HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Insurance 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Wednesday, April 9, 2025 

PLACE:       E2.026 
CHAIR:       Rep. Jay Dean 

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The chair may limit testimony to two (2) minutes per witness.

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HB 712         Cortez                                                
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain tests to detect prostate cancer.

HB 722         Bucy                                                  
Relating to the disclosure of appraisal methods by automobile insurers.

HB 946         Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra                                     
Relating to prohibiting oral releases for automobile insurance claims.

HB 1687        Oliverson                                             
Relating to out-of-pocket expense credits for payments made directly to a physician or health care provider by an enrollee of a governmental employee health benefit plan.

HB 1809        Hernandez                                             
Relating to prohibited insurance discrimination against insureds who are widowed.

HB 1899        Longoria | et al.                                      
Relating to the required age for a public fireworks display permit.

HB 2528        Bucy                                                  
Relating to health benefit plan coverage of prescription drugs for opioid and substance use disorders.

HB 2583        Hull | et al.                                         
Relating to a group health benefit plan policy or contract holder's obligation to pay premiums on behalf of an individual after the individual's eligibility for group coverage terminates.

HB 2741        Martinez Fischer                                       
Relating to prohibiting the use of credit scoring in certain lines of personal insurance.

HB 2750        Harris                                                
Relating to use of a pharmacy benefit manager in which a health benefit plan issuer has a financial interest.

HB 3021        Smithee                                               
Relating to the use of a consumer's credit score in the underwriting or rating of certain personal lines property and casualty insurance policies.

HB 3150        Paul                                                  
Relating to billing and reimbursement for certain medical equipment, devices, and supplies provided to Medicare enrollees; creating a criminal offense.

HB 3265        Darby | et al.                                         
Relating to discriminatory practices by a health benefit plan issuer, pharmacy benefit manager, and third-party payor and certain prescription drug manufacturers, distributors, and related persons with respect to certain entities participating in a federal drug discount program; providing a civil penalty.

HB 3658        Morgan                                                
Relating to continuing education program contents and format relating to building codes for insurance adjusters.

HB 3812        Bonnen | et al.                                        
Relating to health benefit plan preauthorization requirements for certain health care services and the direction of utilization review by physicians.

HB 3960        Paul                                                  
Relating to the effect of certain misrepresentations on certain insurance policies.

HB 4392        Morgan                                                
Relating to prohibited insurance discrimination on the basis of an insured's marital status following the death of the insured's spouse.

HB 4432        Dean                                                  
Relating to the board of directors of the Texas Mutual Insurance Company.

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the hearing is adjourned by visiting:

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