SB963

Filed without the Governor's Signature
Authored by Bryan Hughes (R)
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Caption: Relating to allowing Medicaid managed care organizations to inform Medicaid recipients about the availability of certain private health benefit plan coverage.
Initially Referred to Senate Health & Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican
Co-authors: Johnson (D)
Sponsors: Manuel (D)


(S) Manuel signed onto the bill as Sponsor
 

Jan 29, 2025


(S) Hughes 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 12, 2025


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

Mar 26, 2025


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

Mar 31, 2025


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

Apr 10, 2025


(S) Johnson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Co-author authorized
(S) Placed on local & uncontested calendar
(S) Laid before the Senate
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed
(S) Record vote
(S) Reported engrossed
 

Apr 14, 2025


(H) Received from the Senate
 

Apr 17, 2025


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

Apr 25, 2025


(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
 

Apr 28, 2025


(H) Committee report distributed
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
(H) Laid out in lieu of companion
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to 3rd reading
(H) Record vote

RV#671: Yea 124 (R 66, D 58) - Nay 18 (R 18, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hull; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Munoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Cain; Cook; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hickland; Hopper; Leo Wilson; Louderback; Lowe; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Pierson; Schoolcraft; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut

Absent - Canales; Flores; Hayes; Hunter; Leach; Martinez Fischer

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

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

Daniel Alders: "When Record No. 671 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Joanne Shofner: "When Record No. 671 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Maria Luisa "Lulu" Flores: "When Record No. 671 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)

Wesley Virdell: "When Record No. 671 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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Apr 29, 2025


(H) Read 3rd time
(H) A Democrat amendment (No. 1) from Manuel amended the bill.
(H) Passed as amended
(H) Record vote

RV#795: Yea 119 (R 60, D 59) - Nay 27 (R 26, D 1)
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Yea - Allen; Anchia; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Munoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Shaheen; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Alders; Ashby; Cain; Canales; Cook; Dean; Fairly; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hickland; Hopper; Kerwin; Leo Wilson; Lowe; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Pierson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Virdell

Absent - Moody

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Landgraf

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

Ellen Troxclair: "When Record No. 795 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
(S) House passage as amended reported
 

May 21, 2025


(S) House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
(S) Read
(S) Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
(S) Record vote
(H) Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-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

(Wed 3/12/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Jamie Dudensing for Texas Association of Health Plans
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Annie Spilman for Texans for Affordable Healthcare
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Brian Yarbrough for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Cecilia Wood for self
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Charles Cascio for AARP
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Eric Glenn for Superior Health Plan
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Faith Villarreal for Texas Association of Business
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as John Kroll for ExcelHealth
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Kate Murphy for Texans Care for Children
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Marshall Kenderdine for Texas Academy of Family Physicians
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Rebecca Ramirez for National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
 

On

(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Camisha Banks for Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)



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