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HB3508 • 2025

Relating to an insurer's responsibility to review and audit a third-party administrator.

Relating to an insurer's responsibility to review and audit a third-party administrator.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Wharton
Last action
2025-05-01
Official status
05/01/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to an insurer's responsibility to review and audit a third-party administrator.

Relating to an insurer's responsibility to review and audit a third-party administrator.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to an insurer's responsibility to review and audit a third-party administrator.

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. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  2. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Companion considered in lieu of. SB 1151

  3. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid on the table subject to call

  4. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  5. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  6. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  7. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  8. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  9. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  10. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  11. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  12. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  13. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  14. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  15. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Insurance

  16. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to an insurer's responsibility to review and audit a third-party administrator.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 3508 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R2289 SCL-F

By: Wharton

H.B. No. 3508

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to an insurer's responsibility to review and audit a

third-party administrator.

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

SECTION 1. The heading to Section 4151.1042, Insurance

Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 4151.1042. RESPONSIBILITIES OF INSURER; [
SEMIANNUAL
]

AUDIT
AND REVIEW REQUIREMENTS
.

SECTION 2. Section 4151.1042(c), Insurance Code, is amended

to read as follows:

(c) If an administrator administers benefits for more than

100 certificate holders, injured employees, plan participants, or

policyholders on behalf of an insurer, the insurer shall, at least

semiannually, conduct a review of the operations of the

administrator. At least biennially, the insurer shall conduct an

[
on-site
] audit of the operations of the administrator.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.