Bill Commons

TX HB 3211

enacted

Relating to vision care benefits, including participation of optometrists and therapeutic optometrists in vision care or managed care plans.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX HB 3211 pass?

Yes. TX HB 3211 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective immediately

What is TX HB 3211 about?

TX HB 3211 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to vision care benefits, including participation of optometrists and therapeutic optometrists in vision care or managed care plans.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 3211?

Dean, Gerdes, Harless and 3 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 3211, joined by 29 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-20
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective immediately
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Deanprimary
  • Gerdesprimary
  • Harlessprimary
  • Lalaniprimary
  • Phelanprimary
  • Middletonprimary
  • Bell, Keithcosponsor
  • Bonnencosponsor
  • Buckleycosponsor
  • Bucycosponsor
  • Colliercosponsor
  • Cookcosponsor
  • Gámezcosponsor
  • Goodwincosponsor
  • Hicklandcosponsor
  • Isaaccosponsor
  • Littlecosponsor
  • Lopez, Raycosponsor
  • Lujancosponsor
  • Manuelcosponsor
  • Metcalfcosponsor
  • Morales Shawcosponsor
  • Morales, Christinacosponsor
  • Orrcosponsor
  • Pattersoncosponsor
  • Paulcosponsor
  • Piersoncosponsor
  • Plesacosponsor
  • Rodríguez Ramoscosponsor
  • Shaheencosponsor
  • Shofnercosponsor
  • Slawsoncosponsor
  • Spillercosponsor
  • Whartoncosponsor
  • Ashbycosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-20

    Effective immediately

    became-law

  2. 2025-06-20

    Filed without the Governor's signature

    became-law

  3. 2025-05-22

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-05-22

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  5. 2025-05-21

    Signed in the House

    passage

  6. 2025-05-21

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-21

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  8. 2025-05-20

    Record vote

  9. 2025-05-20

    Passed

    passage

  10. 2025-05-20

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  11. 2025-05-20

    Record vote

  12. 2025-05-20

    Three day rule suspended

  13. 2025-05-20

    Vote recorded in Journal

  14. 2025-05-20

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  15. 2025-05-20

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  16. 2025-05-20

    Placed on intent calendar

  17. 2025-05-19

    Committee report printed and distributed

  18. 2025-05-19

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  19. 2025-05-19

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2025-05-15

    Vote taken in committee

  21. 2025-05-15

    Considered in public hearing

  22. 2025-05-14

    Left pending in committee

  23. 2025-05-14

    Testimony taken in committee

  24. 2025-05-14

    Considered in public hearing

  25. 2025-05-14

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  26. 2025-05-06

    Referred to Health & Human Services

    referral-committee

  27. 2025-05-06

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  28. 2025-05-05

    Received from the House

    introduction

  29. 2025-05-05

    Reported engrossed

  30. 2025-05-02

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  31. 2025-05-02

    Record vote

  32. 2025-05-02

    Passed as amended

    amendment-passage,passage

  33. 2025-05-02

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  34. 2025-05-02

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  35. 2025-05-01

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  36. 2025-05-01

    Record vote

  37. 2025-05-01

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  38. 2025-05-01

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  39. 2025-05-01

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  40. 2025-05-01

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  41. 2025-04-30

    Placed on General State Calendar

  42. 2025-04-28

    Considered in Calendars

  43. 2025-04-11

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  44. 2025-04-10

    Committee report distributed

  45. 2025-04-10

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  46. 2025-04-03

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  47. 2025-04-03

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  48. 2025-04-03

    Considered in formal meeting

  49. 2025-03-26

    Left pending in committee

  50. 2025-03-26

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  51. 2025-03-26

    Considered in public hearing

  52. 2025-03-20

    Referred to Insurance

    referral-committee

  53. 2025-03-20

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  54. 2025-02-24

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-01 · pass · 142-1

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alders: 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
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: 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
    • 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
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: 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
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: 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
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: 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
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Dorazio: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Holt: absent
    • Talaric: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Allen: absent
    • Cunningham: absent
    • Kin: absent
    • Geren: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-02 · pass · 135-0

    Member-level votes (154)
    • 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
    • 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: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: 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
    • 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
    • Morales Shaw: 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
    • Shaheen: 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
    • Collier: absent
    • Holt: absent
    • LaHood: absent
    • Fischer: absent
    • McLaughlin: absent
    • Morales, C.: absent
    • Muñoz: absent
    • Schatzline: absent
    • Absent: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Orr: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • Frank: absent
    • Hunter: absent
    • Lopez: absent
    • R: absent
  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 3211 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-20 · pass · 31-0

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