forms and digital photo upload requirements.

Operational Changes Required

Contracts

Employment Agreements: Update offer letters for "managing employees" and officers to include a clause making employment contingent upon clearing expanded DPS/FBI background checks.
Vendor/MSA Agreements: If you utilize a Management Services Organization (MSO) or third-party staffing, amend the Master Services Agreement to require the vendor to provide background check data for their staff who exercise operational control, as they now meet the statutory definition of "managing employee."

Hiring/Training

Pharmacy Audit: HR must audit all pharmacists and technicians. Any employee licensed prior to mandatory fingerprinting rules who has not voluntarily submitted prints must do so before their next renewal.
Guardianship Staffing: Certified guardians must maintain a real-time roster of all staff with "care and custody" of wards to meet the 30-day court notification window.

Reporting & Record-Keeping

Medicaid Ownership Disclosure: You must maintain a schedule of all individuals holding a 5% direct *or indirect* ownership interest. This data must be prepared for submission to the OIG or HHSC upon enrollment or re-enrollment.
Digital Photography: Prepare for new requirements to upload recent digital photographs alongside fingerprint submissions via DPS-approved vendors.

Fees & Costs

Pass-Through Costs: Applicants and licensees will bear the direct costs of fingerprinting and background checks.
Administrative Burden: Budget for increased administrative hours required to map ownership structures and coordinate fingerprinting for officers and directors who previously were not scrutinized.

Strategic Ambiguities & Considerations

"Indirect Ownership" (Medicaid): The statute requires checks on those with 5% *indirect* ownership. For private equity-backed healthcare providers, the depth of this requirement is currently undefined. Expect the OIG to interpret this broadly; prepare to disclose up the chain to the ultimate beneficial owners.
"Care and Custody" (Guardianship): The distinction between "care and custody" versus incidental contact is vague. Until courts clarify, assume any staff member with unsupervised access to a ward requires a check.
"Associate" vs. "Temporary" Licenses: BHEC will transition "temporary" licenses to "associate" licenses. The specific supervisory requirements for these new "associate" holders will be defined in upcoming rulemaking.

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BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center	S.B. 2587
	By: Zaffirini
	Business & Commerce
	4/17/2025
	As Filed

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

Texas must align its background check statutes with federal requirements to ensure continued access to the FBI's national criminal history record database. In 2023 the legislature passed H.B. 4123 to update and reorganize state background check statutes, but the FBI determined that the changes did not fully meet federal law requirements. Specifically, state law must explicitly define which state agencies and population groups are entitled to national background checks, whether fingerprint- or name-based, for licensing and employment purposes. Without these clarifications, Texas risks losing access to federal background checks for certain agencies. Rulemaking alone does not grant entitlement to FBI background checks�it must be codified in state statutes.

S.B. 2587 would correct these deficiencies by explicitly defining the agencies and persons eligible for national background checks in state law. The bill would update and reorganize background check provisions to ensure compliance with federal standards, preserving agencies' ability to conduct thorough screenings for licensing and employment purposes. What's more, DPS has worked with affected agencies to refine relevant population definitions, ensuring that statutory changes reflect actual operational needs.

By providing the necessary statutory clarity, S.B. 2587 would secure Texas' continued access to the FBI's national background check system, protect public safety, maintain compliance with federal law, and ensure agencies can effectively screen persons in regulated professions.

As proposed, S.B. 2587 amends current law relating to access to and use of certain criminal history record information.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

Rulemaking authority previously granted to the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council is rescinded in SECTION 10 (Section 503.308, Occupations Code) of this bill.

Rulemaking authority previously granted to the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council is modified in SECTION 10 (Section 503.308, Occupations Code) of this bill.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 411.095, Government Code, by amending Subsection (b) to prohibit the consumer credit commissioner from releasing or disclosing to any person criminal history record information obtained from the Federal Bureau of Investigation under Subsection (a-1)(1) (relating to certain actions the consumer credit commissioner is authorized to take under certain sections) except to the person who is the subject of the criminal history record information.

