In Calendar Committee in Other Chamber Authored by Cesar Blanco (D) View at Source
Caption: Relating to a prescription drug purchasing pool for certain health benefit plan issuers and employers. Initially Referred to Senate Health & Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to House Insurance Committee, chaired by a Republican This bill would cost taxpayers $17,450,668.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau. Co-authors: Campbell (R); J. Hinojosa (D); Menendez (D); Miles (D) Sponsors: Talarico (D)
(S) Talarico signed onto the bill as Sponsor
Mar 14, 2025
(S) Blanco signed onto the bill as Author (S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate (S) Filed
Apr 7, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Health & Human Services, chaired by a Republican
Apr 23, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Testimony taken in committee (S) Left pending in committee
Apr 30, 2025
(S) Considered in public hearing (S) Vote taken in committee
May 5, 2025
(S) Reported favorably as substituted (S) Committee report printed and distributed
May 7, 2025
(S) Miles signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Co-author authorized (S) Placed on intent calendar
May 14, 2025
(S) Campbell signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) J. Hinojosa signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Menendez signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Co-author authorized (S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business (S) Record vote (S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment (S) Record vote
20250514_SB2857_E: Yea 27 (R 16, D 11) - Nay 4 (R 4, D 0)
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(S) Record vote (S) Reported engrossed (H) Received from the Senate
May 16, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Insurance, chaired by a Republican
May 20, 2025
(H) Considered in public hearing (H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 21, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed
May 22, 2025
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
For
(Wed 4/23/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Charles Cascio for AARP (Wed 4/23/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Annie Spilman for Texans for Affordable Healthcare (Wed 4/23/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Carrie Simmons for Texas Employers for Affordable Health Care (Wed 4/23/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Charles Miller for Texas 2036 (Wed 4/23/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Emily Dove for Texas 2036 (Wed 4/23/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Erin Cusack for Texas Nurse Practitioners (Wed 4/23/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Faith Villarreal for Texas Association of Business (Wed 4/23/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Kelsey Bernstein for Texas Council of Community Centers (Wed 4/23/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Steven Deline for self (Wed 4/23/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Travis McCormick for Make Texans Healthy Again