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TX HB 3940

enacted

Relating to the provision of certain information about Medicaid benefits in relation to newborn children.

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

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Did TX HB 3940 pass?

Yes. TX HB 3940 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX HB 3940 about?

TX HB 3940 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the provision of certain information about Medicaid benefits in relation to newborn children.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 3940?

Paxton, Hull, Garcia, Linda and 3 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 3940, joined by 7 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-27
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Paxtonprimary
  • Hullprimary
  • Garcia, Lindaprimary
  • Orrprimary
  • Oliversonprimary
  • Johnsonprimary
  • Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"cosponsor
  • Menéndezcosponsor
  • Garcia, Joseycosponsor
  • Plesacosponsor
  • Alvaradocosponsor
  • Blancocosponsor
  • Cookcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

  2. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-05-28

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-05-27

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  5. 2025-05-27

    Signed in the House

    passage

  6. 2025-05-27

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-26

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  8. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  9. 2025-05-26

    Passed

    passage

  10. 2025-05-26

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  11. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  12. 2025-05-26

    Three day rule suspended

  13. 2025-05-26

    Vote recorded in Journal

  14. 2025-05-26

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  15. 2025-05-26

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  16. 2025-05-26

    Placed on intent calendar

  17. 2025-05-26

    Co-sponsor authorized

  18. 2025-05-23

    Committee report printed and distributed

  19. 2025-05-23

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  20. 2025-05-23

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2025-05-22

    Vote taken in committee

  22. 2025-05-22

    Considered in public hearing

  23. 2025-05-21

    Left pending in committee

  24. 2025-05-21

    Testimony taken in committee

  25. 2025-05-21

    Considered in public hearing

  26. 2025-05-21

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  27. 2025-05-21

    Co-sponsor authorized

  28. 2025-05-20

    Co-sponsor authorized

  29. 2025-05-13

    Referred to Health & Human Services

    referral-committee

  30. 2025-05-13

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  31. 2025-05-12

    Received from the House

    introduction

  32. 2025-05-12

    Reported engrossed

  33. 2025-05-12

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  34. 2025-05-12

    Record vote

  35. 2025-05-12

    Passed

    passage

  36. 2025-05-12

    Laid out as postponed business

  37. 2025-05-10

    Postponed

  38. 2025-05-10

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  39. 2025-05-09

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  40. 2025-05-09

    Record vote

  41. 2025-05-09

    Passed to engrossment

  42. 2025-05-09

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  43. 2025-05-08

    Placed on General State Calendar

  44. 2025-05-06

    Considered in Calendars

  45. 2025-05-05

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  46. 2025-05-05

    Committee report distributed

  47. 2025-05-05

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  48. 2025-05-01

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  49. 2025-05-01

    Considered in formal meeting

  50. 2025-04-22

    Left pending in committee

  51. 2025-04-22

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  52. 2025-04-22

    Considered in public hearing

  53. 2025-03-27

    Referred to Human Services

    referral-committee

  54. 2025-03-27

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  55. 2025-03-06

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-09 · pass · 107-30

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Alders: no
    • Bell, C.: no
    • Cook: no
    • Cunningham: no
    • DeAyala: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hayes: no
    • Hickland: no
    • Holt: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Leach: no
    • Little: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Luther: no
    • McLaughlin: no
    • McQueeney: no
    • Metcalf: no
    • Morgan: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Paul: no
    • Pierson: no
    • Schofield: no
    • Shaheen: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Spiller: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Wharton: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Landgraf(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Cain: absent
    • Lozano: absent
    • Manuel: absent
    • Ros: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Dutton: absent
    • King: absent
    • Talaric: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Rodríguez Ramos: absent
    • Virdel: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-12 · pass · 116-29

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Alders: no
    • Ashby: no
    • Barry: no
    • Cunningham: no
    • DeAyala: no
    • Gerdes: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hickland: no
    • Holt: no
    • Hopper: no
    • LaHood: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Lozano: no
    • Luther: no
    • Morgan: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Paul: no
    • Pierson: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Shaheen: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Spiller: no
    • Tepper: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Virdell: no
    • Wharton: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Harris(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Flores: absent
    • Schofield: absent
    • Simmon: absent
  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 3940 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-26 · pass · 31-0

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