SECTION 2. Amends Section 411.106, Government Code, by amending Subsection (a), as follows:

(a) Provides that the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) is entitled to obtain criminal history criminal history record information as provided by Subsection (a-1) (relating to certain actions TDI is authorized to take under certain sections) that relates to a person who is:

(1) an applicant for a license, permit, certificate of authority, certificate of registration, or other authorization issued by TDI to engage in an activity regulated under the Insurance Code, including a person who meets certain criteria; or

(2) a corporate officer or director of an insurance company regulated by TDI, including a company that is an applicant for or holder of certain authorizations.

SECTION 3. Amends Section 411.1143, Government Code, by amending Subsection (a-1), as follows:

(a-1) Provides that criminal history record information the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) or the office of inspector general (office) is authorized to obtain under Subsection (a) (relating to certain information HHSC or the office is authorized to obtain) includes criminal history record information relating to certain persons, including a person who, with an interest of five percent or more, meets certain criteria.

Deletes existing text providing that criminal history record information HHSC or the office is authorized to obtain under Subsection (a) includes criminal history record information relating to certain persons, including a person with a direct or indirect ownership or control interest, as defined by 42 C.F.R. Section 455.101, in a provider of five percent or more.

SECTION 4. Amends Section 411.122, Government Code, by amending Subsection (d) to provide that certain state agencies are subject to Section 411.122 (Access to Criminal History Record Information), including HHSC, except as provided by Section 411.110 (Access to Criminal History Record Information), and agencies attached to HHSC and the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council, rather than the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists.

SECTION 5. Amends Section 411.12506, Government Code, by amending Subsection (a), as follows:

(a) Provides that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is entitled to obtain criminal history record information as provided by Subsection (b) (relating to certain information TCEQ is authorized to obtain) that relates to:

(1) a person who is an applicant for, rather than who is an applicant for a license, permit, or registration under, certain authorizations, rather than under certain chapters of the Water Code and Occupations Code;

(2) is the holder of a license, rather than a license, permit, or registration, under a provision listed in Subdivision (1); or

(3) requests a determination of eligibility for a license, rather than a license, permit, or registration, from the agency under a provision listed in Subdivision (1).

SECTION 6. Amends Section 411.12508, Government Code, by amending Subsection (a), as follows:

(a) Provides that the manufactured housing division of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) is entitled to obtain criminal history record information as provided by Subsection (b) (relating to certain information the manufactured housing division of TDHCA is authorized to obtain) that relates to a person who is an applicant or holder of a license for certain licenses, including a manufacturer's license under Section 1201.101(a) (relating to prohibiting a person from constructing a new HUD-code manufactured home unless that person holds a certain license), Occupations Code, rather than Chapter 1201 (Manufactured Housing), Occupations Code. Makes nonsubstantive changes.

SECTION 7. Amends Section 411.12509, Government Code, by amending Subsection (a), as follows:

(a) Provides that the state fire marshal is entitled to obtain criminal history record information as provided by Subsection (b) (relating to certain information the state fire marshal is entitled to obtain) that relates to a person who is an applicant or holder of certain authorizations, rather than to a person who is an applicant for a license issued by the state fire marshal.

SECTION 8. Amends Section 411.12517, Government Code, by amending Subsections (a), (c), (d), (e), and (f), and adding Subsections (b), (g), and (h), as follows:

(a) Provides that the Texas State Board of Pharmacy (TSBP) is entitled to obtain criminal history record information as provided by Subsection (c) that relates to a person who in addition to the information required for issuance of a license, certificate, registration, or permit by TSBP, or for employment with TSBP, is required to submit to TSBP a complete set of fingerprints and meet certain criteria, including being an applicant for or holder of a registration as a pharmacist-intern under Section 557.001 (Pharmacist-Intern Registration), Occupations Code and being an applicant for or holder of a license by examination to practice pharmacy under Section 558.051 (Qualifications for License by Examination), Occupations Code.

Deletes existing text providing that TSBP is entitled to obtain criminal history record information as provided by Subsection (b) that relates to a person who is an applicant for or holder of a license, certificate, registration, permit, or other authorization under certain chapters of the Occupations Code. Makes nonsubstantive changes.

(b) Provides that TSBP is entitled to obtain criminal history record information as provided by Subsection (c) (relating to prohibiting TSBP from releasing certain criminal history record information and requirements for the release of additional information) that relates to a person who is a partner, an officer, a director, a managing employee, or owner or person who controls the owner and is an applicant for or holder of certain licenses.

