Relating to the election of certain entities to participate in the uniform group coverage program for active school employees; imposing a fee.
HB 3126 allows school entities that discontinued participation in Texas' uniform group health coverage program for active school employees after September 1, 2022, to rejoin the program under specific conditions. To re-enroll, these entities must submit written notice to the program trustee by December 31, 2025, for participation beginning September 1, 2026, and pay a risk stabilization fee on their premiums for the 2026 plan year. The bill prohibits rejoining entities from discontinuing participation before September 1, 2031, and expires on that date. This bill, signed into law on June 20, 2025, and effective September 1, 2025, directly affects school districts or entities previously enrolled in the program.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 20, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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What changed between versions
Engrossed
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Enrolled
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3 edits
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Jun 20, 2025
MINOR
The bill was finalized in enrolled form with minor formatting adjustments and updated dates. The core policy remains unchanged, allowing certain school districts and charter schools that discontinued participation in a group coverage program to rejoin under specific conditions.
Scope change
No substantive change to scope or applicability; the enrolled version maintains the same eligibility criteria as the engrossed version.
TIMELINE
Reinstated the original effective date of September 1, 2026 for program participation, removing a temporary change that had set it to September 1, 2025.
TECHNICAL
Updated header information to reflect the enrolled version with proper formatting and standard legislative text structure.
Added certification signatures from legislative officers confirming passage by both chambers and gubernatorial approval.
Floor votes · House Apr 29, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
62
Key actions
17
Committee
11
Amendments
10
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 28, 2025
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
upper
May 28, 2025
Introduced
Text of Senate Amendment(s)
lower
May 28, 2025
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
lower
May 25, 2025
Introduced
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
lower
May 25, 2025
Introduced
Senate Amendments distributed
lower
May 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage as amended reported
lower
May 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education K-16
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment adopted as amended
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Amended
Amendment amended
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Committee
Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
5 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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