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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the election of certain entities to participate in the uniform group coverage program for active school employees; imposing a fee."
+description: "Relating to the election of certain entities to participate in the uniform group coverage program for active school employees; imposing a fee."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "89R"
+identifier: "HB 3126"
+citation: "Texas HB 3126 (89R)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Education--School Districts (I0220)", "Insurance--Health & Accident (I0422)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Darby", "Guillen", "Lambert", "Metcalf", "Zaffirini"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 67
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2025-02-20"
+last_action: "2025-06-20"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e99ba49-714c-40ac-acaa-dc7894432ba4"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB03100_HB03199/HB 3126.xml"
+source_hash: "e969095fa0a23201a714aa370e78d4822aec972418a31f9a47ba279531efb4c3"
+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 HB 3126 (89R) — Relating to the election of certain entities to participate in the uniform group coverage program for active school employees; imposing a fee.
+
+## 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/89R/billtext/html/HB03126I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB03126E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB03126H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB03126S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB03126F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **134–7** (pass) · lower
+- passage — **125–11** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **141–4** (pass) · lower
+- passage — **125–11** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Darby — primary (person)
+- Guillen — primary (person)
+- Lambert — primary (person)
+- Metcalf — primary (person)
+- Zaffirini — primary (person)
+- Blanco — cosponsor (person)
+- Cook — cosponsor (person)
+- West — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-02-20** Filed `filing`
+- **2025-03-20** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2025-03-20** Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services `referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-31** Considered in public hearing
+- **2025-03-31** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2025-03-31** Left pending in committee
+- **2025-04-07** Considered in public hearing
+- **2025-04-07** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-04-11** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
+- **2025-04-11** Committee report distributed
+- **2025-04-15** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2025-04-24** Considered in Calendars
+- **2025-04-28** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2025-04-28** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-28** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-04-28** Amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
+- **2025-04-28** Record vote
+- **2025-04-28** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-04-28** Amendment adopted as amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-04-28** Record vote
+- **2025-04-28** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-04-28** Passed to engrossment as amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-04-28** Record vote
+- **2025-04-28** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-04-29** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2025-04-29** Passed `passage`
+- **2025-04-29** Record vote
+- **2025-04-29** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-04-29** Reported engrossed
+- **2025-04-29** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2025-04-30** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2025-04-30** Referred to Education K-16 `referral-committee`
+- **2025-05-08** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2025-05-08** Considered in public hearing
+- **2025-05-08** Left pending in committee
+- **2025-05-13** Considered in public hearing
+- **2025-05-13** Vote taken in committee
+- **2025-05-16** Co-sponsor authorized
+- **2025-05-16** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-05-16** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
+- **2025-05-16** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2025-05-19** Co-sponsor authorized
+- **2025-05-19** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2025-05-20** Co-sponsor authorized
+- **2025-05-21** Not again placed on intent calendar
+- **2025-05-25** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
+- **2025-05-25** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
+- **2025-05-25** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-05-25** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-05-25** Three day rule suspended
+- **2025-05-25** Record vote
+- **2025-05-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2025-05-25** Passed `passage`
+- **2025-05-25** Record vote
+- **2025-05-25** Senate passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-05-25** Senate Amendments distributed
+- **2025-05-25** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
+- **2025-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
+- **2025-05-28** Record vote
+- **2025-05-28** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
+- **2025-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
+- **2025-05-29** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
+- **2025-05-30** Signed in the House `passage`
+- **2025-05-31** Signed in the Senate `passage`
+- **2025-05-31** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-06-20** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2025-06-20** Effective on 9/1/25 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5e99ba49-714c-40ac-acaa-dc7894432ba4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
+