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HB3126 • 2025

Relating to the election of certain entities to participate in the uniform group coverage program for active school employees; imposing a fee.

Relating to the election of certain entities to participate in the uniform group coverage program for active school employees; imposing a fee.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Darby | Lambert | Metcalf | Guillen
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the election of certain entities to participate in the uniform group coverage program for active school employees; imposing a fee.

Relating to the election of certain entities to participate in the uniform group coverage program for active school employees; imposing a fee.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the election of certain entities to participate in the uniform group coverage program for active school employees; imposing a fee.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  4. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  5. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  6. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  7. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

  8. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3967

  9. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Text of Senate Amendment(s)

  10. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

  11. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  12. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid before the Senate

  13. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  14. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  15. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  16. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  17. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  18. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  19. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  20. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage as amended reported

  21. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate Amendments distributed

  22. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  23. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Not again placed on intent calendar

  24. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-sponsor authorized

  25. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-sponsor authorized

  26. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  27. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-sponsor authorized

  28. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  29. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  30. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  31. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  32. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  33. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  34. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  35. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  36. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  37. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Education K-16

  38. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  39. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  40. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#761

  41. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  42. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  43. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  44. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  45. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  46. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Amendment(s) offered. 1-Darby

  47. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Amendment amended. 2-Darby

  48. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#674

  49. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  50. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Amendment adopted as amended. 1-Darby

  51. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#675

  52. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  53. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment as amended

  54. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#676

  55. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  56. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  57. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  58. 2025-04-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  59. 2025-04-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  60. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  61. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  62. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  63. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  64. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  65. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  66. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  67. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

  68. 2025-02-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the election of certain entities to participate in the uniform group coverage program for active school employees; imposing a fee.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 3126 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 3126

AN ACT

relating to the election of certain entities to participate in the

uniform group coverage program for active school employees;

imposing a fee.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 1579, Insurance Code, is

amended by adding Section 1579.1551 to read as follows:

Sec.

1579.1551.

PROGRAM PARTICIPATION BY CERTAIN ENTITIES.

(a) This section applies to an entity that discontinued

participation in the program effective on September 1, 2022, in

accordance with Section 1579.155(a).

(b)

Notwithstanding Section 1579.155(b), an entity to which

this section applies may elect to participate in the program before

the fifth anniversary of the effective date of the entity's

election to discontinue participation in the program if the entity:

(1)

provides written notice to the trustee not later

than December 31, 2025, of the entity's election to participate in

the program effective beginning September 1, 2026; and

(2)

complies with any other requirements established

by the trustee for program participation.

(c)

For the plan year beginning September 1, 2026, the

trustee shall impose a risk stabilization fee in an amount

determined by the trustee on the premiums of an entity to which this

section applies.

(d)

An entity that elects to participate in the program in

accordance with this section may not elect to discontinue

participation until September 1, 2031.

(e)

The trustee by rule may impose additional requirements,

conditions, and deadlines with which an entity to which this

section applies must comply to elect to participate in the program

in accordance with this section.

(f) This section expires September 1, 2031.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 3126 was passed by the House on April

29, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 4, 1 present, not

voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.

No. 3126 on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 125, Nays 11,

1 present, not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 3126 was passed by the Senate, with

amendments, on May 25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays

0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: __________________

Date

__________________

Governor