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Amend CSSB 10 as follows:
On page 2, strike lines 43 through 46 and insert the
following:
"(4) is exempt from the premium tax imposed by Article
4.11 of this code or the tax on revenues imposed under Section 33,
Texas Health Maintenance Organization Act (Article 20A.33(a),
Vernon's Texas Insurance Code) and the retaliatory tax under
Article 21.46 for two years, with respect to the premiums or
revenues received for coverage provided to each uninsured employee
or dependent as defined by the commissioner in accordance with
subsection (h) of this Article; and
(5) shall maintain documentation to be provided by
health group cooperatives to ensure compliance with the rules
adopted by the commissioner under subsection (h) of this Article
with respect to uninsured employees or dependents."
On page 3, at the end of line 10, insert a new subsection as
follows:
"(m) The provisions of this Article shall not serve to limit
or restrict a small or large employer's access to health benefit
plans under this chapter."
On page 3, line 68, strike "Not" and insert "(a) Except for
the tax exemption in Article 26.14A(g)(4), not".
On page 4, line 1, after the "." insert a new subsection to
read as follows:
"(b) With respect to the tax exemption in Article
26.14A(g)(4), the comptroller shall adopt rules or procedures as
necessary to implement the exemption."