Q: Texas SB680 and Insurance Code 1369 understanding
Why is Texas SB 680 listed as a bill and insurance code chapter 1369 is not listed as a bill? They are both talking about prescription coverage and health insurance. Does one trump the other? I’m a nurse and use SB680 all the time when an insurance company denies a patients medication, so I want to know if insurance code 1369 would help me in the same way. Why does one fall under a senate bill and one an insurance code?
A:
Before a law is passed, it is a bill. A bill can be introduced either in the House or the Senate. A bill does not have the force of law until it is passed.
In the last session of the Texas legislature two years ago, SB 680 was introduced to amend certain parts of chapter 1369 of the Texas Insurance Code. It passed. The amendments, which are now law, are part of the current version of chapter 1369 of the Texas Insurance Code.
As the legislature is once again in session, it is considering new bills including one denominated as SB 680 which addresses amendments to parts of the Texas Business and Commerce Code.
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