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HB1649   Signed by the Governor
Referred to House Insurance Committee, chaired by a Republican
Referred to Senate Health & Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican
Caption: Relating to health benefit coverage for certain fertility preservation services and notice regarding certain risks of impaired fertility.
Bipartisan Bill, authored by Button; Klick; Collier; Harris, Caroline; Neave Criado
Co-authors: Plesa
Sponsors: Parker
Co-sponsors:

View at Texas Legislature Online

Wed 1/25/2023


(H) Filed
(H) Angie Button signed onto the bill as Author
 

Wed 2/22/2023


(H) Nicole Collier signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Stephanie Klick signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Tue 3/7/2023


(H) Referred to the House Insurance Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Mon 4/3/2023


(H) Caroline Harris signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Tue 4/4/2023


(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) House Insurance Committee met and decided to leave this bill pending without objection.
 

Tue 4/25/2023


(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) House Insurance Committee met and voted for passage. Ayes (Oliverson; Johnson, Ann; Cortez; Harris, Caroline; Johnson, Julie; Paul) Nays (Cain) Absents (Hull; Perez)
 

Fri 4/28/2023


(H) Referred to the House Calendars Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Fri 5/5/2023


(H) Record Vote No. 1165 (HB 1649 was passed to engrossment)

RV#1165: Yeas 119 (R 59, D 60) - Nays 23 (R 23, D 0)
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Yea - Allen; Allison; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Burns; Burrows; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Davis; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Frazier; Gamez; Garcia; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. J.; Harrison; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hunter; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Kitzman; Klick; Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo-Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Murr; Neave Criado; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Ortega; Patterson; Perez; Plesa; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Shine; Smith; Smithee; Stucky; Talarico; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, S.; Turner; VanDeaver; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Bumgarner; Cain; Darby; Dean; Gates; Hayes; Hefner; Hull; Isaac; Oliverson; Paul; Schaefer; Schatzline; Schofield; Slaton; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

C.E. Harris: "When Record No. 1165 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Harrison: "When Record No. 1165 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Jetton: "When Record No. 1165 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Leach: "When Record No. 1165 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Leo-Wilson: "When Record No. 1165 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Morales Shaw: "When Record No. 1165 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)


(H) Mihaela Plesa signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Victoria Neave Criado signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Sat 5/6/2023


(H) Record Vote No. 1208 (HB 1649 was passed)

RV#1208: Yeas 104 (R 47, D 57) - Nays 31 (R 31, D 0)
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Yea - Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Burns; Burrows; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hunter; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Kitzman; Klick; Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Manuel; Martinez; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Murr; Neave Criado; Ordaz; Orr; Ortega; Patterson; Perez; Plesa; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Smith; Talarico; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, S.; Turner; VanDeaver; Vo; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Bumgarner; Cain; Cook; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Gates; Hayes; Hefner; Hull; Isaac; Leach; Leo-Wilson; Noble; Oliverson; Paul; Rogers; Schaefer; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Slaton; Slawson; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Anderson: "When Record No. 1208 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)


 

Tue 5/9/2023


(S) Referred to the Senate Health & Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Tue 5/16/2023


(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Fri 5/19/2023


(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Tue 5/23/2023


(S) Placed on intent calendar
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Record Vote (Senate Third Reading)

Senate Vote: Yeas 27 (R 15, D 12) - Nays 4 (R 4, D 0)

Yea - Alvarado; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hancock; Hinojosa; Huffman; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; LaMantia; Menéndez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Springer; West; Whitmire; Zaffirini

Nay - Bettencourt; Hall; Hughes; Sparks

 

Thu 5/25/2023


(H) Record Vote No. 2149 (The motion to concur in the senate amendments to HB 1649 prevailed)

RV#2149: Yeas 114 (R 53, D 61) - Nays 30 (R 30, D 0)
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Yea - Allen; Allison; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Campos; Canales; Clardy; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dean; Dorazio; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Frazier; Gamez; Garcia; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Hayes; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hunter; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Kitzman; Klick; Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Neave Criado; Ordaz; Orr; Ortega; Perez; Plesa; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Sherman; Shine; Smith; Swanson; Talarico; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Turner; VanDeaver; Vo; Walle; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Buckley; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; DeAyala; Harris, C. J.; Harrison; Hefner; Hull; Isaac; Leo-Wilson; Noble; Oliverson; Patterson; Paul; Rogers; Schaefer; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Tepper; Thompson, E.; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Wilson

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Dean: "When Record No. 2149 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Patterson: "When Record No. 2149 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Thimesch: "When Record No. 2149 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)


 

Sat 5/27/2023


(H) Signed in the House
 

Mon 5/29/2023


(S) Signed in the Senate


Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Tue 5/16/2023) Testifying before Senate Health & Human Services as Dudensing, Jamie for Texas Association of Community Health Plans
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Insurance as Abel, Matt for Texas Association of Business
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Abel, Matt for Texas Association of Business
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Horn, Sarah for National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Insurance as Hutson, Blake for Texas Association of Community Health Plans
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Insurance as Spilman, Annie for National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
 

For

(Tue 5/16/2023) Testifying before Senate Health & Human Services as Abdullah, Haseeb for self
(Tue 4/4/2023) Testifying before House Insurance as Albritton, Karen for self
(Tue 4/4/2023) Testifying before House Insurance as Curlee, Haleigh for self
(Tue 5/16/2023) Testifying before Senate Health & Human Services as Curlee, Haleigh for self
(Tue 5/16/2023) Testifying before Senate Health & Human Services as Rice, Amanda for self
(Tue 4/4/2023) Testifying before House Insurance as Rice, Amanda for self (with Chick Mission)
(Tue 4/4/2023) Testifying before House Insurance as Whiteside, Tom for self
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Aragonez, Alexa for Mayor's Office, City of Houston
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Banda, Jennifer for Texas Hospital Association
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Insurance as Bates, Georgia for self (with Leukemia & Lymphoma Society)
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Bates, Georgia for self (with Leukemia & Lymphoma Society)
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Insurance as Cubriel, Randy for self
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Cubriel, Randy for self
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Insurance as Gray, James for American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Gray, James for American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Insurance as Lanagan, Lindsay for Legacy Community Health
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Insurance as Lobsinger Bush, Danielle for Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Insurance as Lofye, David for Alliance for Fertility Preservation
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Lofye, David for self (with Alliance for Fertility Preservation)
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Insurance as Mauro, Kyle for Texas Society of Clinical Oncology
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Mauro, Kyle for Texas Society of Clinical Oncology
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Insurance as Meyer, Alyse for self
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Insurance as Milligan, Maureen for Teaching Hospitals of Texas
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Milligan, Maureen for Teaching hospitals of texas
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Parkinson, Thomas for self
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Insurance as Pojman Ph.D., Joe for Texas Alliance for Life
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Pojman Ph.D., Joe for Texas Alliance for Life
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Insurance as Potter, Elisabeth for self (with Texas Medical Association)
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Insurance as Ryan, Jason for self
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Ryan, Jason for self
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Strandberg, Katherine for Every Body Texas
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Insurance as Wendell, Ware for Texas Watch
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Wittenburg, Michelle for self (with KK125 Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation)
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Insurance as Wright, Ben for Texas medical association
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Young Montgomery, Rebecca for Montgomery Strategies
 

On

(Tue 4/4/2023) Testifying before House Insurance as Woodard, M.D., Terri for University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Woodard, MD, Terri for University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center



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