Bill Commons

TX HB 2221

enacted

Relating to certain trade practices related to life insurance, annuity contracts, and accident and health coverage.

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

Quick answers

Did TX HB 2221 pass?

Yes. TX HB 2221 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-20. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX HB 2221 about?

TX HB 2221 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to certain trade practices related to life insurance, annuity contracts, and accident and health coverage.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 2221?

Hull, Hancock are the primary sponsors of TX HB 2221.

Introduced
2025-03-14
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hullprimary
  • Hancockprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-29

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-03-14

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-03-14

    Referred to Insurance

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-26

    Considered in public hearing

  5. 2025-03-26

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  6. 2025-03-26

    Left pending in committee

  7. 2025-04-03

    Considered in formal meeting

  8. 2025-04-03

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-04-10

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  10. 2025-04-10

    Committee report distributed

  11. 2025-04-11

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  12. 2025-04-28

    Considered in Calendars

  13. 2025-05-01

    Placed on General State Calendar

  14. 2025-05-01

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  15. 2025-05-01

    Passed to engrossment

  16. 2025-05-01

    Record vote

  17. 2025-05-01

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  18. 2025-05-02

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  19. 2025-05-02

    Passed

    passage

  20. 2025-05-02

    Record vote

  21. 2025-05-02

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  22. 2025-05-02

    Reported engrossed

  23. 2025-05-05

    Received from the House

    introduction

  24. 2025-05-05

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  25. 2025-05-05

    Referred to Business & Commerce

    referral-committee

  26. 2025-05-15

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  27. 2025-05-15

    Considered in public hearing

  28. 2025-05-15

    Testimony taken in committee

  29. 2025-05-15

    Left pending in committee

  30. 2025-05-22

    Considered in public hearing

  31. 2025-05-22

    Vote taken in committee

  32. 2025-05-22

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  33. 2025-05-22

    Committee report printed and distributed

  34. 2025-05-26

    Placed on intent calendar

  35. 2025-05-26

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  36. 2025-05-26

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  37. 2025-05-26

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  38. 2025-05-26

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  39. 2025-05-26

    Vote recorded in Journal

  40. 2025-05-26

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    amendment-passage

  41. 2025-05-26

    Vote recorded in Journal

  42. 2025-05-26

    Three day rule suspended

  43. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  44. 2025-05-26

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  45. 2025-05-26

    Passed

    passage

  46. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  47. 2025-05-26

    Senate passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  48. 2025-05-27

    Senate Amendments distributed

  49. 2025-05-27

    Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  50. 2025-05-28

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

  51. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  52. 2025-05-28

    Text of Senate Amendment(s)

  53. 2025-05-28

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

  54. 2025-05-29

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  55. 2025-05-30

    Signed in the House

    passage

  56. 2025-05-31

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  57. 2025-05-31

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  58. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  59. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-01 · pass · 137-1

    Member-level votes (156)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: 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
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: 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
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Perez: no
    • V: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Landgraf(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Holt: absent
    • Talaric: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Orr: absent
    • Wall: absent
    • González: absent
    • M: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Lopez: absent
    • R: absent
    • Moody: absent
    • Schofield: absent
    • Ward Johnso: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-02 · pass · 132-0

    Member-level votes (155)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: 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
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Campos: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • Collier: absent
    • Holt: absent
    • LaHood: absent
    • Fischer: absent
    • McLaughlin: absent
    • Morales, C.: absent
    • Muñoz: absent
    • Schatzline: absent
    • Absent: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Orr: absent
    • Shahee: absent
    • Garcia: absent
    • J: absent
    • Gates: absent
    • Kitzman: absent
    • Lopez: absent
    • R: absent
    • Morales Sha: absent
  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 2221 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-26 · pass · 31-0

  • passage

    2025-05-28 · pass · 124-12

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: 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
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: 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
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Hickland: no
    • Leo Wilson: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schofield: no
    • Shaheen: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Allen: absent
    • Anchía: absent
    • Guerra: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Hinojosa: absent
    • Jones, J.: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Longoria: absent
    • Money: absent
    • Talarico: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • Oliverson: absent
    • Perez: absent
    • V: absent

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