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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 778: Relating to required health benefit plan coverage for gender transition adverse effects and reversals.

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 778 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on November 12, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to required health benefit plan coverage for gender transition adverse effects and reversals. Primary sponsor: Jeff Leach (Republican). It lists 15 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 10, 2025): Laid on the table subject to call.

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): Republican 16

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jeff LeachPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Keith BellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Hillary HicklandCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Andy HopperCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Carrie IsaacCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Helen KerwinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Terri Leo-WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse23
David LoweCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Will MetcalfCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Candy NobleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Mike OlcottCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Jared PattersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse106
Katrina PiersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Joanne ShofnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11
Shelby SlawsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
David SpillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68

“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. Laid on the table subject to call
  2. Companion considered in lieu of
  3. Placed on General State Calendar
  4. Considered in Calendars
  5. Committee report sent to Calendars
  6. Committee report distributed
  7. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  8. Reported favorably as substituted
  9. Committee substitute considered in committee
  10. Considered in formal meeting
  11. Left pending in committee
  12. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

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