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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to the use of certain automated systems in, and certain adverse determinations made in connection with, the health benefit claims process."
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description: "Relating to the use of certain automated systems in, and certain adverse determinations made in connection with, the health benefit claims process."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
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legislature: "Texas Legislature"
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session: "89R"
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identifier: "SB 815"
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citation: "Texas SB 815 (89R)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["AUDITS & AUDITORS (S4334)", "Artificial Intelligence (IQ7C5)", "COMPUTERS & SOFTWARE (S2425)", "Electronic Information Systems (I0311)", "HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS (S0853)", "Health Care Providers (I0387)", "INSURANCE", "COMMISSIONER OF (V0396)", "Insurance--Health & Accident (I0422)", "Insurance--Insurers & Agents (I0425)", "PHYSICIANS (S1282)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Schwertner", "Spiller"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 61
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2025-01-16"
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last_action: "2025-06-20"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a3b948f5-483f-4aed-a9c0-d6462ff656a3"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00800_SB00899/SB 815.xml"
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source_hash: "83b4071ff930a31bd9f3d026f49f8504e7423a18e1a579ffc6caaa376c52686b"
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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 SB 815 (89R) — Relating to the use of certain automated systems in, and certain adverse determinations made in connection with, the health benefit claims process.
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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/89R/billtext/html/SB00815I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00815E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00815H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00815S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00815F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **127–4** (pass) · lower
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- passage — **25–5** (pass) · upper
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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 CSSB 815 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **30–0** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **30–0** (pass) · upper
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- adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1 — **0–0** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **116–13** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Schwertner — primary (person)
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- Spiller — primary (person)
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- Blanco — cosponsor (person)
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- Cook — cosponsor (person)
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- Hayes — cosponsor (person)
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- Hughes — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-16** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
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- **2025-01-16** Filed `filing`
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- **2025-02-07** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-02-07** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-27** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2025-02-27** Considered in public hearing
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- **2025-02-27** Testimony taken in committee
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- **2025-02-27** Left pending in committee
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- **2025-03-06** Co-author authorized
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- **2025-03-11** Considered in public hearing
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- **2025-03-11** Vote taken in committee
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- **2025-03-13** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-13** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2025-03-18** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2025-03-20** Not again placed on intent calendar
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- **2025-03-25** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2025-03-26** Co-author authorized
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- **2025-03-26** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2025-03-26** Record vote
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- **2025-03-26** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-03-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-03-26** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-03-26** Passed to engrossment as amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-03-26** Record vote
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- **2025-03-26** Three day rule suspended
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- **2025-03-26** Record vote
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- **2025-03-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-26** Passed `passage`
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- **2025-03-26** Record vote
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- **2025-03-26** Reported engrossed
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- **2025-03-27** Received from the Senate `introduction`
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- **2025-04-09** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-04-09** Referred to Insurance `referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-23** Considered in public hearing
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- **2025-04-23** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
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- **2025-04-23** Left pending in committee
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- **2025-04-28** Considered in formal meeting
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- **2025-04-28** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-05-02** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
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- **2025-05-02** Committee report distributed
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- **2025-05-05** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2025-05-20** Considered in Calendars
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- **2025-05-23** Placed on General State Calendar
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- **2025-05-23** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-23** Passed to 3rd reading
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- **2025-05-23** Record vote
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- **2025-05-23** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-05-24** Rules suspended
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- **2025-05-24** Additional sponsor(s) authorized
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- **2025-05-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2025-05-24** Passed `passage`
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- **2025-05-24** Record vote
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- **2025-05-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-05-25** House passage reported `passage`
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- **2025-05-26** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-05-26** Signed in the Senate `passage`
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- **2025-05-27** Signed in the House `passage`
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- **2025-05-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-06-20** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-06-20** Effective on 9/1/25 `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/a3b948f5-483f-4aed-a9c0-d6462ff656a3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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