Armando Martinez, Texas State Representative of 39th District | https://www.facebook.com/andoconmando/
Armando Martinez, Texas State Representative of 39th District | https://www.facebook.com/andoconmando/
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to the requirements for certain emergency medical services certification providers; authorizing a fee’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill establishes specific requirements for for-profit providers of emergency medical services certification courses or training programs in counties adjacent to the Texas-Mexico border with a population of at least 500,000 but lacking a municipality over 500,000. Providers are required to disclose the cost of these courses on their websites and pay a fee of 10% of a student's enrollment cost to the department. They are prohibited from passing this fee on to students by either charging them directly or increasing enrollment costs. Additionally, course coordinators must hold a bachelor's degree and have at least 10 years of experience as a basic instructor in a related program. The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission is tasked with adopting necessary rules to enforce these requirements, and the bill takes effect Sept. 1, 2025.
Armando Martinez, member of the House Committee on House Administration and vice chair of the House Committee on Natural Resources, proposed another 11 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Martinez graduated from the University of Texas-Pan American with a BS.
Armando Martinez is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 39th House district. He replaced previous state representative Miguel Wise in 2005.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 4868 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to allowing a bicyclist to treat certain traffic-control devices as a yield sign |
| HB 4782 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the qualifications of a county fire marshal in certain counties |
| HB 4526 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the establishment of a grant program by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to plug abandoned and deteriorating water wells |
| HB 4524 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the establishment of the Texas airport investment partnership program |
| HB 4523 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to requirements for certain funding of aviation facilities and projects |
| HB 4154 | 03/31/2025 | Relating to the operation of oversize and overweight vehicles transporting precast concrete products |
| HB 3731 | 03/26/2025 | Relating to requiring the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles to establish standards of uniform cargo liability, uniform bills of lading or receipts, and uniform cargo credit |
| HB 3545 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to the regulation of certain contract carriers and subcontractors of contract carriers |
| HB 3544 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to flood control measures for Texas Department of Transportation highway projects |
| HB 3543 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to qualifications for participation in the moving image industry incentive program |
| HB 3542 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to the effect of a pharmacy benefit manager change on prescription drug coverage |
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