2025 Regular Session • Texas Legislature
HB3211
Legislative Summary
Relating to vision care benefits, including participation of optometrists and therapeutic optometrists in vision care or managed care plans.
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Overall analysis of equity impact
90% Positive
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Bill History
2/24/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Read first time
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Referred to Insurance
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Considered in public hearing
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Left pending in committee
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Considered in formal meeting
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Committee substitute considered in committee
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Reported favorably as substituted
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Committee report distributed
House of Representatives
4/11/2025
Committee report sent to Calendars
House of Representatives
4/28/2025
Considered in Calendars
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
Placed on General State Calendar
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
Amended 1-Dean
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
Amended 2-Buckley
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
Passed to engrossment as amended
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
Record vote RV#1169
House of Representatives
5/2/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
5/2/2025
Amended 1-Buckley
House of Representatives
5/2/2025
Passed as amended
House of Representatives
5/2/2025
Record vote RV#1277
House of Representatives
5/5/2025
Reported engrossed
House of Representatives
5/5/2025
Received from the House
Senate
5/6/2025
Read first time
Senate
5/6/2025
Referred to Health & Human Services
Senate
5/14/2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Senate
5/14/2025
Considered in public hearing
Senate
5/14/2025
Testimony taken in committee
Senate
5/14/2025
Left pending in committee
Senate
5/15/2025
Considered in public hearing
Senate
5/15/2025
Vote taken in committee
Senate
5/19/2025
Reported favorably w/o amendments
Senate
5/19/2025
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
Senate
5/19/2025
Committee report printed and distributed
Senate
5/20/2025
Placed on intent calendar
Senate
5/20/2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Senate
5/20/2025
Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
Senate
5/20/2025
Vote recorded in Journal
Senate
5/20/2025
Three day rule suspended
Senate
5/20/2025
Record vote
Senate
5/20/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
5/20/2025
Passed
Senate
5/20/2025
Record vote
Senate
5/21/2025
Senate passage reported
House of Representatives
5/21/2025
Reported enrolled
House of Representatives
5/21/2025
Signed in the House
House of Representatives
5/22/2025
Signed in the Senate
Senate
5/22/2025
Sent to the Governor
Amendments
House Amendment (H 3) 1-Buckley
House Amendment (H 3) 1-Buckley
5/2/2025Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 1-Dean
House Amendment (H 2) 1-Dean
5/1/2025Adopted
House Amendment (H 2) 2-Buckley
House Amendment (H 2) 2-Buckley
5/1/2025Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Three day rule suspended
5/20/2025
31
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read 3rd time
5/20/2025
31
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Amended RV#1277
5/2/2025
135
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
14
Absent
Result: PASSED
Amended RV#1169
5/1/2025
142
Yea
1
Nay
1
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Enrolled(5/21/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 24
Democrat: 11
Primary Sponsor
Jay Dean
Republican
Co-Sponsors (34)
Stan Gerdes
Republican
Sam Harless
Republican
Suleman Lalani
Democrat
Dade Phelan
Republican
Trent Ashby
Republican
Keith Bell
Republican
Greg Bonnen
Republican
Brad Buckley
Republican
John Bucy
Democrat
Nicole Collier
Democrat
David Cook
Republican
Erin Gamez
Democrat
Vikki Goodwin
Democrat
Hillary Hickland
Republican
Carrie Isaac
Republican
Mitch Little
Republican
Ray Lopez
Democrat
John Lujan
Republican
Christian Manuel
Democrat
William Metcalf
Republican
Penny Morales Shaw
Democrat
Christina Morales
Democrat
Angelia Orr
Republican
Jared Patterson
Republican
Dennis Paul
Republican
Katrina Pierson
Republican
Mihaela Plesa
Democrat
Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos
Democrat
Matthew Shaheen
Republican
Joanne Shofner
Republican
Shelby Slawson
Republican
David Spiller
Republican
Trey Wharton
Republican
Mayes Middleton
Republican