Rep. Greg Bonnen introduced HB 4806, a bill on Courts, to the Texas House on Thursday, March 13 during the 89(R) legislative session, according to the Texas Legislature website.
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’relating to recovery of damages in civil actions’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill amends the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code concerning the recovery of damages in civil actions, focusing on health care charges and exemplary damages. It specifies the criteria under which affidavits can support claims regarding the reasonableness of health care charges and the necessity of services. The bill introduces a new section prohibiting controverting specified charges when certain affidavit conditions are met. It also adjusts definitions relating to damages, introduces standards and guidelines for awarding exemplary damages, and clarifies how damages related to health care expenses are calculated, including utilizing data from the Texas All Payor Claims Database. Further, the bill requires claimants to disclose relevant financial arrangements and obligates parties to provide additional information in personal injury or wrongful death cases. The act specifies standards for awarding noneconomic damages and precludes interest recovery on exemplary damages. This law takes effect immediately if it gains a two-thirds vote; otherwise, it is effective Sept. 1, 2025.
Greg Bonnen, the chair of the House Committee on Appropriations, proposed another 25 bills during the 89(R) legislative session. He is also a member of the House Committee on General Investigating.
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.
| Legislative Session | Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89(R) | HB 5102 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to applicability of certain prescription drug insurance laws to health benefit plans and pharmacy benefit managers |
| 89(R) | HB 5099 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to establishment of a shared savings program for certain managed care plans |
| 89(R) | HB 4743 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the issuance of a single license for a hospital and a mobile stroke unit of the hospital |
| 89(R) | HB 4736 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System |
| 89(R) | HB 4724 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the civil liability of nonprofit entities |
| 89(R) | HB 130 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to genetic information security for residents of this state; providing a civil penalty; providing a private cause of action |
| 89(R) | HB 124 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the school safety allotment under the Foundation School Program |
| 89(R) | HB 4641 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the resumption of service by certain judicial officers under the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two |
| 89(R) | HB 4638 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative |
| 89(R) | HB 4506 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to electronic delivery of notice for certain municipal zoning changes |
| 89(R) | HB 4504 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to restrictions on covenants not to compete for physicians and certain health care practitioners |
| 89(R) | HB 4503 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to electronic health record requirements; authorizing a civil penalty |
| 89(R) | HB 4488 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the creation and re-creation of funds and accounts, the dedication and rededication of revenue and allocation of accrued interest on dedicated revenue, and the exemption of unappropriated money from use for general governmental purposes |
| 89(R) | HB 4486 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to directing payment, after approval, of certain miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state out of funds designated by this Act; making appropriations |
| 89(R) | HB 4157 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to liability protections for commercial space flight and exploration |
| 89(R) | HB 4088 | 03/07/2025 | Relating to the qualifications for jury service and the establishment of a juror mental health services reimbursement program |
| 89(R) | HB 4066 | 03/07/2025 | Relating to the repeal of the Texas Research Incentive Program |
| 89(R) | HB 3877 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to creating the criminal offense of criminal pursuit |
| 89(R) | HB 3812 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to health benefit plan preauthorization requirements for certain health care services and the direction of utilization review by physicians |
| 89(R) | HB 3461 | 02/27/2025 | Relating to certain memorial markers and designations on highways in this state |
| 89(R) | HB 3459 | 02/27/2025 | Relating to distribution of state traffic fine revenue received by the comptroller |
| 89(R) | HB 3453 | 02/27/2025 | Relating to the liability of nonprofit entities contracted with the Department of Family and Protective Services or a single source continuum contractor to provide foster care or adoption services |
| 89(R) | HB 2285 | 01/30/2025 | 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 |
| 89(R) | HB 2273 | 01/30/2025 | Relating to the delegation of certain authority of a county judge in certain counties |
| 89(R) | HB 1 | 01/22/2025 | General Appropriations Bill |
| 88(R) | HB 1595 | 03/10/2023 | Relating to the administration and investment of, and distribution and use of money from, certain constitutional and statutory funds to support general academic teaching institutions in achieving national prominence as major research universities and driving the state economy |
| 88(R) | HB 4773 | 03/10/2023 | Relating to unconditional designation of physicians as participating providers in a managed care plan |
| 88(R) | HB 4893 | 03/10/2023 | Relating to unconditional designation of hospitals as participating providers in a managed care plan |
| 88(R) | HB 4901 | 03/10/2023 | Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain tangible personal property held by a manufacturer of medical or biomedical products as a finished good or used in the manufacturing or processing of medical or biomedical products |
| 88(R) | HB 4990 | 03/10/2023 | Relating to the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative and a governing board and advisory council for the initiative |
| 88(R) | HB 5174 | 03/10/2023 | Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium |
| 88(R) | HB 5186 | 03/10/2023 | Relating to the establishment of the state health benefit plan reimbursement review board and the reimbursement for health care services or supplies provided under certain state-funded health benefit plans |
| 88(R) | HB 4326 | 03/09/2023 | Relating to the direction of utilization review by physicians |
| 88(R) | HB 4343 | 03/09/2023 | Relating to health benefit plan preauthorization requirements for certain health care services and the direction of utilization review by physicians |
| 88(R) | HB 4484 | 03/09/2023 | Relating to the ownership of the pore space underlying the surface of land and to the use of that space for the geologic storage of carbon dioxide; authorizing a fee |
| 88(R) | HB 600 | 03/08/2023 | Relating to contributions to, benefits from, and the administration of systems and programs administered by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas |
| 88(R) | HB 4041 | 03/08/2023 | Relating to directing payment, after approval, of certain miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state out of funds designated by this Act; making appropriations |
| 88(R) | HB 4044 | 03/08/2023 | Relating to the creation and optional filing of a record of life for an unborn child and the use of a certificate of stillbirth; authorizing fees |
| 88(R) | HB 4050 | 03/08/2023 | Relating to compliance with minimum safety standards as a condition for the issuance of tax-supported bonds by school districts |
| 88(R) | HB 4099 | 03/08/2023 | Relating to the payment of gas customer rate relief charges imposed for costs related to Winter Storm Uri |
| 88(R) | HB 500 | 03/07/2023 | Relating to supplemental appropriations and reductions in appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations |
| 88(R) | HB 3954 | 03/07/2023 | Relating to the funding and continuation of the supplemental special education services and instructional materials program |
| 88(R) | HB 3729 | 03/06/2023 | Relating to the disclosure under the public information law of certain evidence of a crime that resulted in the death of a person |
| 88(R) | HB 3359 | 03/03/2023 | Relating to network adequacy standards and other requirements for preferred provider benefit plans |
| 88(R) | HB 3367 | 03/03/2023 | Relating to contributions to, benefits from, and the administration of the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two |
| 88(R) | HB 3411 | 03/03/2023 | Relating to restrictions on covenants not to compete for physicians and certain other health care practitioners |
| 88(R) | HB 3447 | 03/03/2023 | Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Space Commission and the Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium |
| 88(R) | HB 3461 | 03/03/2023 | Relating to the creation and re-creation of funds and accounts, the dedication and rededication of revenue and allocation of accrued interest on dedicated revenue, and the exemption of unappropriated money from use for general governmental purposes |
| 88(R) | HB 3493 | 03/03/2023 | Relating to the service retirement eligibility and benefits of certain members of the Employees Retirement System of Texas |
| 88(R) | HB 3495 | 03/03/2023 | Relating to the investment authority of certain state agencies and the confidentiality of certain information related to those investments |
