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SB458

Filed without the Governor's Signature
Authored by Charles Schwertner (R)
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Caption: Relating to an appraisal process for disputed losses under personal automobile or residential property insurance policies.
Initially Referred to Senate Business & Commerce Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House Insurance Committee, chaired by a Republican

SB 458 mandates that personal automobile and residential property insurance policies include an appraisal process for resolving disputes about the amount of loss. The appraisal is binding on the policyholder and insurer unless fraud or material mistakes are involved. This requirement applies to policies delivered, issued, or renewed on or after January 1, 2026.

Co-authors: Blanco (D); Hughes (R)
Sponsors: Dean (R)
Co-sponsors: Martinez Fischer (D)

(S) Dean signed onto the bill as
(S) Martinez Fischer signed onto the bill as

Nov 22, 2024

(S) Schwertner signed onto the bill as Author
(S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate
(S) Filed

Feb 3, 2025

(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Business & Commerce, chaired by a Republican

Mar 27, 2025

(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Testimony taken in committee
(S) Left pending in committee

Apr 1, 2025

(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Vote taken in committee

Apr 2, 2025

(S) Reported favorably as substituted
(S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
(S) Committee report printed and distributed

Apr 7, 2025

(S) Placed on intent calendar

Apr 9, 2025

(S) Blanco signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Hughes signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Co-author authorized
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Read 2nd time
(S) Amendment(s) offered

20250409_SB458_FA1: Yea 11 (R 0, D 11) - Nay 19 (R 19, D 0)
Yea - Alvarado; Blanco; Cook; Eckhardt; Gutierrez; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; Menendez; Miles; West; Zaffirini
Nay - A. Hinojosa; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; Kolkhorst; Middleton; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks
Absent - King
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(S) Amendment fails of adoption
(S) Record vote
(S) Passed to engrossment

20250409_SB458_E: Yea 11 (R 0, D 11) - Nay 19 (R 19, D 0)
Yea - Alvarado; Blanco; Cook; Eckhardt; Gutierrez; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; Menendez; Miles; West; Zaffirini
Nay - A. Hinojosa; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; Kolkhorst; Middleton; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks
Absent - King
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(S) Record vote
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250409_SB458_3R: Yea 30 (R 19, D 11) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini
Absent - King
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(S) Record vote
(S) Reported engrossed

Apr 10, 2025

(H) Received from the Senate

Apr 17, 2025

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

Apr 22, 2025

(H) Posting rule suspended

Apr 23, 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

May 5, 2025

(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Reported favorably as substituted

May 9, 2025

(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

May 10, 2025

(H) Committee report distributed
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars

May 14, 2025

(H) Considered in Calendars

May 16, 2025

(H) Placed on General State Calendar

May 19, 2025

(H) Rules suspended
(H) Additional sponsor(s) authorized
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to 3rd reading
(H) Record vote

RV#2936: Yea 143 (R 86, D 57) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner
Absent - Simmons
Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris
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May 20, 2025

(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#3006: Yea 143 (R 85, D 58) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner
Absent - Bowers; Dutton; King; Morales Shaw
Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris
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(S) House passage as amended reported

May 26, 2025

(H) Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

May 27, 2025

(S) Signed in the Senate

May 28, 2025

(H) Signed in the House
(E) Sent to the Governor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Daniel Hodge for Al Boenker Insurance Agency, Inc

For

(Wed 4/23/2025) Testifying before H Insurance as Albert Betts for Insurance Council of Texas (ICT)
(Thu 3/27/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Ann Baddour for Texas Appleseed
(Thu 3/27/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Beaman Floyd for Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions
(Thu 3/27/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Ches Bostick for Texas Association of Public Insurance Adjusters (TAPIA)
(Wed 4/23/2025) Testifying before H Insurance as Craig Eiland for self (with Texas Trial Lawyer Association)
(Thu 3/27/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Manuel Rubio for self (with Miracle Body and Paint)
(Thu 3/27/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Regan Ellmer for Independent Insurance Agents of Texas
(Thu 3/27/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Robert McDorman for self (with Auto Claim Specialists)
(Wed 4/23/2025) Testifying before H Insurance as Robert McDorman for self (with Auto Claim Specialists)
(Thu 3/27/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Scot Kibbe for American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA)
(Thu 3/27/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Ware Wendell for Texas Watch
(Wed 4/23/2025) Testifying before H Insurance as Ware Wendell for Texas Watch
(Wed 4/23/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Ann Baddour for Texas Appleseed
(Wed 4/23/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Beaman Floyd for Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Byron Campbell for Alliance for Automotive Innovation
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Charles Cascio for AARP
(Wed 4/23/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Charles Cascio for AARP
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Craig Eiland for self (with Texas Trial Lawyer Association)
(Wed 4/23/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Darren Whitehurst for Texas Automobile Dealers Association (TADA)
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Darren Whitehurst for self (with Texas Automobile Dealers Association (TADA))
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Elliott Griffin for American Adjuster Association
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Jacob Smith for Auto Body Association of Texas
(Wed 4/23/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Jacob Smith for Auto Body Association of Texas
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Jake Posey for National Association of Public Insurance Adjusters (NAPIA)
(Wed 4/23/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Nick Steingart for Alliance for Automotive Innovation
(Wed 4/23/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Regan Ellmer for Independent Insurance Agents of Texas
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Ryan Brannan for Coastal Windstorm Insurace Co.
(Wed 4/23/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Scot Kibbe for American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA)
(Wed 4/23/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Steven Deline for self

(Wed 4/23/2025) Testifying before H Insurance as David Bolduc for Office of Public Insurance Counsel
(Thu 3/27/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Jon Schnautz for Insurance Council of Texas (ICT)
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Cassie Brown for Texas Department of Insurance
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as David Bolduc for Office of Public Insurance Counsel
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as David Muckerheide for Texas Department of Insurance
(Wed 4/23/2025) Registering before H Insurance as David Muckerheide for Texas Department of Insurance
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Ward Tisdale for National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies