Greg Bonnen, Texas State Representative of 24th District | www.drgregbonnen.com
Greg Bonnen, Texas State Representative of 24th District | www.drgregbonnen.com
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to applicability of certain prescription drug insurance laws to health benefit plans and pharmacy benefit managers’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill mandates that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) comply with specific prescription drug insurance laws for all health benefit plans they administer, except those expressly exempted. The requirements apply to health benefit plans for Texas residents, regardless of where the plans are issued or renewed. Additionally, the Texas insurance commissioner must repeal any rules conflicting with these changes. The new regulations will be effective from Sept. 1, 2025, and will apply to plans delivered, issued, or renewed on or after Jan. 1, 2026. Plans issued before this date will remain subject to the existing laws.
Greg Bonnen, chair of the House Committee on Appropriations and member of the House Committee on General Investigating, proposed another 11 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Bonnen graduated from Texas A&M University with a BS.
Greg Bonnen is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 24th House district. He replaced previous state representative Larry Taylor in 2013.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| HB 5294 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to medical school admissions, coursework, academic standards, and employment decisions in this state |
| HB 5293 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the establishment of the Texas forensic analyst apprenticeship pilot program |
| HB 5202 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education |
| HB 2273 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the delegation of certain authority of a county judge in certain counties |
| HB 4806 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to recovery of damages in civil actions |
| HB 4724 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the civil liability of nonprofit entities |
| HB 4504 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to restrictions on covenants not to compete for physicians and certain health care practitioners |
| HB 3877 | 04/01/2025 | Relating to creating the criminal offense of criminal pursuit |
| HB 3461 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to certain memorial markers and designations on highways in this state |
| HB 2285 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to political advertising distributed or broadcast as part of a mass text message campaign and civil penalties for required disclosures on certain political advertising |
| HB 1 | 02/25/2025 | General Appropriations Bill |
Alerts Sign-up