HB3812

Signed by Governor
Authored by Greg Bonnen (R)
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Caption: Relating to health benefit plan preauthorization requirements for certain health care services and the direction of utilization review by physicians.
Initially Referred to House Insurance Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Health & Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican
Joint authors: Jones, V. (D); Oliverson (R)
Co-authors: Guerra (D); Harris (R); Isaac (R); Lopez, J. (R); Metcalf (R)
Sponsors: Hancock (R)
Co-sponsors: Johnson (D); Schwertner (R)


(H) Johnson signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(H) Schwertner signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(H) Hancock signed onto the bill as Sponsor
 

Mar 5, 2025


(H) Bonnen signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed
 

Mar 26, 2025


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

Apr 3, 2025


(H) Jones, V. signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Oliverson signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Apr 7, 2025


(H) Isaac signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Apr 9, 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
 

Apr 17, 2025


(H) Lopez, J. signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Apr 25, 2025


(H) Metcalf signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Apr 30, 2025


(H) Harris signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

May 2, 2025


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

May 6, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
 

May 7, 2025


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

May 9, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 11, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
 

May 12, 2025


(H) Guerra signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

May 14, 2025


(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to engrossment
(H) Record vote

RV#2575: Yea 110 (R 56, D 54) - Nay 23 (R 23, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Button; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Munoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Shaheen; Simmons; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Bumgarner; Cain; Cook; Harrison; Hayes; Hopper; Isaac; Kerwin; Leo Wilson; Little; Lowe; Luther; Money; Morgan; Pierson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Slawson; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut

Absent - Campos; Canales; Garcia, J.; Gervin-Hawkins; Hull; Manuel; Morales Shaw; Turner

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris; Virdell

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

Josey Garcia: "When Record No. 2575 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)

Liz Campos: "When Record No. 2575 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)

Mike Olcott: "When Record No. 2575 was taken, I was excused because of illness. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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May 15, 2025


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

RV#2681: Yea 116 (R 56, D 60) - Nay 26 (R 26, D 0)
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Yea - 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.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Munoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Simmons; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Alders; Bumgarner; Cain; Cook; Harrison; Hayes; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; Leo Wilson; Little; Lowe; Luther; Metcalf; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Patterson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Slawson; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Vasut; Virdell

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

Cody Vasut: "When Record No. 2681 was taken, I was presiding in the chair and was shown voting present, not voting. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(H) Reported engrossed
(S) Received from the House
 

May 16, 2025


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

May 20, 2025


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

May 21, 2025


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

May 23, 2025


(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments
(S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

May 26, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

May 27, 2025


(S) Co-sponsor authorized
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote

20250527_HB3812_2R: Yea 30 (R 19, D 11) - Nay 1 (R 1, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

Nay - Hagenbuch

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(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250527_HB3812_3R: Yea 30 (R 19, D 11) - Nay 1 (R 1, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

Nay - Hagenbuch

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(S) Record vote
 

May 28, 2025


(S) Placed on local & uncontested calendar
(H) Senate passage reported
(H) Reported enrolled
(H) Signed in the House
(S) Signed in the Senate
 

May 30, 2025


(E) Sent to the Governor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Wed 4/9/2025) Testifying before H Insurance as Eric Gratias for EviCore by Evernorth
(Wed 4/9/2025) Testifying before H Insurance as Jamie Dudensing for Texas Association of Health Plans
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Cameron Duncan for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Faith Villarreal for Texas Association of Business
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Kandice Sanaie for Cigna
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Pasha Moore for PCMA
 

For

(Wed 4/9/2025) Testifying before H Insurance as Dr. Patt for self (with Texas medical association)
(Tue 5/20/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Ezequiel Silva for self (with Texas Medical Association)
(Wed 4/9/2025) Testifying before H Insurance as Patrick Graves for self
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Asthsma Texas Allergy for
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Bobby Hillert for Texas Orthopaedic Association
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Bobby Hillert for Texas Orthopaedic Association
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Christine Busse for National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Clayton Travis for Texas Pediatric Society
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Daniel Gonzalez for Texas Academy of Family Physicians
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as David Reynolds for Texas Chapter American College of Physicians
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Deanna Kuykendall for Texas Brain Injury Providers Alliance
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Eric Woomer for Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Eric Woomer for Texas Dermatological Society
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Gregg Knaupe for Texas Pharmacy Business Council
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Heather Vasek for DHR Health
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Jessica Schleifer for Teaching Hospitals of Texas
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Lauren Fleming for Texas Coalition for Patients
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Lyssette Galvan for National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Marshall Kenderdine for Texas Academy of Family Physicians
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Insurance as McCann Turner for Texas Health Resources (THR)
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Sara Allen for Texas College of Emergency Physicians
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Sara Allen for Texas College of Emergency Physicians
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Sara Allen for Texas Radiological Society
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Sara Allen for Texas Radiological Society
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Sara Allen for Texas Society of Pathologists
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Sara Allen for Texas Society of Pathologists
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Steve Durham for Texas Osteopathic Medical Association
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Will Holleman for Texas Hospital Association
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Will Holleman for Texas Hospital Association
 

On

(Tue 5/20/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Jamie Dudensing for Texas Association of Health Plans
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Rachel Bowden for TDI
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Rachel Bowden for Texas Department of Insurance



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