HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Insurance 

TIME & DATE:  10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted
Thursday, April 17, 2025 

PLACE:       E2.028 
CHAIR:       Rep. Jay Dean 

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

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HB 1464        Talarico                                              
Relating to a prescription drug purchasing pool for certain health benefit plan issuers and employers.

HB 1635        Oliverson                                             
Relating to the definition of emergency care for purposes of certain health benefit plans.

HB 2516        Guillen | et al.                                       
Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals younger than 65 years of age to purchase Medicare supplement benefit plans.

HB 3317        Hefner                                                
Relating to the relationship between pharmacists or pharmacies and health benefit plan issuers or pharmacy benefit managers.

HB 3502        King                                                  
Relating to annual statistical reports for fixing title insurance premium rates.

HB 4012        Paul                                                  
Relating to health care and insurance fraud; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a civil penalty.

HB 4268        Morgan                                                
Relating to recoverable depreciation for property damage claims under an insurance policy.

HB 4386        Wharton                                               
Relating to the replacement transactions of certain life insurance and annuity contracts from an insurer to a replacing insurer.

HB 4877        Paul                                                  
Relating to the Texas Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association.

SB 916         Zaffirini | et al.                                     
Relating to consumer protections against certain medical and health care billing by emergency medical services providers.

Texas residents who wish to electronically submit comments related to

agenda items on this notice without testifying in person can do so until

the hearing is adjourned by visiting:

https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c320

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