SB896

Signed by Governor
Authored by Cesar Blanco (D)
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Caption: Relating to the enrollment period for newborns under certain employer health benefit plans.
Initially Referred to Senate Health & Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House Insurance Committee, chaired by a Republican
Sponsors: Cole (D)


(S) Cole signed onto the bill as Sponsor
 

Jan 24, 2025


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

Feb 13, 2025


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

Mar 11, 2025


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

Mar 18, 2025


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

Mar 24, 2025


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

Mar 25, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Mar 26, 2025


(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

20250326_SB896_E: Yea 31 (R 20, 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; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

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(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250326_SB896_3R: Yea 31 (R 20, 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; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

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(S) Record vote
(S) Reported engrossed
 

Mar 27, 2025


(H) Received from the Senate
 

Apr 9, 2025


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

Apr 30, 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 2, 2025


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

May 6, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
 

May 7, 2025


(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

May 16, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 20, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to 3rd reading
(H) Record vote

RV#3095: Yea 142 (R 82, D 60) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; 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; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; 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; 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 - Gerdes; Harris; McLaughlin

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

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May 21, 2025


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

RV#3144: Yea 130 (R 71, D 59) - Nay 14 (R 14, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Geren; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; King; 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; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Simmons; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Bumgarner; Cain; Cook; Gerdes; Hefner; Hull; Money; Oliverson; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Slawson; Swanson; Tepper

Absent - Dean; Walle

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

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

Jay Dean: "When Record No. 3144 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)

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(S) House passage reported
 

May 22, 2025


(S) Reported enrolled
(S) Signed in the Senate
(H) Signed in the House
(E) Sent to the Governor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Alec Mendoza for Texans Care for Children
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Christina Hoppe for Children's Hospital Association of Texas (CHAT)
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Christine Yanas for Methodist Healthcare Ministries
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Christine Yanas for Methodist Healthcare Ministries
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Clayton Travis for Texas Pediatric Society
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Clayton Travis for Texas Pediatric Society
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Desiree Ingram for Texas Women's Healthcare Coalition (TWHC)
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Elisa Tamayo for El Paso County
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Josie Castro Garcia for Dallas County
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Josie Castro Garcia for Dallas County Commissioners Court
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Katherine Strandberg for self (with Every Body Texas)
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Kristen Lenau for Texas Women's Healthcare Coalition (TWHC)
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Lauren Fleming for Texas Coalition for Patients
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Lynn Cowles for Every Texan
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Marshall Kenderdine for Texas Academy of Family Physicians
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Preston Poole for Texas Association of Community Health Centers (TACHC)
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Santiago Franco for Harris County Commissioners Court
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Sara Gonzalez for Texas Hospital Association
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Shannon Meroney for National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals (NABIP-TX)
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Stacy Wilson for Children's Hospital Association of Texas (CHAT)
(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Tessa Galloso for Texans Care for Children
 

On

(Wed 4/30/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Rachel Bowden for TDI
(Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Rachel Bowden for Texas Department of Insurance



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