Rep. Charlie Geren introduced HB 5402, a bill on Insurance, to the Texas House on Friday, March 14 during the 89(R) legislative session, according to the Texas Legislature website.
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’relating to fiscal impact statements for legislation imposing mandates on health benefit plan issuers’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
The bill mandates the preparation of a fiscal impact statement for any legislation requiring health benefit plan issuers to offer new health benefits, increase payments to health care providers, or implement new contractual or administrative requirements. This statement must estimate the financial effects on plan issuers’ expenditures and on premiums and other costs for enrollees. The fiscal impact statement is to be attached directly after the existing fiscal note or another required statement. This requirement applies to all bills or joint resolutions filed from Sept. 1, 2025, onward.
Charlie Geren, the chair of the House Committee on House Administration, proposed another 34 bills during the 89(R) legislative session. He is also a member of the House Committee on General Investigating, a member of the House Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures, and a member of the House Committee on State Affairs.
Charlie Geren is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state’s 99th House district. He replaced previous state representative Kenny Marchant in 2003.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Legislative Session | Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89(R) | HB 5403 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the repeal of a provision governing the operation of jail commissaries in certain counties |
| 89(R) | HB 5263 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the accessibility of results from the state assessment |
| 89(R) | HB 5247 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to an alternative capital recovery process for certain utilities |
| 89(R) | HB 44 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician’s reasonable medical judgment |
| 89(R) | HB 5089 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to creation of a school district by detachment of territory from an existing school district |
| 89(R) | HB 5015 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to participation by certain municipal retirement systems in the proportionate retirement program |
| 89(R) | HB 4744 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the role of the members of the board of an appraisal district |
| 89(R) | HB 4742 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the ability of a school district to request an appraisal of property by the appraisal district |
| 89(R) | HB 4740 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the study of school district property values conducted by the comptroller of public accounts |
| 89(R) | HB 4739 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the elimination of the requirement that a portion of certain retail charge agreement delinquency fees be remitted to the comptroller |
| 89(R) | HB 4738 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the elimination of the remittance of a portion of certain loan administration fees to the comptroller |
| 89(R) | HB 4537 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to service retirement benefits payable by the Employees Retirement System of Texas to certain law enforcement officers and custodial officers |
| 89(R) | HB 4393 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to a franchise tax credit for, and the application of sales and use taxes to, certain research and development expenses |
| 89(R) | HB 146 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to the required approval by the State Preservation Board of certain traffic changes near the state capitol |
| 89(R) | HB 4284 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to an excessive discount on certain alcoholic beverages |
| 89(R) | HB 3969 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to disclosures by liability insurers and policyholders to third-party claimants; providing an administrative penalty |
| 89(R) | HB 3962 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the eligibility of the INDYCAR Grand Prix of Arlington for funding under the major events reimbursement program |
| 89(R) | HB 3756 | 03/04/2025 | Relating to the powers of certain nonresident seller’s permit holders who also hold a winery permit |
| 89(R) | HB 3538 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to the Managed Care Consumer Choice Program |
| 89(R) | HB 3308 | 02/25/2025 | Relating to charitable raffles conducted by the professional sports team charitable foundations of rodeo organizations sanctioned by certain professional associations or hosting a Professional Rodeo Event at rodeo venues |
| 89(R) | HB 3272 | 02/25/2025 | Relating to the operation of an unmanned aircraft over a spaceport; creating a criminal offense |
| 89(R) | HB 3114 | 02/20/2025 | Relating to the view of the State Capitol |
| 89(R) | HB 3077 | 02/20/2025 | Relating to reports by certain persons involved in the manufacture and distribution of alcoholic beverages for purposes of sales and use taxes |
| 89(R) | HB 3071 | 02/20/2025 | Relating to cancellation of certain solid waste disposal permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality |
| 89(R) | HB 2766 | 02/13/2025 | Relating to the plugging of certain inactive wells subject to the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas |
| 89(R) | HB 2762 | 02/12/2025 | Relating to the ownership of the pore space underlying the surface of land |
| 89(R) | HB 2512 | 02/05/2025 | Relating to release of an area from a municipality’s extraterritorial jurisdiction by petition or election |
| 89(R) | HB 2497 | 02/05/2025 | Relating to the automatic expunction of arrest records and files for certain public safety employees who successfully complete a public safety employees treatment court program |
| 89(R) | HB 2479 | 02/05/2025 | Relating to entities that provide cable services or video services |
| 89(R) | HB 1287 | 11/13/2024 | Relating to the use by certain municipalities of certain tax revenue to fund convention center facilities, multipurpose arenas, venues, and related infrastructure |
| 89(R) | HB 1286 | 11/13/2024 | Relating to the award of attorney’s fees to a prevailing property owner in a judicial appeal of certain ad valorem tax determinations |
| 89(R) | HB 1285 | 11/13/2024 | Relating to inspections and examinations by the Railroad Commission of Texas of certain sites and facilities conducted using unmanned aircraft |
| 89(R) | HB 1284 | 11/13/2024 | Relating to the duty of an appraisal review board to determine a motion or protest filed by a property owner and the right of the owner to appeal the board’s determination |
| 89(R) | HB 1283 | 11/13/2024 | Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence |
| 88(3) | HB 23 | 10/06/2023 | Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of improper entry from a foreign nation |
| 88(3) | HB 61 | 10/06/2023 | Relating to measures to address public safety threats in this state presented by transnational criminal activity, including by establishing a Texas Border Force, and to compensate persons affected by those threats; increasing criminal penalties; creating criminal offenses |
| 88(2) | HB 3 | 07/10/2023 | Relating to the amount of the total revenue exemption for the franchise tax and the exclusion of certain taxable entities from the requirement to file a franchise tax report |
| 88(R) | HB 5066 | 03/10/2023 | Relating to electricity service in areas of this state with a need for transmission projects |
| 88(R) | HB 5218 | 03/10/2023 | Relating to abolishing the appraisal district for certain affected counties |
| 88(R) | HB 1585 | 03/09/2023 | Relating to matters affecting the powers and duties of the Texas Ethics Commission |
| 88(R) | HB 4078 | 03/08/2023 | Relating to motor vehicle franchised dealers and the reimbursement of motor vehicle franchised dealers by manufacturers and distributors for warranty, recall, and preparation and delivery work |
| 88(R) | HB 3837 | 03/07/2023 | Relating to the designation of advanced clean energy projects |
| 88(R) | HB 3321 | 03/02/2023 | Relating to a severance tax credit for gas produced from certain wells that use an onsite flare mitigation system |
| 88(R) | HB 3054 | 02/28/2023 | Relating to regulation of ownership and control of installed electric generation capacity |
| 88(R) | HB 2608 | 02/22/2023 | Relating to the use by certain municipalities of certain tax revenue to fund convention center facilities, multipurpose arenas, venues, and related infrastructure |
| 88(R) | HB 2620 | 02/22/2023 | Relating to the confinement in a county jail of a person pending a transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to compensation to a county for certain costs of confinement |
| 88(R) | HB 2669 | 02/22/2023 | Relating to the deadline for approving a certificate of public convenience and necessity for certain transmission projects |
| 88(R) | HB 2469 | 02/17/2023 | Relating to the administration of certain functions relating to state employee leave |
| 88(R) | HB 2471 | 02/17/2023 | Relating to eligibility for law enforcement officer service in the Employees Retirement System of Texas by certain peace officers commissioned by the comptroller |
| 88(R) | HB 2472 | 02/17/2023 | Relating to compensation and leave for certain security officers or investigators commissioned as peace officers by the comptroller |
