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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

SB 495: 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.

Passed one chamber 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

SB 495 is a bill introduced in the Texas Senate on November 22, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Kevin Sparks (Republican), Dennis Paul (Republican). It lists 3 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): Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kevin SparksPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate31
Dennis PaulPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse129
CreightonCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Bob HallCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Mayes MiddletonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate11

“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 w/o amendment(s)
  5. Considered in formal meeting
  6. Left pending in committee
  7. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  8. Considered in public hearing
  9. Referred to Insurance
  10. Read first time
  11. Received from the Senate
  12. Reported engrossed

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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