A WisePractice Institute Recap of Legislative Updates, Rule Changes, and Regulatory Developments

*Deep breath. We made it through another year.*

2025 brought significant changes for behavioral health professionals in Texas — from new transparency laws to major shifts in continuing education tracking, supervision standards, and cross-profession harmonization. If you've been following along with our monthly meeting recaps, you've watched these developments unfold in real-time. If you haven't, this is your chance to catch up.

If you’ve ever read a legislative update and felt your shoulders creep toward your ears, you’re not alone. Regulatory changes can feel overwhelming, especially when they land mid-practice, mid-caseload, mid-everything.

So let’s slow this down, take a collective breath, and break it into manageable pieces.

House Bill 4224 (89th Regular Session) went into effect on September 1, 2025, and it introduces new transparency requirements for Texas health care licensees regulated by the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC).