Angela Paxton Texas Senator - SD8 | Official Website
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to health benefit plan preauthorization requirements for physicians and providers providing certain health care services’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
The bill amends the Insurance Code to prohibit health maintenance organizations and insurers from requiring preauthorization for specific healthcare services provided by physicians and providers in Texas, starting Jan. 1, 2026. These services include emergency care, intervention-necessary and primary care, certain outpatient mental health and substance use disorder treatments, certain cancer and eye-related treatments, and pediatric hospice services, among others. If a chronic condition's standard treatment changes, preauthorization requests for it will not expire. The bill also prevents insurers from denying payment for services that don't require preauthorization unless misrepresented or improperly performed. Furthermore, retrospective reviews can only occur if there is reasonable cause. Any preauthorization requests for non-required services must be met with a written notice regarding the lack of preauthorization requirement and payment obligations. The bill is set to take effect on Sept. 1, 2025.
Angela Paxton, member of the Senate Committee on Nominations and vice chair of the Senate Committee on State Affairs, proposed another 44 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Paxton graduated from Baylor University with a BS.
Angela Paxton is currently serving in the Texas State Senate, representing the state's 8th Senate district. She replaced previous state senator Van Taylor in 2019.
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.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| SB 3003 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to age verification for the online sale of obscene devices |
| SB 2906 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to limitations on the termination of banking services by certain financial institutions |
| SB 2905 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to elimination of limitations periods for suits for personal injury arising from certain offenses against a child or disabled individual |
| SB 2794 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the criminal offense of interference with child custody |
| SB 2793 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the operation of a program by the Texas Department of Transportation to allow a real property owner to plant or replace vegetation in a right-of-way |
| SB 2751 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the inspection of residential and day placement facilities for special education students |
| SB 2747 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to limitations applicable to certain agreements providing for a rebate of municipal sales and use taxes or a grant or loan based on those taxes |
| SB 2746 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to a study conducted by the Texas Department of Public Safety on the waiting time to obtain certain driver's license services |
| SB 2745 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to a cost-of-living increase applicable to death benefits paid to spouses of first responders killed in the line of duty under the workers' compensation system |
| SB 2744 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the modernization of cardiovascular screening and prevention under the Texas Heart Attack Prevention Bill |
| SB 2687 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to establishing the Child-Care Professional Pathway program |
| SB 2527 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to early assessment and interventions for school district students |
| SB 1844 | 03/31/2025 | Relating to disannexation of certain areas of a municipality for failure to provide services |
| SB 685 | 03/27/2025 | Relating to performance tier funding under the public junior college state finance program |
| SB 2421 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to electronic device filters for certain obsene materials; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense |
| SB 2419 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to the authority of a special district to exercise certain powers and duties following municipal disannexation of certain areas |
| SB 2418 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to timely billing requirements for health care service providers |
| SB 2399 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to restrictions on the sale of obscene devices; providing a civil penalty |
| SB 2324 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to the cessation of tolls by toll project entities in certain circumstances |
| SB 2313 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to health benefit plan coverage of anxiety and pain management in connection with insertion or removal of prescription contraceptive devices |
| SB 2311 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to the requirements for the operational plan for certain general residential operations licensed by the Health and Human Services Commission |
| SB 2298 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue and certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project by certain municipalities |
| SB 2194 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to an early childhood integrated data system |
| SB 2168 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to the eligibility of land for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified open-space land |
| SB 2033 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the contract requirements for a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services |
| SB 2019 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the availability and instruction on the use of automated external defibrillators and a cardiac emergency response plan at public schools and certain private schools in this state |
| SB 1843 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the audiology and speech-language pathology interstate compact; authorizing fees |
| SB 1842 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to authorizing a credit union to act as a school district depository |
| SB 1751 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the definition of licensing authority as it relates to the collection of certain licensing information about certain day-care employees |
| SB 1609 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to the physician assistant licensure compact; authorizing a fee |
| SB 1557 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to powers of regional transportation authorities |
| SB 1432 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault |
| SB 1425 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the entitlement of certain municipalities to certain tax revenue associated with hotel and convention center projects |
| SB 1424 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer certain baccalaureate degree programs |
| SB 1375 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the continuation of health care provider participation programs in certain counties |
| SB 1212 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to the prosecution and punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons; increasing a criminal penalty |
| SB 1167 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to elimination of limitations periods for suits for personal injury arising from certain offenses against a child or disabled individual |
| SB 1102 | 02/24/2025 | Relating to the administration of certain drugs by a midwife |
| SB 941 | 02/13/2025 | Relating to a screening for the risk of commercial sexual exploitation of certain children |
| SB 835 | 02/13/2025 | Relating to the enforceability of certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions with respect to an act of sexual abuse committed against a child |
| SB 635 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to supplemental pay for members of the Texas military forces suffering an economic hardship as a result of serving on military duty |
| SB 466 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to the definition of fetal death certificate |
| SB 206 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to a webpage and mobile application for the provision of pregnancy-related resources and information |
| SB 205 | 02/03/2025 | Relating to fetal development instruction included as part of the public school health curriculum in certain grade levels |
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