Assigned to Committee Authored by Jose Menendez (D) View at Source
Caption: Relating to notice from a health benefit plan issuer to the Texas Department of Insurance regarding a physician's or health care provider's preauthorization exemption status. Initially Referred to Senate Health & Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to House Insurance Committee, chaired by a Republican Co-authors: A. Hinojosa (R)
Dec 6, 2024
(S) Menendez 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 Health & Human Services, chaired by a Republican
Apr 9, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 23, 2025
(S) Considered in public hearing (S) Vote taken in committee
Apr 28, 2025
(S) Reported favorably as substituted (S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar (S) Committee report printed and distributed
Apr 30, 2025
(S) Placed on intent calendar
May 1, 2025
(S) A. Hinojosa signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Co-author authorized (S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business (S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment (S) Vote recorded in Journal (S) Three day rule suspended (S) Record vote
20250501_SB547_E: Yea 31 (R 20, D 11) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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(S) Record vote (S) Reported engrossed (H) Received from the Senate
May 2, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Insurance, chaired by a Republican
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
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(Wed 4/9/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Silva Ezequiel “Zeke” Silva for self (with Texas Medical Association) (Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Asthma Texas Allergy for (Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Bobby Hillert for Texas Orthopaedic Association (Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Clayton Travis for Texas Pediatric Society (Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as David Reynolds for Texas Chapter American College of Physicians (Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Denise Rose for AstraZeneca (Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Eric Woomer for Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society (Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Kevin Warren for DHR Health (Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Lyssette Galvan for National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) (Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Mark Bordas for Patient Choice Coalition (Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Marshall Kenderdine for Texas Academy of Family Physicians (Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Will Holleman for Texas Hospital Association
