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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to prior authorization for prescription drug benefits related to the treatment of autoimmune diseases and certain blood disorders."
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description: "Relating to prior authorization for prescription drug benefits related to the treatment of autoimmune diseases and certain blood disorders."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
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legislature: "Texas Legislature"
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session: "88"
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identifier: "HB 755"
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citation: "Texas HB 755 (88)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Health--Other Diseases & Medical Conditions (I0383)", "Insurance--Health & Accident (I0422)", "MEDICINE & PRESCRIPTION DRUGS (S7338)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Harless", "Johnson, Julie", "Jones, Venton", "Lalani", "Menéndez"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 49
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2022-11-17"
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last_action: "2023-06-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d12df6d-f957-4ab3-be8c-536f1072240b"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00700_HB00799/HB 755.xml"
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source_hash: "f24baca7b817bb6d44d1534eeba6b56db594a917dd497cd08436c2a53afeba4a"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
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---
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# Texas HB 755 (88) — Relating to prior authorization for prescription drug benefits related to the treatment of autoimmune diseases and certain blood disorders.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB00755I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB00755E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB00755H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB00755S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB00755F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 755 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **31–0** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **129–15** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Harless — primary (person)
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- Johnson, Julie — primary (person)
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- Jones, Venton — primary (person)
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- Lalani — primary (person)
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- Menéndez — primary (person)
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- Blanco — cosponsor (person)
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- Morales Shaw — cosponsor (person)
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- Morales, Eddie — cosponsor (person)
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- Plesa — cosponsor (person)
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- West — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-11-17** Filed `filing`
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- **2023-02-28** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-02-28** Referred to Insurance `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-28** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-03-28** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
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- **2023-03-28** Left pending in committee
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- **2023-04-04** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-04-04** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
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- **2023-04-04** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-04** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-04-19** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
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- **2023-04-19** Committee report distributed
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- **2023-04-20** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
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- **2023-04-28** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
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- **2023-05-02** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
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- **2023-05-02** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-02** Passed to engrossment
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- **2023-05-02** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-02** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-05-02** Passed `passage`
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- **2023-05-02** Record vote
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- **2023-05-02** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-02** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-02** Reported engrossed
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- **2023-05-03** Received from the House `introduction`
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- **2023-05-04** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-05-04** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2023-05-16** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-05-16** Vote taken in committee
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- **2023-05-19** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-05-19** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2023-05-21** Co-sponsor authorized
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- **2023-05-21** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2023-05-22** Co-sponsor authorized
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- **2023-05-22** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2023-05-22** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-22** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-22** Three day rule suspended
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- **2023-05-22** Record vote
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- **2023-05-22** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-05-22** Passed `passage`
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- **2023-05-22** Record vote
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- **2023-05-22** Senate passage reported `passage`
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- **2023-05-23** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2023-05-25** Signed in the House `passage`
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- **2023-05-26** Signed in the Senate `passage`
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- **2023-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-06-12** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-06-12** Effective on 9/1/23 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3d12df6d-f957-4ab3-be8c-536f1072240b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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