(c)-(f) Redesignates existing Subsections (b)-(e) and makes conforming changes.

(g) Provides that the failure or refusal of an employee of or applicant to TSBP to provide the following on request constitutes good cause for dismissal or refusal to hire: a complete set of fingerprints, a true and complete name, or other information necessary for a law enforcement entity to obtain criminal history record information.

(h) Requires a license holder who previously has not submitted a complete set of fingerprints as part of an application for a license as listed in Subsection (a), in addition to the information required by Section 559.003 (Requirements for Renewal), Occupations Code, to submit to TSBP with the completed application for renewal of a license to practice pharmacy a complete set of fingerprints. Provides that failure to submit a complete set of fingerprints under this section is authorized to result in a suspension or refusal to renew the license by TSBP.

SECTION 9. Amends the title to Section 503.308, Occupations Code, to read as follows:

ASSOCIATE LICENSE.

SECTION 10. Amends Section 503.308, Occupations Code, by amending Subsection (a), as follows:

(a) Requires, rather than by rule authorizes, the executive council to provide for the issuance of an associate, rather than a temporary, license. Makes a conforming change.

(b) Authorizes an executive council by rule to adopt a system under which an associate license is authorized to be issued to a person who meets all of the academic and examination requirements for licensing and enters into a supervisory agreement with a supervisor approved by the executive council. Makes a conforming change.

SECTION 11. Amends Section 1201.003, Occupations Code, by amending Subsections (17), (22), (23), and (26), to redefine "license holder," "licensee," "person," "related person," and "salesperson."

SECTION 12. Effective date: September 1, 2025.

