TX SB495 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature

Texas Senate Bill 495

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 5)
Status: Engrossed on March 19 2025 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2025-05-05 - Committee report sent to Calendars
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Insurance to adopt rules that implement or are based on certain environmental, social, and governance models, ratings, or standards.

Title

Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Insurance to adopt rules that implement or are based on certain environmental, social, and governance models, ratings, or standards.

Roll Calls

2025-03-19 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 23 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-19 - Senate - Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Y: 23 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-18 - Senate - Vote recorded in Journal (Y: 21 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-03-18 - Senate - Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Y: 21 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-05-05	House	Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-02	House	Committee report distributed
2025-05-02	House	Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-04-28	House	Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-04-28	House	Considered in formal meeting
2025-04-23	House	Left pending in committee
2025-04-23	House	Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-23	House	Considered in public hearing
2025-04-23	House	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-09	House	Referred to Insurance
2025-04-09	House	Read first time
2025-03-20	House	Received from the Senate
2025-03-19	Senate	Reported engrossed
2025-03-19	Senate	Statement(s) submitted
2025-03-19	Senate	Record vote
2025-03-19	Senate	Passed
2025-03-19	Senate	Read 3rd time
2025-03-19	Senate	Record vote
2025-03-19	Senate	Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-03-18	Senate	Record vote
2025-03-18	Senate	Passed to engrossment as amended
2025-03-18	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2025-03-18	Senate	Amended
2025-03-18	Senate	Amendment(s) offered FA1 Sparks
2025-03-18	Senate	Read 2nd time
2025-03-18	Senate	Record vote
2025-03-18	Senate	Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-03-18	Senate	Placed on intent calendar
2025-03-18	Senate	Co-author authorized
2025-03-13	Senate	Co-author authorized
2025-03-12	Senate	Not again placed on intent calendar
2025-03-06	Senate	Placed on intent calendar
2025-03-04	Senate	Committee report printed and distributed
2025-03-04	Senate	Reported favorably w/o amendments
2025-02-27	Senate	Vote taken in committee
2025-02-27	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2025-02-19	Senate	Co-author authorized
2025-02-18	Senate	Left pending in committee
2025-02-18	Senate	Testimony taken in committee
2025-02-18	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2025-02-18	Senate	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-02-03	Senate	Referred to Business & Commerce
2025-02-03	Senate	Read first time
2024-11-22	Senate	Filed
2024-11-22	Senate	Received by the Secretary of the Senate

Same As/Similar To

HB3899 (Same As) 2025-03-27 - Referred to Insurance
HB3899 (Same As) 2025-03-27 - Referred to Insurance

Subjects

Civil Remedies & Liabilities
Insurance
INSURANCE, COMMISSIONER OF
INSURANCE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
Insurance--General

Texas State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB495
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00495I.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00495S.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00495E.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00495H.htm
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/SB00495S2F1.HTM
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/SB00495I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/SB00495I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/SB00495E.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/SB00495H.htm
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/89r/pdf/89RSJ03-18-F.PDF#page=10
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/89r/pdf/89RSJ03-19-F.PDF#page=8