2025 bills / S.B. 214
S.B. 214 Health Insurance Coverage Amendments (2025)
- Introduced
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- House committee (stopped here)
- House vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
This bill changes the Insurance Code definition of an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis so that assessments, evaluations, or tests done by additional types of licensed professionals count toward that diagnosis. It also makes some technical and conforming wording changes.
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Official description
- amends the definition of "diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder" in Title 31A, Insurance Code, to include assessments, evaluations, or tests performed by additional licensed professional
- makes technical and conforming changes
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Every vote
- 5 yes, 0 no, 2 absentSenate Health and Human Services Committee: vote to change the bill · Feb 20, 2025Who voted how
- 3 yes, 1 no, 3 absentSenate Health and Human Services Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 20, 2025Who voted how
- 21 yes, 4 no, 4 absentFirst of two Senate votes · Feb 24, 2025Who voted how
- 17 yes, 8 no, 4 absentFinal Senate vote · Feb 25, 2025Who voted how
- 9 yes, 3 no, 4 absentHouse Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee: vote, which it did not pass · Feb 28, 2025Who voted how
Hearings and debates
- Feb 7, 2025 Senate Health and Human Services Committee
- Feb 13, 2025 Senate Health and Human Services Committee
- Feb 20, 2025 Senate Health and Human Services Committee▶ Watch
- Feb 24, 2025 Senate floor debate▶ Watch
- Feb 25, 2025 Senate floor debate▶ Watch
- Feb 28, 2025 House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee▶ Watch