Senate Authors

Sen. Judith ZaffiriniDemocrat · Primary Author

House Sponsor

Rep. Ryan GuillenRepublican · Primary Sponsor

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	AN ACT
	relating to the access to and use of certain criminal history record
	information, to the procedure for obtaining that information, and
	to the correct terminology for certain licenses the issuance of
	which requires a criminal history background check.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 411.0845(e), Government Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(e) A person entitled to receive criminal history record
	information under this section must provide the department with the
	following information regarding the person who is the subject of
	the criminal history record information requested:
	(1) the person's full name, date of birth, and sex,
	[~~and social security number,~~] and the number assigned to any form of
	unexpired identification card issued by this state or another
	state, the District of Columbia, or a territory of the United States
	that includes the person's photograph;
	(2) a recent electronic digital image photograph of
	the person and a complete set of the person's fingerprints as
	required by the department; and
	(3) any other information required by the department.
	SECTION 2. Section 411.086(b), Government Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(b) Rules adopted by the department:
	(1) shall provide for a uniform method of requesting
	criminal history record information from the department;
	(2) may require a person requesting criminal history
	record information about an individual to submit to the department
	one or more of the following:
	(A) the complete name, race, and sex of the
	individual;
	(B) any known alias name of the individual;
	(C) a complete set of the individual's
	fingerprints;
	(D) a recent photograph of the individual;
	(E) any known identifying number of the
	individual, including [~~social security number,~~] FBI number,
	driver's license number, or state identification number;
	(F) the individual's date of birth;
	(G) any known alias dates of birth of the
	individual; or
	(H) any other information the department
	determines is necessary to identify the individual or the record;
	(3) shall provide for the methods and formats for
	dissemination of criminal history record information; and
	(4) shall provide security measures and policies that
	are designed to guard against unauthorized release or dissemination
	of criminal history record information that is maintained or
	disseminated by the department.
	SECTION 3. Section 411.087(e), Government Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(e) The department may provide access to state and national
	criminal history record information to a qualified entity
	[~~entities~~] entitled to that information regarding the entity's
	employees and contractors under the National Child Protection Act
	of 1993 (34 U.S.C. Section 40102) [~~42 U.S.C. Section 5119a~~]. The
	department must follow federal law and regulation, federal
	executive orders, and federal policy in releasing information under
	this subsection.
	SECTION 4. Section 411.095(b), Government Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(b) The consumer credit commissioner may not release or
	disclose to any person criminal history record information obtained
	from the Federal Bureau of Investigation under Subsection (a-1)(1),
	except to the person who is the subject of the criminal history
	record information. The consumer credit commissioner may not
	release or disclose criminal history record information obtained
	under Subsection (a-1)(2) except:
	(1) on court order;
	(2) to the person who is the subject of the criminal
	history record information;
	(3) with the consent of the person who is the subject
	of the criminal history record information; or
	(4) in a hearing where the Office of Consumer Credit
	Commissioner is a party.
	SECTION 5. Section 411.106(a), Government Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(a) The Texas Department of Insurance is entitled to obtain
	criminal history record information as provided by Subsection (a-1)
	that relates to a person who is:
	(1) an applicant for a license, permit, certificate of
	authority, certificate of registration, or other authorization
	issued by the Texas Department of Insurance to engage in an activity
	regulated under the Insurance Code, including a person who is:
	(A) an applicant for approval of an acquisition,
	change, or divestiture of control of a domestic insurer under
	Chapter 823, Insurance Code;
	(B) an applicant for or holder of a surplus lines
	license under Chapter 981, Insurance Code, or associated with an
	entity that is an applicant for or holder of such a license;
	(C) an applicant for or holder of a life
	insurance provider or broker license under Chapter 1111A, Insurance
	Code, or associated with an entity that is an applicant for or
	holder of such a license;
	(D) an applicant for or holder of a title
	insurance agent license under Chapter 2651, Insurance Code, or
	associated with an entity that is an applicant for or holder of such
	a license;
	(E) an applicant for or holder of an escrow
	officer license under Chapter 2652, Insurance Code, or associated
	with an entity that is an applicant for or holder of such a license;
	(F) an applicant for or holder of an agent
	license, temporary license, or provisional permit under Chapter
	4001, Insurance Code;
	(G) an applicant for or holder of a general
	property and casualty license under Chapter 4051, Insurance Code,
	or associated with an entity that is an applicant for or holder of
	such a license;
	(H) an applicant for or holder of a managing
	general agent license under Chapter 4053, Insurance Code, or
	associated with an entity that is an applicant for or holder of such
	a license;
	(I) an applicant for or holder of a license under
	Chapter 4054, Insurance Code, or associated with an entity that is
	an applicant for or holder of such a license;
	(J) an applicant for or holder of a nonresident
	agent license under Chapter 4056, Insurance Code, or associated
	with an entity that is an applicant for or holder of such a license;
	(K) an applicant for or holder of an insurance
	adjuster license under Chapter 4101, Insurance Code, or associated
	with an entity that is an applicant for or holder of such a license;
	(L) an applicant for or holder of a public
	insurance adjuster license under Chapter 4102, Insurance Code, or
	associated with an entity that is an applicant for or holder of such
	a license;
	(M) an applicant for or holder of a certificate
	of authority under Chapter 4151, Insurance Code, or associated with
	an entity that is an applicant for or holder of such a certificate;
	(N) an applicant for or holder of a reinsurance
	intermediary license under Chapter 4152, Insurance Code, or
	associated with an entity that is an applicant for or holder of such
	a license;
	(O) an applicant for or holder of a risk manager
	license under Chapter 4153, Insurance Code, or associated with an
	entity that is an applicant for or holder of such a license;
	(P) an applicant for or holder of a certificate
	of registration under Chapter 4201, Insurance Code, or associated
	with an entity that is an applicant for or holder of such a
	certificate;
	(Q) associated with an independent review
	organization that is an applicant for or holder of a certification
	under Chapter 4202, Insurance Code;
	(R) associated with a discount health care
	program operator that is an applicant for or holder of a
	registration under Chapter 7001, Insurance Code; and
	(S) an applicant for or holder of a license under
	Chapter 91, Labor Code; or
	(2) a corporate officer or director of an insurance
	company regulated by the Texas Department of Insurance, including a
	company that is an applicant for or holder of a certificate of
	authority under the following provisions of the Insurance Code:
	(A) Chapter 801;
	(B) Chapter 822;
	(C) Chapter 841;
	(D) Chapter 843;
	(E) Chapter 844;
	(F) Chapter 846;
	(G) Chapter 848;
	(H) Chapter 964;
	(I) Chapter 1305; and
