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      H.B. No. 721         AN ACT   relating to the applicability of certain laws requiring health care   cost disclosures by health benefit plan issuers and administrators.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Sections 1662.003(b) and (c), Insurance Code,   are amended to read as follows:          (b)  Notwithstanding any other law, this chapter applies to:                (1)  a small employer health benefit plan subject to   Chapter 1501, including coverage provided through a health group   cooperative under Subchapter B of that chapter;                (2)  a standard health benefit plan issued under   Chapter 1507;                (3)  a basic coverage plan under Chapter 1551;                (4)  a basic plan under Chapter 1575;                (5)  a primary care coverage plan under Chapter 1579;                (6)  a plan providing basic coverage under Chapter   1601; and                (7)  [ a regional or local health care program operated   under Section 75.104, Health and Safety Code; and                [ (8) ]  a self-funded health benefit plan sponsored by a   professional employer organization under Chapter 91, Labor Code.          (c)  This chapter does not apply to :                 (1)   a health reimbursement arrangement or other   account-based health benefit plan ;                 (2)   [ or ] a workers' compensation insurance policy ; or                 (3)     a regional or local health care program operated   under Section 75.104, Health and Safety Code .          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 721 was passed by the House on May 8,   2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 131, Nays 16, 2 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 721 was passed by the Senate on May   28, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor