HB 3211 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to vision care benefits, including participation of optometrists and therapeutic optometrists in vision care or managed care plans.

This bill requires vision insurance companies to create online applications for optometrists and therapeutic optometrists to join their plans. It mandates that insurers provide contracts within 10 business days of receiving a complete application and make credentialing decisions within 30 days. The bill ensures all applicants face identical application requirements and processing timelines, prohibiting insurers from considering extra information beyond the submitted application. It also requires insurers to include approved providers in their plans within 20 business days of contract acceptance. The law applies to all vision care plans serving Texas residents.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

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 → Enrolled · 5 edits · May 22, 2025

MODERATE

The bill text was converted from a draft version to the final enrolled version, adding signature lines, certification of passage, and effective date provisions while removing draft metadata. The substantive policy content regarding optometrist participation in vision care plans remained unchanged.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; only the document format and finalization details were added.

TECHNICAL

Added enrolled version header, bill number formatting, and blank lines for proper document structure

Added signature lines for Senate President, House Speaker, and Governor approval

Removed draft metadata including sponsor names, bill number annotations, and page numbers

Reformatted section numbering and spacing to match enrolled bill standards

TIMELINE

Added certification of passage dates (House May 2, 2025; Senate May 20, 2025) and effective date provisions

Floor votes · House May 2, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed in the Senate

upper

May 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed in the House

lower

May 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate passage reported

lower

May 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

May 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

May 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendments

upper

May 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Vote taken in committee

upper

May 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

Left pending in committee

upper

May 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

Testimony taken in committee

upper

May 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to Health & Human Services

upper

May 6, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

upper

May 5, 2025

Introduced

Received from the House

upper

May 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed as amended

lower

May 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

May 2, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (134-0-12)

house

May 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed to engrossment as amended

lower

May 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Apr 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably as substituted

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Left pending in committee

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Committee

Referred to Insurance

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

lower

6 primary · 27 co-sponsors