Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Senate Health & Human Services Committee Bills & Legislation

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1151

Filed
2/6/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/7/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/16/25  
Out of House Committee
4/30/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to an insurer's responsibility to review and audit a third-party administrator.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2544

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to eligibility for mediation of certain out-of-network health benefit claims.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2308

Filed
3/11/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the establishment of a grant program to fund the United States Food and Drug Administration's drug development trials with ibogaine for the purpose of securing the administration's approval as a medication for treatment of opioid use disorder, co-occurring substance use disorder, and any other neurological or mental health conditions for which ibogaine demonstrates efficacy and the administration of that treatment.
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Texas House Bill HB2358

Filed
2/3/25  
Out of House Committee
4/7/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to training required or offered by the Health and Human Services Commission for long-term care facility surveyors, personnel, and providers and ICF-IID program providers.
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Texas House Bill HB2809

Filed
2/13/25  
Out of House Committee
4/17/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to required reporting by the Department of Family and Protective Services regarding youth in the managing conservatorship of the department who attempt suicide.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1307

Filed
2/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a biennial health coverage reference guide developed by the Texas Department of Insurance.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1782

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the maintenance of criminal history record information for group home applicants and employees; creating a criminal offense.
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Texas House Bill HB37

Filed
3/3/25  
Out of House Committee
4/10/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to perinatal bereavement care provided by certain hospitals, a perinatal bereavement care initiative, and a perinatal bereavement care hospital recognition program.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1822

Filed
3/3/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the use of artificial intelligence-based algorithms in utilization review conducted for certain health benefit plans.
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Texas House Bill HB879

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/15/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the licensing of certain military veterans as health care providers.
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Texas House Bill HB913

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/8/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to certain state hospital names and the management of state hospitals.
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Texas House Bill HB388

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/2/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a uniform coordination of benefits questionnaire for health benefit plans.
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Texas House Bill HB2216

Filed
1/29/25  
Out of House Committee
4/14/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to procedures and grounds related to the removal and placement of children, including for terminating the parent-child relationship, for taking possession of a child, and for certain hearings in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental entity.
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Texas Senate Bill SB547

Filed
12/6/24  
Out of Senate Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to notice from a health benefit plan issuer regarding a physician's or health care provider's preauthorization exemption status.
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Texas Senate Bill SB53

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to certain notice and filing requirements in court proceedings involving persons with mental illness.