HB138

Filed without the Governor's Signature
Authored by Jay Dean (R)
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Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Health Impact, Cost, and Coverage Analysis Program; authorizing a fee.
Initially Referred to House Insurance Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Health & Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican
Joint authors: Gerdes (R); Hull (R); Leach (R); Paul (R)
Co-authors: Barry (R); Morgan (R); Pierson (R); Spiller (R); Wharton (R)
Sponsors: Bettencourt (R)
Co-sponsors: Blanco (D); Hancock (R)


(H) Blanco signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(H) Hancock signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(H) Bettencourt signed onto the bill as Sponsor
 

Mar 7, 2025


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

Mar 10, 2025


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

Mar 19, 2025


(H) Barry signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Morgan signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Spiller signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Wharton signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Gerdes signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Hull signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Paul signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
(H) Left pending in committee
 

Mar 26, 2025


(H) House Insurance met.
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Reported favorably as substituted
 

Apr 1, 2025


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

Apr 2, 2025


(H) Leach signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

Apr 3, 2025


(H) Pierson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Apr 28, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

Apr 30, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Postponed
(H) Laid out as postponed business
(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Dean amended the bill.
(H) A Democrat amendment (No. 2) from Gonzalez, J.; Goodwin failed and was not adopted.
(H) Record vote

RV#1109: Yea 52 (R 0, D 52) - Nay 91 (R 84, D 7)
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Yea - Allen; Anchia; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lopez, R.; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Munoz; Ordaz; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Romero; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson

Absent - Guerra; Lalani

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

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

Janie Lopez: "When Record No. 1109 was taken, I was excused to attend a meeting of the Committee on Calendars. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(H) Passed to engrossment as amended
(H) Record vote

RV#1110: Yea 137 (R 84, D 53) - Nay 4 (R 0, D 4)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; 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; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Wharton; Wilson; Wu

Nay - Bucy; Flores; Talarico; Zweiner

Absent - Davis, A.; Dutton; Gonzalez, M.; Ward Johnson

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

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

Erin Zweiner: "When Record No. 1110 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Janie Lopez: "When Record No. 1110 was taken, I was excused to attend a meeting of the Committee on Calendars. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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May 1, 2025


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

RV#1147: Yea 141 (R 84, D 57) - Nay 3 (R 1, D 2)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; 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; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Hinojosa; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; 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; Money; Moody; 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; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Bucy; Flores; Virdell

Absent - Hernandez

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Morales Shaw

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(H) Reported engrossed
 

May 5, 2025


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

May 13, 2025


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

May 14, 2025


(S) Co-sponsor authorized
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Vote taken in committee
 

May 19, 2025


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

May 21, 2025


(S) Co-sponsor authorized
(S) Placed on intent calendar
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Read 2nd time

20250521_HB138_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) Amendment(s) offered

20250521_HB138_FA1: 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) Amended
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Passed to 3rd reading as amended
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250521_HB138_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
(H) Senate passage as amended reported
 

May 22, 2025


(H) Senate Amendments distributed
(H) Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
 

May 28, 2025


(H) House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
(H) Record vote

RV#3948: Yea 128 (R 79, D 49) - Nay 4 (R 1, D 3)
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Yea - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goodwin; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; 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; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Bucy; Gonzalez, J.; Lowe; Ordaz

Absent - Cain; Canales; Dorazio; Garcia, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Little; Luther; Martinez; McQueeney

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

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(H) Text of Senate Amendment(s)
(S) House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
 

May 29, 2025


(H) Reported enrolled
 

May 30, 2025


(H) Signed in the House
 

May 31, 2025


(S) Signed in the Senate
(E) Sent to the Governor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Wed 3/19/2025) Testifying before H Insurance as Diana Dobson for Texans for Healthcare Access
(Wed 3/19/2025) Testifying before H Insurance as Ezequiel Silva for self (with Texas Medical Association)
(Wed 3/19/2025) Testifying before H Insurance as John Hawkins for Texas Hospital Association
(Wed 3/19/2025) Testifying before H Insurance as JP Summers for Global Healthy Living Foundation
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Allison Griffin for Texans for Health Access
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Amber Hausenfluck for Texas Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Bobby Hillert for Texas Orthopaedic Association
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Caitlin Flanders for US Anesthesia Partners
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Chase Bearden for self (with Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Christine Busse for National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Cynthia Humphrey for Association of Substance Abuse Programs (ASAP)
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Danielle Lobsinger Bush for Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Deanna Kuykendall for Texas Alliance of Brain Injury Providers
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Drew Graham for Texas Coalition for Patients
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Duane Galligher for Texas Association of Addiction Professionals
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Duane Galligher for Texas Pharmacy Association
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Eric Woomer for Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Insurance as James Gray for American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Jess Calvert for Texas Dental Association
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Joel Romo for American Diabetes Association
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Karen Reagan for Prism Health North Texas
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Linda Litzinger for Texas Parent to Parent
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Richard Evans for Texas Society of Anesthesiologists (TSA)
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Sara Allen for Texas College of Emergency Medicine
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Sara Allen for Texas College of Emergency Physicians
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Sara Allen for Texas Radiological Society
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Sara Allen for Texas Radiological Society
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Sara Allen for Texas Society of Pathologists
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Sara Allen for Texas Society of Pathologists
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Stefanie Page for Texas Pediatric Society
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For

(Wed 3/19/2025) Testifying before H Insurance as Annie Spilman for Texans for Affordable Healthcare
(Tue 5/13/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Annie Spilman for Texans for Affordable Healthcare
(Wed 3/19/2025) Testifying before H Insurance as Carl Isett for self (with Texas Association of Benefit Administrators)
(Wed 3/19/2025) Testifying before H Insurance as Charles Miller for Texas 2036
(Tue 5/13/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Charles Miller for Texas 2036
(Wed 3/19/2025) Testifying before H Insurance as Glenn Hamer for Texas Association of Business
(Wed 3/19/2025) Testifying before H Insurance as Jamie Dudensing for Texas Association of Health Plans
(Tue 5/13/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Jamie Dudensing for Texas Association of Health Plans
(Wed 3/19/2025) Testifying before H Insurance as Jeff Burdett for National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
(Tue 5/13/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Jeff Burdett for National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
(Wed 3/19/2025) Testifying before H Insurance as Justin Yancy for Texas Business Leadership Council
(Wed 3/19/2025) Testifying before H Insurance as Rita Rolf for Nationinal association of benefit and insurance professionals
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as April Beggs for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Cameron Duncan for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Carol Sims for Texas Civil Justice League
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Charles Cascio for AARP
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Charles Miller for Texas Employers for Affordable Health Care
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(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Faith Villarreal for Texas Association of Business
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Gregg Girvan for Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as James Mayville for Americans for Prosperity Texas (AFP)
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Jorge Martinez for The LIBRE Inititative
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Lee Parsley for Texans for Lawsuit Reform (TLR)
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On

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(Wed 3/19/2025) Testifying before H Insurance as Katrina Daniel for Teacher Retirement System of Texas
(Wed 3/19/2025) Testifying before H Insurance as Tom Banning for Texas Academy of Family Physicians
(Tue 5/13/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Zeke Silva for self (with Texas Medical Association)
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Lee Spangler for UTHealth Houston
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Insurance as Rachel Bowden for Texas Department of Insurance
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Rachel Bowden for Texas Department of Insurance
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Stefanie Page for Texas Pediatric Society



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