Texas bills · 89th Legislature (2025)
Texas HB 3211
Relating to vision care benefits, including participation of optometrists and therapeutic optometrists in vision care or managed care plans.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Dean (Republican)
- Gerdes (Republican)
- Harless (Republican)
- Lalani (Democratic)
- Phelan (Republican)
- Middleton (Republican)
Cosponsors (29)
- Ashby (Republican)
- Bell, Keith (Republican)
- Bonnen (Republican)
- Buckley (Republican)
- Bucy (Democratic)
- Collier (Democratic)
- Cook
- Gámez (Democratic)
- Goodwin (Democratic)
- Hickland (Republican)
- Isaac (Republican)
- Little (Republican)
- Lopez, Ray (Democratic)
- Lujan (Republican)
- Manuel (Democratic)
- Metcalf (Republican)
- Morales Shaw (Democratic)
- Morales, Christina (Democratic)
- Orr (Republican)
- Patterson (Republican)
- Paul (Republican)
- Pierson (Republican)
- Plesa (Democratic)
- Rodríguez Ramos
- Shaheen (Republican)
- Shofner (Republican)
- Slawson (Republican)
- Spiller (Republican)
- Wharton (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Jun 20, 2025): Effective immediately
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 12:15 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2025 Senate | Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 3211 be placed on its third reading and final passage. | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| May 2, 2025 House | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| May 1, 2025 House | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
Actions
- Jun 20, 2025
Effective immediately - Jun 20, 2025
Filed without the Governor's signature - May 22, 2025
Sent to the Governor - May 22, 2025 · Senate
Signed in the Senate - May 21, 2025 · House
Signed in the House - May 21, 2025 · House
Reported enrolled - May 21, 2025 · House
Senate passage reported - May 20, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - May 20, 2025 · Senate
Passed - May 20, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time - May 20, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - May 20, 2025 · Senate
Three day rule suspended - May 20, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal - May 20, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading - May 20, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business - May 20, 2025 · Senate
Placed on intent calendar - May 19, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed - May 19, 2025 · Senate
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar - May 19, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably w/o amendments - May 15, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee - May 15, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing - May 14, 2025 · Senate
Left pending in committee - May 14, 2025 · Senate
Testimony taken in committee - May 14, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing - May 14, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . - May 6, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Health & Human Services - May 6, 2025 · Senate
Read first time - May 5, 2025 · Senate
Received from the House - May 5, 2025 · House
Reported engrossed - May 2, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - May 2, 2025 · House
Record vote - May 2, 2025 · House
Passed as amended - May 2, 2025 · House
Amended - May 2, 2025 · House
Read 3rd time - May 1, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - May 1, 2025 · House
Record vote - May 1, 2025 · House
Passed to engrossment as amended - May 1, 2025 · House
Amended - May 1, 2025 · House
Amended - May 1, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time - Apr 30, 2025 · House
Placed on General State Calendar - Apr 28, 2025 · House
Considered in Calendars - Apr 11, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars - Apr 10, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed - Apr 10, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator - Apr 3, 2025 · House
Reported favorably as substituted - Apr 3, 2025 · House
Committee substitute considered in committee - Apr 3, 2025 · House
Considered in formal meeting - Mar 26, 2025 · House
Left pending in committee - Mar 26, 2025 · House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee - Mar 26, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing - Mar 20, 2025 · House
Referred to Insurance - Mar 20, 2025 · House
Read first time - Feb 24, 2025 · House
Filed