Relating to required health benefit plan coverage for gender transition adverse effects and reversals
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Officially: “Relating to required health benefit plan coverage for gender transition adverse effects and reversals.” Read the full text
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89th Legislature (2025)
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Received by the Secretary of the Senate · Feb 13, 2025
Filed · Feb 13, 2025
Read first time · Feb 28, 2025
Referred to Health & Human Services · Feb 28, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Mar 26, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 26, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · Mar 26, 2025
Left pending in committee · Mar 26, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Apr 2, 2025
Vote taken in committee · Apr 2, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · Apr 7, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · Apr 7, 2025
Co-author authorized · Apr 9, 2025
Placed on intent calendar · Apr 22, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · Apr 23, 2025
Record vote · Apr 23, 2025
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment · Apr 23, 2025
Record vote · Apr 23, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · Apr 24, 2025
Record vote · Apr 24, 2025
Read 3rd time · Apr 24, 2025
Passed · Apr 24, 2025
Record vote · Apr 24, 2025
Reported engrossed · Apr 24, 2025
Received from the Senate · Apr 25, 2025
Read first time · Apr 28, 2025
Referred to Insurance · Apr 28, 2025
Considered in formal meeting · May 9, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · May 9, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · May 9, 2025
Committee report distributed · May 9, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · May 10, 2025
Laid out in lieu of companion · May 10, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 10, 2025
Amendment fails of adoption · May 10, 2025
Record vote · May 10, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 10, 2025
Amendment fails of adoption · May 10, 2025
Record vote · May 10, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 10, 2025
Amendment fails of adoption · May 10, 2025
Record vote · May 10, 2025
Amendment fails of adoption · May 10, 2025
Record vote · May 10, 2025
Amendment fails of adoption · May 10, 2025
Record vote · May 10, 2025
Point of order withdrawn · May 10, 2025
Amendment fails of adoption · May 10, 2025
Record vote · May 10, 2025
Amendment withdrawn · May 10, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading · May 10, 2025
Record vote · May 10, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 10, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 12, 2025
Passed · May 12, 2025
Record vote · May 12, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 12, 2025
House passage reported · May 12, 2025
Reported enrolled · May 12, 2025
Signed in the Senate · May 13, 2025
Signed in the House · May 13, 2025
Sent to the Governor · May 13, 2025
Signed by the Governor · May 24, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25 · May 24, 2025
The numbers
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sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
(Harris in the chair) SBi1257 was passed byHouse · 2025-05-12 · Yeas 87, Nays 58, Present, not voting 1
SB 1257 was passed to third reading byHouse · 2025-05-10 · Yeas 82, Nays 37, Present, not voting 1
(Speaker in the chair) 3984 89th LEGISLATURE — REGULAR SESSION Amendment No. 6 failed of adoption byHouse · 2025-05-10 · Yeas 42, Nays 80, Present, not voting 1
Saturday, May 10, 2025 HOUSE JOURNAL — 61st Day 3983 Amendment No. 5 failed of adoption byHouse · 2025-05-10 · Yeas 45, Nays 83, Present, not voting 2
Amendment No. 4 failed of adoption byHouse · 2025-05-10 · Yeas 46, Nays 82, Present, not voting 2
Amendment No. 3 failed of adoption byHouse · 2025-05-10 · Yeas 43, Nays 84, Present, not voting 1
Amendment No. 2 failed of adoption byHouse · 2025-05-10 · Yeas 45, Nays 79, Present, not voting 2
(2)iiOn page 4, strike lines 10-12 and substitute the following: (1)iiall possible sequela related to the enrollee s’ gender transition procedure or treatment; Amendment No. 1 failed of adoption byHouse · 2025-05-10 · Yeas 45, Nays 81, Present, not voting 1
The motion prevailedSenate · 2025-04-23 · Yeas 20, Nays 11
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