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HB711   Filed Without the Governor's Signature
Referred to House Health Care Reform, Select Committee, chaired by a Republican
Referred to Senate Health & Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican
Caption: Relating to certain contract provisions and conduct affecting health care provider networks.
Bipartisan Bill, authored by Frank; Harless; Bonnen; Talarico
Co-authors:
Sponsors: Kolkhorst
Co-sponsors: Blanco; Hancock; LaMantia; Parker; Perry; West

View at Texas Legislature Online

Tue 11/15/2022


(H) Filed
 

Tue 2/28/2023


(H) Referred to the House Health Care Reform, Select Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Thu 3/23/2023


(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) House Health Care Reform, Select Committee met and decided to leave this bill pending without objection.
 

Mon 3/27/2023


(H) Sam Harless signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Thu 3/30/2023


(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) House Health Care Reform, Select Committee met and voted for passage. Ayes (Harless; Howard; Bonnen; Frank; Klick; Price; Walle) Absents (Bucy; Morales, Eddie; Oliverson; Rose)
 

Wed 4/5/2023


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

Thu 4/20/2023


(H) Greg Bonnen signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Fri 4/21/2023


(H) James Talarico signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Mon 4/24/2023


(H) Record Vote No. 439 (CSHB 711 was passed to engrossment)

RV#439: Yeas 145 (R 83, D 62) - Nays 0 (R 0, D 0)
View in House Legislative Journal

Yea - Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Frazier; Gamez; Garcia; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Herrero; Holland; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; 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; Leo-Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Murr; Neave Criado; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Ortega; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Plesa; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Romero; Rosenthal; Schaefer; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Sherman; Shine; Slaton; Slawson; Smith; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

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

Rogers: "When Record No. 439 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)

Rose: "When Record No. 439 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)


 

Tue 4/25/2023


(H) Record Vote No. 469 (HB 711 was passed)

RV#469: Yeas 146 (R 85, D 61) - Nays 0 (R 0, D 0)
View in House Legislative Journal

Yea - Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Frazier; Gamez; Garcia; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Herrero; Holland; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; 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; Leo-Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Murr; Neave Criado; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Ortega; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Plesa; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schaefer; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Sherman; Shine; Slaton; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

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

Manuel: "When Record No. 469 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)

Morales Shaw: "When Record No. 469 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)


 

Wed 4/26/2023


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

Wed 5/10/2023


(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Thu 5/11/2023


(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Mon 5/15/2023


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Sun 5/21/2023


(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Record Vote (Senate Third Reading)

Senate Vote: Yeas 30 (R 18, D 12) - Nays 1 (R 1, D 0)

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

Nay - Schwertner

 

Thu 5/25/2023


(H) Record Vote No. 2101 (The motion to concur in the senate amendments to HB 711 prevailed)

RV#2101: Yeas 137 (R 81, D 56) - Nays 0 (R 0, D 0)
View in House Legislative Journal

Yea - Allen; Allison; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Frazier; Gamez; Garcia; Gates; Gerdes; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jetton; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Kitzman; Klick; Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo-Wilson; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Neave Criado; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Ortega; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Plesa; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schaefer; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Sherman; Shine; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Walle; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

 

Sun 5/28/2023


(H) Signed in the House
 

Mon 5/29/2023


(S) Signed in the Senate


Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Thu 3/23/2023) Registering before House Health Care Reform, Select as Allen, Sara for Texas College of Emergency Physicians
(Thu 3/23/2023) Registering before House Health Care Reform, Select as Beltran, Diego for self
(Thu 3/23/2023) Registering before House Health Care Reform, Select as Besinger, Jackie for self
(Thu 3/23/2023) Registering before House Health Care Reform, Select as Grimes, Michael for Texas Radiological Society
 

For

(Thu 3/23/2023) Testifying before House Health Care Reform, Select as Aliff, Tanner for Cicero Institute
(Thu 3/23/2023) Testifying before House Health Care Reform, Select as Girvan, Gregg for self
(Wed 5/10/2023) Testifying before Senate Health & Human Services as Girvan, Gregg for self (with Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity (FREOPP))
(Thu 3/23/2023) Testifying before House Health Care Reform, Select as LaMantia, Joe for LNF Distributors
(Thu 3/23/2023) Testifying before House Health Care Reform, Select as Mack, Elizabeth for self (with Small Businesses for America)
(Thu 3/23/2023) Testifying before House Health Care Reform, Select as Miller, Charles for Texas 2036
(Wed 5/10/2023) Testifying before Senate Health & Human Services as Miller, Charles for Texas 2036
(Thu 3/23/2023) Registering before House Health Care Reform, Select as Abel, Matt for Texas Association of Business
(Thu 3/23/2023) Registering before House Health Care Reform, Select as Balat, David for Texas Public Policy Foundation
(Thu 3/23/2023) Registering before House Health Care Reform, Select as Burridge, Tyler for self (with Americans for prosperity)
(Thu 3/23/2023) Registering before House Health Care Reform, Select as Castro, Joel for self (with Americans For Prosperity)
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Chepkauskas, Daniel for Patient Choice Coalition of Texas
(Thu 3/23/2023) Registering before House Health Care Reform, Select as Collins, Genevieve for Americans for Prosperity, the LIBRE Initiative
(Thu 3/23/2023) Registering before House Health Care Reform, Select as Douglas, Sarah for National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Dudensing, Jamie for Texas Association of Community Health Plans
(Thu 3/23/2023) Registering before House Health Care Reform, Select as Hutson, Blake for Texas Association of Community Health Plans
(Thu 3/23/2023) Registering before House Health Care Reform, Select as Isett, Carl for self (with Texas Association of Benefit Administrators)
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Isett, Carl for self (with Texas Association of Benefit Administrators)
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Martinez, Jorge for self (with LIBRE Initiative)
(Thu 3/23/2023) Registering before House Health Care Reform, Select as McCord, Mia for Texans for Affordable Health Care/American Coalition for Affordable Health
(Thu 3/23/2023) Registering before House Health Care Reform, Select as Meroney, Shannon for National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals (NABIP-TX)
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Meroney, Shannon for National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals (NABIP-TX)
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Sheetz, Samuel for self (with Americans for Prosperity)
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Simmons, Carrie for Texas Employers for Affordable Healthcare
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Spilman, Annie for National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
(Thu 3/23/2023) Registering before House Health Care Reform, Select as Stewart, Susan for self
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Valenzuela, Joe for TML Health Pool
 

On

(Wed 5/10/2023) Testifying before Senate Health & Human Services as De La Garza, Heather for Texas Hospital Association
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Bowden, Rachel for Texas Department of Insurance
(Thu 3/23/2023) Registering before House Health Care Reform, Select as Carriker, Terri for self (with Protect Texas Fragile Kids (PTFK))
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Hall Lecuona, Shawn for self (with The Hall Lecuona Family)
(Thu 3/23/2023) Registering before House Health Care Reform, Select as Mehta, Hannah for self (with Protect Texas Fragile Kids (PTFK))
(Thu 3/23/2023) Registering before House Health Care Reform, Select as Ryholt, Adrienne for Texas Medical Equipment Providers Association (TexMEP)
(Thu 3/23/2023) Registering before House Health Care Reform, Select as Schuster, Kenisha for Texas Department of Insurance
(Thu 3/23/2023) Registering before House Health Care Reform, Select as Wright, Ben for Texas Medical Association



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