Bill Commons

TX HB 3812

enacted

Relating to health benefit plan preauthorization requirements for certain health care services and the direction of utilization review by physicians.

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

Introduced
2025-03-26
Status date
—
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
—

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Oliversonprimary
  • Hancockprimary
  • Jones, Ventonprimary
  • Bonnenprimary
  • Lopez, Janiecosponsor
  • Metcalfcosponsor
  • Johnsoncosponsor
  • Schwertnercosponsor
  • Guerracosponsor
  • Harriscosponsor
  • Isaaccosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-05

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-03-26

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-03-26

    Referred to Insurance

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-04-09

    Considered in public hearing

  5. 2025-04-09

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  6. 2025-04-09

    Left pending in committee

  7. 2025-05-02

    Considered in formal meeting

  8. 2025-05-02

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  9. 2025-05-02

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-05-06

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  11. 2025-05-07

    Committee report distributed

  12. 2025-05-07

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  13. 2025-05-09

    Considered in Calendars

  14. 2025-05-11

    Placed on General State Calendar

  15. 2025-05-14

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  16. 2025-05-14

    Passed to engrossment

  17. 2025-05-14

    Record vote

  18. 2025-05-14

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  19. 2025-05-15

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  20. 2025-05-15

    Passed

    passage

  21. 2025-05-15

    Record vote

  22. 2025-05-15

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  23. 2025-05-15

    Reported engrossed

  24. 2025-05-15

    Received from the House

    introduction

  25. 2025-05-16

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  26. 2025-05-16

    Referred to Health & Human Services

    referral-committee

  27. 2025-05-20

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  28. 2025-05-20

    Considered in public hearing

  29. 2025-05-20

    Testimony taken in committee

  30. 2025-05-20

    Left pending in committee

  31. 2025-05-21

    Considered in public hearing

  32. 2025-05-21

    Vote taken in committee

  33. 2025-05-23

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  34. 2025-05-23

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  35. 2025-05-23

    Committee report printed and distributed

  36. 2025-05-26

    Placed on intent calendar

  37. 2025-05-27

    Co-sponsor authorized

  38. 2025-05-28

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  39. 2025-05-27

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  40. 2025-05-27

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  41. 2025-05-27

    Vote recorded in Journal

  42. 2025-05-27

    Three day rule suspended

  43. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  44. 2025-05-27

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  45. 2025-05-27

    Passed

    passage

  46. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  47. 2025-05-28

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  48. 2025-05-28

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  49. 2025-05-28

    Signed in the House

    passage

  50. 2025-05-28

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  51. 2025-05-30

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  52. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  53. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-14 · pass · 110-23

    Member-level votes (152)
    • 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
    • Bucy: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: 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
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: 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
    • Schofield: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Bumgarner: no
    • Cain: no
    • Cook: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hayes: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Isaac: no
    • Kerwin: no
    • Leo Wilson: no
    • Little: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Luther: no
    • Money: no
    • Morgan: no
    • Pierson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Shofner: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Harris(C): not voting
    • Virdel: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Buckley: absent
    • Holt: absent
    • Johnson: absent
    • Lambert: absent
    • Olcott: absent
    • Pau: absent
    • Campos: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • Garcia, J.: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Hull: absent
    • Manuel: absent
    • Morales Shaw: absent
    • Turner: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-15 · pass · 116-26

    Member-level votes (153)
    • 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
    • Button: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: 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
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: 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
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Alders: no
    • Bumgarner: no
    • Cain: no
    • Cook: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hayes: no
    • Holt: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Hull: no
    • Isaac: no
    • Leo Wilson: no
    • Little: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Luther: no
    • Metcalf: no
    • Money: no
    • Morgan: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Shofner: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Vasut(C): not voting
    • Virdel: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Dutton: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Paul: absent
    • Schofiel: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Harris: absent

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 3812 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-27 · pass · 30-1

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Hagenbuch: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB03800_HB03899/HB 3812.xml

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:33:51.767464Z

Use this data

Every field on this page is available from the free public API — no key or licence required. Fetch this bill as JSON: GET /api/v1/bills?jurisdiction=TX&identifier=HB 3812. See the API docs or the MCP server for AI assistants.

Known limitations

  • Sponsor party and chamber affiliation are not yet captured by this API.
  • Committee referrals are not yet captured.
  • Some documents have no extracted text yet, so version comparison may be limited.

See the methodology page for data sources and limitations.