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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the disclosure of certain prescription drug information by a health benefit plan."
+description: "Relating to the disclosure of certain prescription drug information by a health benefit plan."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "88"
+identifier: "SB 622"
+citation: "Texas SB 622 (88)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Electronic Information Systems (I0311)", "Insurance--Health & Accident (I0422)", "MEDICINE & PRESCRIPTION DRUGS (S7338)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Parker", "Smithee"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 56
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2023-01-26"
+last_action: "2023-05-29"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ae2c4a89-cb46-4f07-890f-18d829120bd9"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00600_SB00699/SB 622.xml"
+source_hash: "886adcbf098d32d2f690f2e1b7af53870500b7c6a96bfcc6a5bb88ca3452cbf0"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
+---
+
+# Texas SB 622 (88) — Relating to the disclosure of certain prescription drug information by a health benefit plan.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB00622I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB00622E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB00622H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB00622S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB00622F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **133–7** (pass) · lower
+- passage — **30–1** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **133–6** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Parker — primary (person)
+- Smithee — primary (person)
+- Blanco — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-01-26** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
+- **2023-01-26** Filed `filing`
+- **2023-02-17** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2023-02-17** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
+- **2023-04-05** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2023-04-05** Considered in public hearing
+- **2023-04-05** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2023-04-05** Left pending in committee
+- **2023-04-12** Considered in public hearing
+- **2023-04-12** Vote taken in committee
+- **2023-04-17** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-04-17** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
+- **2023-04-17** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2023-04-18** Co-author authorized
+- **2023-04-26** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2023-04-27** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
+- **2023-04-27** Not again placed on intent calendar
+- **2023-04-27** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
+- **2023-04-27** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment `reading-2`
+- **2023-04-27** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-04-27** Three day rule suspended
+- **2023-04-27** Record vote
+- **2023-04-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2023-04-27** Passed `passage`
+- **2023-04-27** Record vote
+- **2023-04-27** Reported engrossed
+- **2023-04-27** Received from the Senate `introduction`
+- **2023-04-28** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2023-04-28** Referred to Insurance `referral-committee`
+- **2023-05-02** Considered in public hearing
+- **2023-05-02** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-05-03** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
+- **2023-05-03** Committee report distributed
+- **2023-05-04** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2023-05-09** Laid out in lieu of companion
+- **2023-05-09** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2023-05-09** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2023-05-09** Passed to 3rd reading as amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2023-05-09** Record vote
+- **2023-05-09** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-05-10** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2023-05-10** Passed `passage`
+- **2023-05-10** Record vote
+- **2023-05-10** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-05-11** House passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
+- **2023-05-16** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
+- **2023-05-16** Read
+- **2023-05-16** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
+- **2023-05-16** Record vote
+- **2023-05-16** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
+- **2023-05-17** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
+- **2023-05-17** Signed in the Senate `passage`
+- **2023-05-17** Signed in the House `passage`
+- **2023-05-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-05-29** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2023-05-29** Effective on 9/1/23 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ae2c4a89-cb46-4f07-890f-18d829120bd9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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