	(J) Title 11.
	SECTION 6. Section 411.1106(b), Government Code, as amended
	by Chapters 871 (H.B. 4123) and 1089 (S.B. 1192), Acts of the 88th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, is reenacted, amended to
	correct a typographical error, and further amended to read as
	follows:
	(b) The commission is entitled to obtain criminal history
	record information as provided by Subsection (b-1) that relates to
	a person who is required to be fingerprinted and is:
	(1) an applicant for an employment or volunteer
	position or an applicant for a contract with the commission in which
	the person, as an employee, volunteer, or contractor, as [an]
	applicable, would have access to sensitive personal or financial
	information, as determined by the executive commissioner[~~, in:~~
	[~~(A)~~ ~~the eligibility services division of the~~
	~~commission as established under Section 531.008;~~
	[~~(B)~~ ~~the commission's office of inspector~~
	~~general as established by Section 531.008 and Subchapter C, Chapter~~
	~~531; or~~
	[~~(C)~~ ~~the regulatory services division of the~~
	~~commission as established under Section 531.008~~]; or
	(2) an employee, volunteer, or contractor of the
	commission who has access to sensitive personal or financial
	information, as determined by the executive commissioner.
	SECTION 7. The heading to Section 411.1143, Government
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 411.1143. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD
	INFORMATION; AGENCIES ADMINISTERING OR OPERATING [~~PART OF~~] MEDICAL
	ASSISTANCE AND OTHER PUBLIC BENEFITS PROGRAMS [~~PROGRAM~~].
	SECTION 8. Section 411.1143, Government Code, is amended by
	amending Subsections (a) and (a-1) and adding Subsection (e) to
	read as follows:
	(a) The Health and Human Services Commission, an agency
	operating part of a public benefits program, including the medical
	assistance program under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, or the
	office of inspector general established under Subchapter C, Chapter
	544, of this code [~~Government Code~~], is entitled to obtain criminal
	history record information as provided by Subsection (a-2) that
	relates to a provider under a public benefits [~~the medical~~
	~~assistance~~] program administered by the commission or a person
	applying to enroll as a provider under a public benefits [~~the~~
	~~medical assistance~~] program administered by the commission.
	(a-1) Criminal history record information the Health and
	Human Services Commission or the office of inspector general is
	authorized to obtain under Subsection (a) includes criminal history
	record information relating to:
	(1) a person that:
	(A) has a direct or indirect ownership interest,
	or a combination of direct and indirect ownership interests, that
	equals five percent or more in the provider or person applying to
	enroll as a provider;
	(B) owns an interest of five percent or more in a
	mortgage, deed of trust, promissory note, or other obligation
	secured by the provider or person applying to enroll as a provider
	if that interest equals at least five percent of the value of the
	property or other assets of the provider or person applying to
	enroll as a provider;
	(C) is an officer or director of the provider or
	person applying to enroll as a provider if that provider or
	applicant is organized as a corporation; or
	(D) is a partner in the provider or person
	applying to enroll as a provider if that provider or applicant is
	organized as a partnership [~~a person with a direct or indirect~~
	~~ownership or control interest, as defined by 42 C.F.R. Section~~
	~~455.101, in a provider of five percent or more~~]; and
	(2) a managing employee of the provider or person
	applying to enroll as a provider [~~a person whose information is~~
	~~required to be disclosed in accordance with 42 C.F.R. Part 1001~~].
	(e) In this section:
	(1) "Managing employee", with respect to a provider or
	person applying to enroll as a provider, means an individual,
	including a general manager, business manager, administrator, or
	director, who:
	(A) exercises operational or managerial control
	over all or part of the provider or applicant; or
	(B) directly or indirectly conducts the daily
	operations of all or part of the provider or applicant.
	(2) "Ownership interest", with respect to a provider
	or person applying to enroll as a provider, means having equity in
	the provider's or applicant's capital, stock, or profits.
	(3) "Provider" means an individual or entity that
	engages in the delivery of health care services and is authorized to
	deliver those services in this state, including an individual or
	entity that delivers health care services to recipients under the
	medical assistance program.
	SECTION 9. Section 411.122(d), Government Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(d) The following state agencies are subject to this
	section:
	(1) Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification
	Board;
	(2) Texas Board of Architectural Examiners;
	(3) Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners;
	(4) State Board of Dental Examiners;
	(5) Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land
	Surveyors;
	(6) Texas Funeral Service Commission;
	(7) Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists;
	(8) Health and Human Services Commission, except as
	provided by Section 411.110, and agencies attached to the
	commission;
	(9) Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation;
	(10) Texas Commission on Environmental Quality;
	(11) Executive Council of Physical Therapy and
	Occupational Therapy Examiners;
	(12) Texas Optometry Board;
	(13) Texas State Board of Pharmacy;
	(14) Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners;
	(15) Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council [~~State~~
	~~Board of Examiners of Psychologists~~];
	(16) Texas Real Estate Commission;
	(17) Texas Department of Transportation;
	(18) State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners;
	(19) Texas Department of Housing and Community
	Affairs;
	(20) secretary of state;
	(21) state fire marshal;
	(22) Texas Education Agency;
	(23) Department of Agriculture; and
	(24) Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.
	SECTION 10. Section 411.12506(a), Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(a) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is
	entitled to obtain criminal history record information as provided
	by Subsection (b) that relates to a person who:
	(1) is an applicant for [~~a license, permit, or~~
	~~registration under~~]:
	(A) a water supply system operator license
	required by Section 341.033 [~~Chapters 341, 361, and 366~~], Health
	and Safety Code;
	(B) a backflow prevention assembly tester
	license required by Section 341.034(c), Health and Safety Code
	[~~Chapter 1903, Occupations Code~~]; [or]
	(C) a customer service inspector license
	required by Section 341.034(d), Health and Safety Code [~~Chapters 26~~
	~~and 37, Water Code~~];
	(D) a municipal solid waste facility supervisor
	license required by Section 361.027, Health and Safety Code;
	(E) an on-site sewage facility installer license
	or apprentice registration required by Section 366.071(a), Health
	and Safety Code;
	(F) an on-site sewage facility maintenance
	provider license or maintenance technician registration required
	by Section 366.071(a), Health and Safety Code;
	(G) an on-site sewage facility designated
	representative license required by Section 366.071(b), Health and
	Safety Code;
	(H) an on-site sewage facility site evaluator
	license required by Section 366.071(c), Health and Safety Code;
	(I) a landscape irrigator or irrigation
	technician license required by Section 1903.251(a), Occupations
	Code;
	(J) an irrigation inspector license required by
	Section 1903.251(a), Occupations Code;
	(K) a water treatment specialist certificate
	required by Section 1904.052, Occupations Code;
	(L) a wastewater treatment plant operator
	license required by Section 26.0301(c), Water Code;
	(M) a wastewater collection system operator
	license required by Section 26.0301(c), Water Code;

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION


April 18, 2025

TO:	Honorable Charles Schwertner, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce

FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board

IN RE:	SB2587 by Zaffirini (Relating to access to and use of certain criminal history record information.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

It is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

332 Department of Housing and Community Affairs, 405 Department of Public Safety, 454 Department of Insurance, 466 Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner, 510 Behavioral Health Executive Council, 515 Board of Pharmacy, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality

LBB Staff:

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Common questions about SB2587

What does Texas SB2587 do?

SB2587 mandates retroactive fingerprinting for all pharmacy licensees and significantly expands "veil-piercing" background check authority to include "managing employees" and indirect owners (5% threshold) for Medicaid providers and insurers. This legislation effectively removes "grandfathered" status for long-tenured licensees and creates new liability for negligent hiring across healthcare, environmental, and fiduciary sectors. Implementation Timeline Effective Date: September 1, 2025 Compliance Deadline: Compliance is triggered upon your first license application or renewal submitted on or after September 1, 2025.

Who authored SB2587?

SB2587 was authored by Texas Senator Judith Zaffirini during the Regular Session.

When was SB2587 signed into law?

SB2587 was signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott on June 20, 2025.

Which agencies enforce SB2587?

SB2587 is enforced by Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Department of Insurance, Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, State Fire Marshal, Texas Medical Board, Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, Texas State Board of Pharmacy, Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council and County Clerks (Guardianship proceedings).

How urgent is compliance with SB2587?

The compliance urgency for SB2587 is rated as "critical". Businesses and organizations should review the requirements and timeline to ensure timely compliance.

What is the cost impact of SB2587?

The cost impact of SB2587 is estimated as "medium". This may vary based on industry and implementation requirements.

What topics does SB2587 address?

SB2587 addresses topics including environment, environment--solid waste, environment--water, insurance and insurance--insurers & agents.

Legislative data provided by LegiScanLast updated: November 25, 2025

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