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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 1396: Relating to coverage for mental health conditions and substance use disorders under certain governmental health benefit plans.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1396 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on November 19, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to coverage for mental health conditions and substance use disorders under certain governmental health benefit plans. Primary sponsor: James Talarico (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 11, 2025): Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
James TalaricoPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse50

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
  2. Read first time
  3. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source