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Texas SB1257

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Relating to required health benefit plan coverage for gender transition adverse effects and reversals.

Legislative Session

active

89th Legislature Regular Session

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A health benefit plan that provides coverage for an enrollee's gender transition procedure or treatment shall provide coverage for, including for any applicable diagnostic or billing code: (1) all possible adverse consequences related to the enrollee's gender transition procedure or treatment, including any short- or long-term side effects of the procedure or treatment; (2) any baseline and follow-up testing or screening necessary to monitor the mental and physical health of the enrollee on at least an annual basis without regard to the sex or gender identity designation in the enrollee's medical record; and (3) any procedure, treatment, or therapy necessary to manage, reverse, reconstruct from, or recover from the enrollee's gender transition procedure or treatment. (b) A health benefit plan that offers coverage for a gender transition procedure or treatment shall also provide the coverage [...] to any enrollee who has undergone a gender transition procedure or treatment regardless of whether the enrollee was enrolled in the plan at the time of the procedure or treatment.

This chapter applies to: (1) a small employer health benefit plan [...] (2) a standard health benefit plan [...] (3) a basic coverage plan [...] (5) a primary care coverage plan [...]

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Calendar

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2025-03-2608:00HearingSenate ChamberSenate Health & Human Services Committee Hearing

History

DateAction
2025-05-13Signed in the Senate
2025-05-13Signed in the House
2025-05-13Sent to the Governor
2025-05-12Read 3rd time
2025-05-12Passed
2025-05-12Record vote RV#2153
2025-05-12House passage reported
2025-05-12Reported enrolled
2025-05-10Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-10Laid out in lieu of companion HB 778
2025-05-10Read 2nd time
2025-05-10Amendment fails of adoption 1-V. Jones
2025-05-10Record vote RV#2093
2025-05-10Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-10Amendment fails of adoption 2-Collier
2025-05-10Record vote RV#2094
2025-05-10Amendment fails of adoption 3-Hinojosa
2025-05-10Record vote RV#2095
2025-05-10Amendment fails of adoption 4-Howard
2025-05-10Record vote RV#2096
2025-05-10Amendment fails of adoption 5-J. González
2025-05-10Record vote RV#2097
2025-05-10Point of order withdrawn Rule 8, Section 1(a)(1)
2025-05-10Amendment fails of adoption 6-V. Jones
2025-05-10Record vote RV#2098
2025-05-10Amendment withdrawn 7-Rosenthal
2025-05-10Passed to 3rd reading
2025-05-10Record vote RV#2099
2025-05-10Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-09Considered in formal meeting
2025-05-09Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-05-09Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-05-09Committee report distributed
2025-04-28Read first time
2025-04-28Referred to Insurance
2025-04-25Received from the Senate
2025-04-24Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-04-24Record vote
2025-04-24Read 3rd time
2025-04-24Passed
2025-04-24Record vote
2025-04-24Reported engrossed
2025-04-23Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-04-23Record vote
2025-04-23Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
2025-04-23Record vote
2025-04-22Placed on intent calendar
2025-04-09Co-author authorized
2025-04-07Reported favorably as substituted
2025-04-07Committee report printed and distributed
2025-04-02Considered in public hearing
2025-04-02Vote taken in committee
2025-03-26Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-03-26Considered in public hearing
2025-03-26Testimony taken in committee
2025-03-26Left pending in committee
2025-02-28Read first time
2025-02-28Referred to Health & Human Services
2025-02-13Received by the Secretary of the Senate
2025-02-13Filed