TX HB 5178
died on adjournmentRelating to health benefit plan coverage for certain biomarker testing.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower
Quick answers
Did TX HB 5178 pass?
No. TX HB 5178 died when the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-05-15): Placed on General State Calendar
What is TX HB 5178 about?
TX HB 5178 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain biomarker testing.”.
Who sponsors TX HB 5178?
Howard is the primary sponsor of TX HB 5178.
- Introduced
- 2025-04-07
- Latest action
- 2025-05-15 — Placed on General State Calendar
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Howardprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-03-14
Filed
filing
2025-04-07
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-04-07
Referred to Insurance
referral-committee
2025-05-07
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-07
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-05-07
Left pending in committee
2025-05-07
Considered in formal meeting
2025-05-07
Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
committee-failure
2025-05-09
Considered in formal meeting
2025-05-09
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-12
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-05-12
Committee report distributed
2025-05-12
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-13
Considered in Calendars
2025-05-15
Placed on General State Calendar
Versions
Documents
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- application/pdf
- application/pdf
- text/html
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- text/html
Votes
Not provided by source.
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 2674
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