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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 3211: Relating to vision care benefits, including participation of optometrists and therapeutic optometrists in vision care or managed care plans.

Enacted 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 3211 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on February 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to vision care benefits, including participation of optometrists and therapeutic optometrists in vision care or managed care plans. Primary sponsor: Jay Dean (Republican), Stan Gerdes (Republican), Sam Harless (Republican), Suleman Lalani (Democratic), Dade Phelan (Republican), Mayes Middleton (Republican). It lists 29 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 20, 2025): Effective immediately.

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 10 · Republican 23

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jay DeanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse7
Stan GerdesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Sam HarlessPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse126
Suleman LalaniPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Dade PhelanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse21
Mayes MiddletonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Trent AshbyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Keith BellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Greg BonnenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Brad BuckleyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse54
John BucyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse136
Nicole CollierCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
CookCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Erin GámezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Vikki GoodwinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Hillary HicklandCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Carrie IsaacCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Mitch LittleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse65
Ray LopezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse125
John LujanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse118
Christian ManuelCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Will MetcalfCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Christina MoralesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse145
Angelia OrrCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Jared PattersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse106
Dennis PaulCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse129
Katrina PiersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Mihaela PleșaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse70
Rodríguez RamosCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Matt ShaheenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse66
Penny Morales ShawCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse148
Joanne ShofnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11
Shelby SlawsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
David SpillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Trey WhartonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse12

“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. Effective immediately
  2. Filed without the Governor's signature
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Signed in the Senate
  5. Signed in the House
  6. Reported enrolled
  7. Senate passage reported
  8. Record vote
  9. Passed
  10. Read 3rd time
  11. Record vote
  12. Three day rule suspended

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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