---
title: Insurance--Health & Accident - Texas Legislation
subject: Insurance--Health & Accident
total_bills: 32
unique_authors: 23
critical_bills: 16
high_cost_bills: 5
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/insurance-health-accident"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Insurance--Health & Accident

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 32
- **Unique Authors:** 23
- **Critical Compliance:** 16 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 5 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 26

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 20 bills
- **Senate:** 12 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 16 bills
- **Moderate:** 9 bills
- **Low:** 5 bills
- **Unanalyzed:** 2 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Lacey Hull** (R, House) - 3 bills
- **Kelly Hancock** (R, Senate) - 3 bills
- **Terri Leo-Wilson** (R, House) - 2 bills
- **Charles Schwertner** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Brooks Landgraf** (R, House) - 2 bills
- **Bryan Hughes** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Jay Dean** (R, House) - 2 bills
- **Cody Harris** (R, House) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Insurance](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/insurance) (32 shared bills)
- [Health Care Providers](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health-care-providers) (13 shared bills)
- [Health](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health) (10 shared bills)
- [INSURANCE, COMMISSIONER OF](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/insurance-commissioner-of) (9 shared bills)
- [PHYSICIANS](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/physicians) (6 shared bills)
- [Health--Other Diseases & Medical Conditions](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health-other-diseases-medical-conditions) (6 shared bills)
- [HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health-maintenance-organizations) (5 shared bills)
- [Occupational Regulation--Health Occupations](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/occupational-regulation-health-occupations) (4 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Texas Department of Insurance](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-insurance) - 25 bills
- [Employees Retirement System of Texas](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/employees-retirement-system) - 2 bills
- [Texas Medical Board](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-medical-board) - 1 bills
- [Teacher Retirement System of Texas](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/teacher-retirement-system) - 1 bills
- [Texas Board of Nursing](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-board-of-nursing) - 1 bills
- [Department of State Health Services](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/department-of-state-health-services) - 1 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB1612](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1612-89th-regular) | Relating to direct payment for certain hea... | Critical | High |
| [HB3126](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3126-89th-regular) | Relating to the election of certain entiti... | Critical | High |
| [HB3233](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3233-89th-regular) | Relating to patient data maintained by pha... | Critical | High |
| [HB4144](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4144-89th-regular) | Relating to supplemental benefits for reti... | Critical | High |
| [SB815](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb815-89th-regular) | Relating to the use of certain automated s... | Critical | High |
| [HB1306](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1306-89th-regular) | Relating to certain claims for benefits or... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB1314](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1314-89th-regular) | Relating to price estimates and billing re... | Critical | Low |
| [HB138](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb138-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of the Healt... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB3151](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3151-89th-regular) | Relating to expedited credentialing of cer... | Critical | Low |
| [HB3211](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3211-89th-regular) | Relating to vision care benefits, includin... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB3812](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3812-89th-regular) | Relating to health benefit plan preauthori... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB1236](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1236-89th-regular) | Relating to the relationship between pharm... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB1409](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1409-89th-regular) | Relating to health benefits offered by pos... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB2544](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2544-89th-regular) | Relating to eligibility for mediation of c... | Critical | Low |
| [SB916](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb916-89th-regular) | Relating to consumer protections against c... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB926](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb926-89th-regular) | Relating to certain practices of health be... | Critical | Medium |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB1052](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1052-89th-regular) | Relating to health benefit plan cover... | Salman Bhojani (D) | Moderate |
| [HB1306](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1306-89th-regular) | Relating to certain claims for benefi... | Brooks Landgraf (R) | Critical |
| [HB1314](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1314-89th-regular) | Relating to price estimates and billi... | Hillary Hickland (R) | Critical |
| [HB138](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb138-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of the ... | Jay Dean (R) | Critical |
| [HB1612](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1612-89th-regular) | Relating to direct payment for certai... | James Frank (R) | Critical |
| [HB2221](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2221-89th-regular) | Relating to certain trade practices r... | Lacey Hull (R) | Moderate |
| [HB2254](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2254-89th-regular) | Relating to certain health care servi... | Lacey Hull (R) | Moderate |
| [HB2516](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2516-89th-regular) | Relating to the eligibility of certai... | Ryan Guillen (R) | - |
| [HB2655](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2655-89th-regular) | Relating to operation by certain nonp... | Tom Oliverson (R) | Low |
| [HB3057](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3057-89th-regular) | Relating to health benefit plan cover... | Brooks Landgraf (R) | Moderate |
| [HB3126](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3126-89th-regular) | Relating to the election of certain e... | Drew Darby (R) | Critical |
| [HB3151](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3151-89th-regular) | Relating to expedited credentialing o... | Lacey Hull (R) | Critical |
| [HB3211](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3211-89th-regular) | Relating to vision care benefits, inc... | Jay Dean (R) | Critical |
| [HB3233](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3233-89th-regular) | Relating to patient data maintained b... | Cody Harris (R) | Critical |
| [HB3254](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3254-89th-regular) | Relating to the eligibility of member... | Terri Leo-Wilson (R) | Low |
| [HB3812](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3812-89th-regular) | Relating to health benefit plan preau... | Greg Bonnen (R) | Critical |
| [HB388](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb388-89th-regular) | Relating to a uniform coordination of... | Caroline Harris Davila (R) | Moderate |
| [HB4144](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4144-89th-regular) | Relating to supplemental benefits for... | Chris Turner (D) | Critical |
| [HB541](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb541-89th-regular) | Relating to the provision of direct p... | Matthew Shaheen (R) | Moderate |
| [HB721](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb721-89th-regular) | Relating to the applicability of cert... | Terri Leo-Wilson (R) | Low |
| [SB1236](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1236-89th-regular) | Relating to the relationship between ... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Critical |
| [SB1257](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1257-89th-regular) | Relating to required health benefit p... | Bryan Hughes (R) | - |
| [SB1307](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1307-89th-regular) | Relating to a biennial health coverag... | Molly Cook (D) | Low |
| [SB1332](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1332-89th-regular) | Relating to a group health benefit pl... | Kelly Hancock (R) | Low |
| [SB1409](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1409-89th-regular) | Relating to health benefits offered b... | Tan Parker (R) | Critical |
| [SB2544](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2544-89th-regular) | Relating to eligibility for mediation... | Kelly Hancock (R) | Critical |
| [SB493](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb493-89th-regular) | Relating to protection of certain dis... | Lois Kolkhorst (R) | Moderate |
| [SB527](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb527-89th-regular) | Relating to health benefit coverage f... | Charles Schwertner (R) | Moderate |
| [SB815](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb815-89th-regular) | Relating to the use of certain automa... | Charles Schwertner (R) | Critical |
| [SB896](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb896-89th-regular) | Relating to the enrollment period for... | Cesar Blanco (D) | Moderate |
| [SB916](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb916-89th-regular) | Relating to consumer protections agai... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Critical |
| [SB926](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb926-89th-regular) | Relating to certain practices of heal... | Kelly Hancock (R) | Critical |

## Source Links

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