Relating to prohibited insurance discrimination on the basis of an insured's marital status following the death of the insured's spouse
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Officially: “Relating to prohibited insurance discrimination on the basis of an insured's marital status following the death of the insured's spouse.” Read the full text
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89th Legislature (2025)
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Received by the Secretary of the Senate · Feb 12, 2025
Filed · Feb 12, 2025
Read first time · Feb 28, 2025
Referred to Business & Commerce · Feb 28, 2025
Co-author authorized · Mar 11, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Mar 27, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 27, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · Mar 27, 2025
Left pending in committee · Mar 27, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Apr 1, 2025
Vote taken in committee · Apr 1, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendments · Apr 2, 2025
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar · Apr 2, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · Apr 2, 2025
Co-author authorized · Apr 3, 2025
Co-author authorized · Apr 10, 2025
Placed on local & uncontested calendar · Apr 10, 2025
Laid before the Senate · Apr 10, 2025
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment · Apr 10, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Apr 10, 2025
Three day rule suspended · Apr 10, 2025
Record vote · Apr 10, 2025
Read 3rd time · Apr 10, 2025
Passed · Apr 10, 2025
Record vote · Apr 10, 2025
Reported engrossed · Apr 10, 2025
Received from the Senate · Apr 14, 2025
Read first time · Apr 17, 2025
Referred to Insurance · Apr 17, 2025
Considered in formal meeting · Apr 24, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · Apr 24, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · Apr 29, 2025
Committee report distributed · Apr 29, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · Apr 30, 2025
Laid out in lieu of companion · May 1, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 1, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading · May 1, 2025
Record vote · May 1, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 1, 2025
Rules suspended · May 2, 2025
Additional sponsor(s) authorized · May 2, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 2, 2025
Amended · May 2, 2025
Passed as amended · May 2, 2025
Record vote · May 2, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 2, 2025
House passage as amended reported · May 5, 2025
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate · May 7, 2025
Read · May 7, 2025
Senate concurs in House amendment(s) · May 7, 2025
Record vote · May 7, 2025
Reported enrolled · May 7, 2025
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported · May 8, 2025
Signed in the Senate · May 8, 2025
Signed in the House · May 8, 2025
Sent to the Governor · May 8, 2025
Signed by the Governor · May 20, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25 · May 20, 2025
The numbers
12
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
SB 1238, as amended, was passed byHouse · 2025-05-02 · Yeas 120, Nays 1, Present, not voting 1
SBi1238 was passed to third reading byHouse · 2025-05-01 · Yeas 139, Nays 0, Present, not voting 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Texas legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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