Texas · House Bill 3265 · 89th Legislature, Regular Session

Relating to discriminatory practices by a health benefit plan issuer, pharmacy benefit manager, and third-party payor and certain prescription drug…

  1. Introduced Feb 25, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 20, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

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.

Every action

13 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 5 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. HouseRead first time
  3. HouseReferred to Insurance
  4. CommitteeScheduled for public hearing on . . . · House Insurance
  5. CommitteeConsidered in public hearing · House Insurance
  1. CommitteeTestimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · House Insurance
  2. CommitteeLeft pending in committee · House Insurance
  3. CommitteeConsidered in formal meeting · House Insurance
  4. CommitteeCommittee substitute considered in committee · House Insurance
  5. CommitteeReported favorably as substituted · House Insurance
  6. HouseComte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  7. HouseCommittee report distributed
  8. HouseCommittee report sent to Calendars

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Apr 24, 2025 House Insurance Insurance: Reported favorably as substituted Passed 5–2

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 12 cosponsors: 6 Republicans, 6 Democrats.

All 12 cosponsors

From Texas's official records (ftp.legis.state.tx.us), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.