Relating to the applicability of certain laws requiring health care cost disclosures by health benefit plan issuers and administrators
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Officially: “Relating to the applicability of certain laws requiring health care cost disclosures by health benefit plan issuers and administrators.” Read the full text
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89th Legislature (2025)
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Filed · Nov 12, 2024
Read first time · Mar 4, 2025
Referred to Insurance · Mar 4, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Apr 23, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Apr 23, 2025
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · Apr 23, 2025
Left pending in committee · Apr 23, 2025
Considered in formal meeting · Apr 28, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · Apr 28, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · May 1, 2025
Committee report distributed · May 1, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · May 2, 2025
Considered in Calendars · May 5, 2025
Placed on General State Calendar · May 7, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 7, 2025
Passed to engrossment · May 7, 2025
Record vote · May 7, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 7, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 8, 2025
Passed · May 8, 2025
Record vote · May 8, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 8, 2025
Reported engrossed · May 8, 2025
Received from the House · May 8, 2025
Read first time · May 9, 2025
Referred to Health & Human Services · May 9, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · May 20, 2025
Considered in public hearing · May 20, 2025
Left pending in committee · May 20, 2025
Considered in public hearing · May 21, 2025
Vote taken in committee · May 21, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendments · May 23, 2025
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar · May 23, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · May 23, 2025
Placed on local & uncontested calendar · May 28, 2025
Laid before the Senate · May 28, 2025
Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading · May 28, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · May 28, 2025
Three day rule suspended · May 28, 2025
Record vote · May 28, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 28, 2025
Passed · May 28, 2025
Record vote · May 28, 2025
Senate passage reported · May 29, 2025
Reported enrolled · May 29, 2025
Signed in the House · May 30, 2025
Signed in the Senate · May 31, 2025
Sent to the Governor · May 31, 2025
Signed by the Governor · Jun 20, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25 · Jun 20, 2025
The numbers
4
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
HBi721 was passed byHouse · 2025-05-08 · Yeas 131, Nays 16, Present, not voting 2
HBi721 was passed to engrossment byHouse · 2025-05-07 · Yeas 122, Nays 16, Present, not voting 2
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