Relating to health benefit plan coverage for scalp cooling systems, applications, and procedures for certain cancer patients.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 8, 2021
Last action May 20, 2021
Floor votes · House Apr 30, 2021
How they voted
88–25
Passed · 16 other
Total votes 129
Apr 30, 2021
D
Democratic51
84% Yea
R
Republican78
57% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
9
Committee
9
May 6, 2021
Committee
Referred to Business & Commerce
upper
May 6, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 3, 2021
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to Insurance
lower
Mar 8, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
5 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Angela Paxton
RRepublican
P
Jeff Leach
RRepublican
P
JH
Justin Holland
RRepublican
P
Ken King
RRepublican
P
VN
Victoria Neave Criado
DDemocratic
Co
BP
Beverly Powell
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Alvarado
DDemocratic
Co
JM
José Menéndez
DDemocratic
Co
KK
Kyle Kacal
RRepublican
Co
Ray Lopez
DDemocratic
Co
ST
Shawn Thierry
RRepublican
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