Honorable Byron Cook, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB3130 by Farney (Relating to coverage provided by certain health plans and health benefit plans for abortions.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend Title 8 of the Texas Insurance Code to prohibit a qualified health plan offered through a health benefit exchange under the Affordable Care Act from providing coverage for an abortion except under certain circumstances. The bill would not prevent an individual from purchasing optional or supplemental coverage for an abortion under a health benefit plan other than a qualified health plan offered through a health benefit exchange. The bill would apply to qualified health plans offered through a health benefit exchange on or after January 1, 2016. The bill would apply to health benefit plans offered by the state of Texas on or after September 1, 2015.
The Teacher Retirement System and the Employees Retirement System have indicated that the bill would have no impact fiscal impact on the agencies or their healthcare plans. Texas A&M University System Administration and the UT System Administration have indicated that there would be no fiscal impact resulting from the bill. The Department of Insurances estimates that the bill would require no additional workload or resources from the agency.
The bill would go into effect on September 1, 2015.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
323 Teacher Retirement System, 327 Employees Retirement System, 454 Department of Insurance, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration