TX HB2405

Peace officers must transport apprehended individuals with mental illness to the nearest appropriate inpatient mental health facility within 100 miles of the apprehension location, or to the nearest hospital emergency department if emergency medical care is needed

The Office of Court Administration must develop and distribute best practices to ensure judges or magistrates are available 24/7 to respond to emergency detention applications

Mental health facilities must temporarily accept persons for preliminary examination, with detention limited to 48 hours unless a protective custody order is obtained

Treating physicians or hospital administrators may authorize transfer of detained persons to appropriate mental hospitals, with civil liability immunity for reasonable medical decisions; peace officers may transport such transfers without a court order in certain large counties (populations of 550,000+ adjacent to counties of 3.3 million+)

The bill takes effect September 1, 2025, and applies only to emergency detentions beginning on or after that date