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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 3265: Relating to discriminatory practices by a health benefit plan issuer, pharmacy benefit manager, and third-party payor and certain prescription drug manufacturers, distributors, and related persons with respect to certain entities participating in a federal drug discount program; providing a civil penalty.

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 3265 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on February 25, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to discriminatory practices by a health benefit plan issuer, pharmacy benefit manager, and third-party payor and certain prescription drug manufacturers, distributors, and related persons with respect to certain entities participating in a federal drug discount program; providing a civil penalty. Primary sponsor: Drew Darby (Republican), Tom Craddick (Republican), Cody Harris (Republican), Sam Harless (Republican), Toni Rose (Democratic). It lists 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2025): Committee report sent to Calendars.

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 7 · Republican 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Drew DarbyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse72
Tom CraddickPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Cody HarrisPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Sam HarlessPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse126
Toni RosePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse110
Trent AshbyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Pat CurryCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Aicha DavisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse109
Vikki GoodwinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Ana HernandezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse143
Stan LambertCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71
Terri Leo-WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse23
Ray LopezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse125
Angelia OrrCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Richard RaymondCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Penny Morales ShawCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse148
Ellen TroxclairCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19

“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. Committee report sent to Calendars
  2. Committee report distributed
  3. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  4. Reported favorably as substituted
  5. Committee substitute considered in committee
  6. Considered in formal meeting
  7. Left pending in committee
  8. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  9. Considered in public hearing
  10. Referred to Insurance
  11. Read first time
  12. Filed

Sources

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