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TX HB 139

withdrawn

Relating to employer health benefit plans that do not include state-mandated health benefits.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower

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Did TX HB 139 pass?

No. TX HB 139 was withdrawn and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2025-05-15): Postponed

What is TX HB 139 about?

TX HB 139 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to employer health benefit plans that do not include state-mandated health benefits.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 139?

Dean, Harless, Hull and 2 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 139, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-10
Latest action
2025-05-15 — Postponed
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Deanprimary
  • Harlessprimary
  • Hullprimary
  • Gerdesprimary
  • Tepperprimary
  • Isaaccosponsor
  • Kitzmancosponsor
  • Martinezcosponsor
  • Metcalfcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-15

    Postponed

  2. 2025-05-15

    Point of order withdrawn

    withdrawal

  3. 2025-05-15

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  4. 2025-05-12

    Placed on General State Calendar

  5. 2025-05-10

    Considered in Calendars

  6. 2025-05-07

    Considered in Calendars

  7. 2025-04-15

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  8. 2025-04-14

    Committee report distributed

  9. 2025-04-14

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  10. 2025-04-03

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-04-03

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  12. 2025-04-03

    Considered in formal meeting

  13. 2025-03-26

    Left pending in committee

  14. 2025-03-26

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  15. 2025-03-26

    Considered in public hearing

  16. 2025-03-10

    Referred to Insurance

    referral-committee

  17. 2025-03-10

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  18. 2025-03-07

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00100_HB00199/HB 139.xml

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