SB1455

Filed without the Governor's Signature
Authored by Brent Hagenbuch (R)
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Caption: Relating to the funding mechanism for the regulation of workers' compensation and workers' compensation insurance; authorizing surcharges.
Initially Referred to Senate Business & Commerce Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Committee, chaired by a Republican
SB 1455 revises the funding mechanism for the regulation of workers' compensation and workers' compensation insurance by authorizing new surcharges. It restructures how surcharges and maintenance taxes are assessed and collected, shifting more financial responsibility to insurers while ensuring adequate funding for regulatory functions.

Sponsors: Hefner (R)

Feb 19, 2025


(S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate
(S) Filed
 

Mar 6, 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 8, 2025


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

Apr 14, 2025


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

Apr 15, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Apr 24, 2025


(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 25, 2025


(H) Received from the Senate
 

Apr 28, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development, chaired by a Republican
 

Apr 30, 2025


(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
 

May 8, 2025


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

May 9, 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#3086: Yea 122 (R 75, D 47) - Nay 17 (R 6, D 11)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; 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; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Meyer; Money; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Romero; Rosenthal; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Toth; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Bowers; Bryant; Gonzalez, J.; Goodwin; Harrison; Hinojosa; Lowe; Metcalf; Meza; Morales, C.; Morales Shaw; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Rose; Schofield; Tinderholt; Troxclair

Absent - Gonzalez, M.; King; Little; Moody; Schatzline

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

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

David Cook: "When Record No. 3086 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Jolanda Jones: "When Record No. 3086 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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May 21, 2025


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

RV#3139: Yea 134 (R 85, D 49) - Nay 11 (R 1, D 10)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gonzalez, M.; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; 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; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; 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; Zwiener

Nay - Bowers; Bryant; Gonzalez, J.; Goodwin; Harrison; Hinojosa; Jones, J.; Meza; Morales, C.; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos

Absent - Davis, Y.; Gervin-Hawkins

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

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

Toni Rose: "When Record No. 3139 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (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
 


(S) Hefner signed onto the bill as Sponsor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Thu 3/27/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Brad Davis for self (with Service Lloyds Insurance Company)
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Albert Betts for Insurance Council of Texas (ICT)
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Jay Howard for self (with Service Lloyds Insurance Company)
 

On

(Thu 3/27/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Jay Thompson for self
(Thu 3/27/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Nick Souza for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
(Thu 3/27/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Nicole Elliot for Texas Department of Insurance



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