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2025-2026 89th Legislature

SB1238

Relating to prohibited insurance discrimination on the basis of an insured's marital status following the death of the insured's spouse.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
May 20, 2025
Last status update
Signed by the Governor
Author
Lois Kolkhorst
Co-sponsors
Mayes MiddletonCesar BlancoDonna CampbellNathan JohnsonJose MenendezRoyce WestMatt MorganTrey WhartonAndy HopperVikki GoodwinKatrina PiersonTom CraddickErin GamezJosey GarciaAna HernandezAnn JohnsonJohn LujanWilliam Metcalf

Legislative progress

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Enrolled May 7, 2025 Governor approved May 20, 2025
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Recorded floor votes

2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

May 1, 2025 · House

Read 2nd time RV#1164

Passed

139 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 9 absent

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May 2, 2025 · House

Amended RV#1345

Passed

120 yea–1 nay · 1 not voting · 28 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

  1. State Effective on 9/1/25
  2. State Signed by the Governor
  3. State Sent to the Governor
  4. House Signed in the House
  5. Senate Signed in the Senate
  6. House Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
  7. Senate Reported enrolled
  8. Senate Record vote
  9. Senate Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
  10. Senate Read
  11. Senate House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
  12. Senate House passage as amended reported
  13. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  14. House Record vote RV#1345 View roll call
  15. House Passed as amended View roll call
  16. House Amended 1-Morgan and Hernandez
  17. House Read 3rd time
  18. House Additional sponsor(s) authorized
  19. House Rules suspended
  20. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  21. House Record vote RV#1164 View roll call
  22. House Passed to 3rd reading View roll call
  23. House Read 2nd time
  24. House Laid out in lieu of companion HB 1809
  25. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  26. House Committee report distributed
  27. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  28. House Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  29. House Considered in formal meeting
  30. House Referred to Insurance
  31. House Read first time
  32. House Received from the Senate
  33. Senate Reported engrossed
  34. Senate Record vote
  35. Senate Passed
  36. Senate Read 3rd time
  37. Senate Record vote
  38. Senate Three day rule suspended
  39. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  40. Senate Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
  41. Senate Laid before the Senate
  42. Senate Placed on local & uncontested calendar
  43. Senate Co-author authorized
  44. Senate Co-author authorized
  45. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  46. Senate Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  47. Senate Reported favorably w/o amendments
  48. Senate Vote taken in committee
  49. Senate Considered in public hearing
  50. Senate Left pending in committee
  51. Senate Testimony taken in committee
  52. Senate Considered in public hearing
  53. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  54. Senate Co-author authorized
  55. Senate Referred to Business & Commerce
  56. Senate Read first time
  57. Senate Filed
  58. Senate Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1966548
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/SB1238.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00