---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to certain operations and functions of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and studies relating to the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and the Fair Access to Insurance Requirements Plan; authorizing a penalty; authorizing an assessment."
description: "Relating to certain operations and functions of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and studies relating to the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and the Fair Access to Insurance Requirements Plan; authorizing a penalty; authorizing an assessment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "86"
identifier: "HB 1900"
citation: "Texas HB 1900 (86)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Insurance--Property & Casualty (I0442)", "LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR (S0096)", "SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE (S0306)", "WINDSTORM DEVICES & INSURANCE (S0308)", "INSURANCE", "COMMISSIONER OF (V0396)", "INSURANCE", "TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF (V0006)", "WINDSTORM INSURANCE ASSOCIATION", "TEXAS (V0508)", "WINDSTORM INSURANCE LEGISLATIVE FUNDING & FUNDING STRUCTURE OVERSIGHT BOARD (V1253)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bonnen, Greg", "Taylor"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 68
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-15"
last_action: "2019-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1be09772-915e-42ce-871a-28ccc2b5b906"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/86R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01900_HB01999/HB 1900.xml"
source_hash: "0a4c2ebbabe7dc638988dd8b0fa2277a37f0f56a4205ab5286e5b40874df4ec1"
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 1900 (86) — Relating to certain operations and functions of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and studies relating to the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and the Fair Access to Insurance Requirements Plan; authorizing a penalty; authorizing an assessment.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/HB01900I.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **143–0** (pass) · lower
- other — **143–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bonnen, Greg — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- Creighton — cosponsor (person)
- Hinojosa — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-15** Filed `filing`
- **2019-03-05** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-05** Referred to Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-19** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-03-19** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2019-03-19** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2019-03-19** Left pending in committee
- **2019-03-26** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-03-26** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2019-03-26** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-26** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-08** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2019-04-08** Committee report distributed
- **2019-04-09** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2019-04-15** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2019-04-18** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2019-04-18** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-18** Passed to engrossment
- **2019-04-18** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-04-18** Passed `passage`
- **2019-04-18** Record vote
- **2019-04-18** Reported engrossed
- **2019-04-23** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2019-04-24** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-04-24** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-02** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-05-06** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-06** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2019-05-06** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2019-05-09** Placed on intent calendar
- **2019-05-10** Not again placed on intent calendar
- **2019-05-13** Placed on intent calendar
- **2019-05-15** Not again placed on intent calendar
- **2019-05-16** Placed on intent calendar
- **2019-05-20** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2019-05-20** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2019-05-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-05-20** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-20** Postponed
- **2019-05-20** Laid out as postponed business
- **2019-05-20** Amendment to amendment offered
- **2019-05-20** Amendment to amendment fails of adoption
- **2019-05-20** Record vote
- **2019-05-20** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-20** Record vote
- **2019-05-20** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-20** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-20** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-20** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **2019-05-20** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-20** Three day rule suspended
- **2019-05-20** Record vote
- **2019-05-20** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-05-20** Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-20** Record vote
- **2019-05-21** Senate passage as amended reported
- **2019-05-21** Senate Amendments distributed
- **2019-05-21** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
- **2019-05-23** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
- **2019-05-23** Record vote
- **2019-05-23** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
- **2019-05-23** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
- **2019-05-24** Reported enrolled
- **2019-05-26** Signed in the House
- **2019-05-27** Signed in the Senate
- **2019-05-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-06-10** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-10** Effective immediately

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1be09772-915e-42ce-871a-28ccc2b5b906`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).