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HB712

In Calendar Committee
Authored by Phil Cortez (D)
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Caption: Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain tests to detect prostate cancer.
Initially Referred to House Insurance Committee, chaired by a Republican
Joint authors: Gonzalez, J. (D); Vo (D)

Nov 12, 2024

(H) Cortez signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed

Mar 4, 2025

(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Insurance, chaired by a Republican

Apr 7, 2025

(H) Vo signed onto the bill as Joint Author

Apr 9, 2025

(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
(H) Left pending in committee

Apr 14, 2025

(H) Gonzalez, J. signed onto the bill as Joint Author

May 7, 2025

(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

May 10, 2025

(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars

May 12, 2025

(H) Considered in Calendars

May 14, 2025

(H) Placed on General State Calendar

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Wed 4/9/2025) Testifying before H Insurance as Blake Hutson for Texas Association of Health Plans
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Faith Villarreal for Texas Association of Business
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Sarah Horn for National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)

For

(Wed 4/9/2025) Testifying before H Insurance as Craig Garrett for self
(Wed 4/9/2025) Testifying before H Insurance as Georgia Bates for self (with ZERO Prostate Cancer)
(Wed 4/9/2025) Testifying before H Insurance as Harras Zaid for self (with American Urology Association)
(Wed 4/9/2025) Testifying before H Insurance as James Gray for American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
(Wed 4/9/2025) Testifying before H Insurance as John Coffman for self
(Wed 4/9/2025) Testifying before H Insurance as Suzanne Stone for Livestrong
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Insurance as David Reynolds for Texas Chapter American College of Physicians
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Lauren Fleming for Texas Coalition for Patients
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Will Holleman for Texas Hospital Association

(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Rachel Bowden for Texas Department of Insurance