Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain biomarker testing.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Signed May 29, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 12, 2023 · House May 16, 2023
How they voted
26–4
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 31
Apr 12, 2023
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican18
72% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
53
Key actions
17
Committee
12
Amendments
3
May 29, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
House passage reported
upper
May 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Vote reconsidered in committee
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
Apr 14, 2023
Committee
Referred to Insurance
lower
Apr 14, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
upper
Apr 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Apr 12, 2023
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
Apr 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Mar 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 3, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
Mar 3, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
6 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ann Johnson
DDemocratic
P
Greg Bonnen
RRepublican
P
Joan Huffman
RRepublican
P
Ken King
RRepublican
P
KK
Kyle Kacal
RRepublican
P
Toni Rose
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Alvarado
DDemocratic
Co
Charles Schwertner
RRepublican
Co
EB
Ernest Bailes
RRepublican
Co
Judith Zaffirini
DDemocratic
Co
Roland Gutierrez
DDemocratic
Co
Stan Lambert
RRepublican
Co
Tan Parker
RRepublican
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