SB257Introduced in the Senate
Revises provisions relating to autism. (BDR 38-106)
Introduced by Marilyn Dondero Loop, District 8
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
AN ACT relating to autism; revising requirements governing the statewide standard for measuring outcomes and assessing and evaluating certain persons with autism spectrum disorders; revising requirements governing early intervention services for persons with autism spectrum disorders; requiring an insurer to accept as dispositive certain diagnoses of persons with autism spectrum disorders for purposes related to required coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of such disorders; requiring insurers to cover such diagnosis and treatment provided by any provider of health care acting within his or her scope of practice; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Where it stands
Chapter 387.
June 6, 2025
How did lawmakers vote?
Assembly votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
AssemblyStage: Assembly Final Passage · May 31, 2025
39
Yes
0
No
3
Absent or Not Voting
42 assemblymembers recorded in this Assembly vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each assemblymember voted
| Assemblymember | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Daniele Monroe-Moreno | 1 | Yes |
| Heidi Kasama | 2 | Yes |
| Selena Torres-Fossett | 3 | Yes |
| Lisa Cole | 4 | Yes |
| Brittney Miller | 5 | Yes |
| Jovan Jackson | 6 | Yes |
| Tanya Flanagan | 7 | Yes |
| Duy Nguyen | 8 | Yes |
| Steve Yeager | 9 | Yes |
| Venise Karris | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To printer.
From printer. To committee.
From committee: Do pass.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Notice of eligibility for exemption.
Read second time.
Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To committee.
From committee: Do pass.
Placed on General File.
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.
In Assembly.
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. To committee.
From committee: Do pass.
Placed on Second Reading File.
Read second time.
Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 39, Nays: None, Excused: 3.) To Senate.
In Senate.
To enrollment.
Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
Approved by the Governor.
Chapter 387.
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