Relating to certain practices of health benefit plan issuers to encourage the use of certain physicians and health care providers and rank physicians
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89th Legislature (2025)
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Received by the Secretary of the Senate · Jan 24, 2025
Filed · Jan 24, 2025
Read first time · Feb 13, 2025
Referred to Health & Human Services · Feb 13, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Apr 1, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Apr 1, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · Apr 1, 2025
Left pending in committee · Apr 1, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Apr 10, 2025
Vote taken in committee · Apr 10, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · Apr 14, 2025
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar · Apr 14, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · Apr 14, 2025
Co-author authorized · Apr 15, 2025
Placed on intent calendar · Apr 15, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · Apr 16, 2025
Read 2nd time · Apr 16, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · Apr 16, 2025
Amended · Apr 16, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Apr 16, 2025
Passed to engrossment as amended · Apr 16, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Apr 16, 2025
Three day rule suspended · Apr 16, 2025
Record vote · Apr 16, 2025
Read 3rd time · Apr 16, 2025
Passed · Apr 16, 2025
Record vote · Apr 16, 2025
Reported engrossed · Apr 16, 2025
Received from the Senate · Apr 17, 2025
Read first time · Apr 22, 2025
Referred to Insurance · Apr 22, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Apr 23, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · Apr 23, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · Apr 29, 2025
Committee report distributed · Apr 29, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · Apr 29, 2025
Considered in Calendars · May 22, 2025
Considered in Calendars · May 23, 2025
Placed on General State Calendar · May 25, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 27, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading · May 27, 2025
Record vote · May 27, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 27, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 28, 2025
Passed · May 28, 2025
Record vote · May 28, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 28, 2025
House passage reported · May 28, 2025
Reported enrolled · May 28, 2025
Signed in the Senate · May 30, 2025
Signed in the House · Jun 1, 2025
Sent to the Governor · Jun 1, 2025
Signed by the Governor · Jun 20, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25 · Jun 20, 2025
The numbers
3
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
SBi926 was passed byHouse · 2025-05-28 · Yeas 138, Nays 0, Present, not voting 1
SBi926 was passed to third reading byHouse · 2025-05-27 · Yeas 132, Nays 0, Present, not voting 1
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