AB448Introduced in the Assembly
Revises provisions relating to insurance for vision care. (BDR 57-983)
Introduced by Gregory Koenig, District 38
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
AN ACT relating to health care; establishing various requirements relating to providers of vision insurance and providers of vision care; revising provisions relating to certain contracts between a provider of vision insurance and a provider of vision care; prohibiting certain conduct of a provider of vision insurance or provider of vision care which would constitute an unfair or deceptive trade practice in the business of insurance; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Where it stands
Chapter 316. (Effective January 1, 2026)
June 6, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
Assembly votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate Final Passage · May 23, 2025
21
Yes
0
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
21 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Michelee Cruz-Crawford | 1 | Yes |
| Edgar Flores | 2 | Yes |
| Rochelle Nguyen | 3 | Yes |
| Dina Neal | 4 | Yes |
| Carrie Ann Buck | 5 | Yes |
| Nicole Cannizzaro | 6 | Yes |
| Roberta Lange | 7 | Yes |
| Marilyn Dondero Loop | 8 | Yes |
| Melanie Scheible | 9 | Yes |
| Fabian Donate | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To printer.
From printer. To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 479.)
Dispensed with reprinting.
Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.)
To printer.
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
To Senate.
In Senate.
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To committee.
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 680.) To printer.
From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint.
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.
In Assembly.
Senate Amendment No. 680 concurred in. To enrollment.
Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
Approved by the Governor.
Chapter 316. (Effective January 1, 2026)
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