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      By: Cook S.B. No. 2730               A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the preliminary examination of a person transported to   a general hospital's emergency department          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 573.021, Health and Safety Code, is   amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:           (f)     Subsection (b) of this section does not apply to a   person transported under 573.001 to a hospital emergency department   unless the person remains in custody of a peace officer at the   facility or the facility is otherwise licensed to provide mental   health services.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.