HB 4118

Relating to the payment of an award for certain health care expenses under the Crime Victims' Compensation Act.

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

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relating to the payment of an award for certain health care expenses under the Crime Victims' Compensation Act.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

The bill requires the attorney general to pay crime victims or claimants back for health care copays they paid because of the injurious conduct.

The bill requires the attorney general to pay crime victims or claimants back for health care copays they paid because of the injurious conduct. The payment must be made within 10 days after a compensation application is filed, regardless of any other law. This touches crime victims applying under the Crime Victims' Compensation Act, and it applies to applications filed on or after September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 7, 2025 and referred to the House Appropriations committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB4118 · 2025-03-07

SOLD BY

Rep. Donna HowardDHouse 48

ITEM

relating to the payment of an award for certain health care expenses under the Crime Victims' Compensation Act.

WHAT IT DOES

The bill requires the attorney general to pay crime victims or claimants back for health care copays they paid because of the injurious conduct.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Mar 7, 2025Filed
Mar 27, 2025Read first time
Mar 27, 2025Referred to Appropriations

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Donna Howard

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$15K Texas Association of Nurse Anesthetists Political Action Committee$8K HDCC Incumbent Protection Fund$7K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$15,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$15,000.00

Cash: $15,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $15,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Oct 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100985297, 101031291, 101059636, 101070104.

Texas Association of Nurse Anesthetists Political Action Committee$7,500.00

Texas Association of Nurse Anesthetists Political Action Committee

$7,500.00

Cash: $7,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $7,500.00

Also funds 38 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Nov 19, 2024 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Sep 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100985297, 101069647.

HDCC Incumbent Protection Fund$7,000.00

HDCC Incumbent Protection Fund

$7,000.00

Cash: $7,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $7,000.00

Also funds 8 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 22, 2025 to May 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on May 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101059636.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$15,000.00

Cash: $15,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $15,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Oct 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100985297, 101031291, 101059636, 101070104.

Texas Association of Nurse Anesthetists Political Action Committee

$7,500.00

Cash: $7,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $7,500.00

Also funds 38 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Nov 19, 2024 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Sep 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100985297, 101069647.

HDCC Incumbent Protection Fund

$7,000.00

Cash: $7,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $7,000.00

Also funds 8 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 22, 2025 to May 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on May 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101059636.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Mar 7, 2025

03/27/2025 H Referred to Appropriations: Mar 27 2025 11:57AM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 6:51 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Appropriations · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Crime Victims Compensation

Insurance--Health & Accident

ATTORNEY GENERAL

Text

The text as introduced · 198 words

89R9208 MCF-D

By: Howard
H.B. No. 4118

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the payment of an award for certain health care expenses

under the Crime Victims' Compensation Act.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Article 56B.104, Code of Criminal Procedure, is

amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:

(e) Notwithstanding any other law, not later than the 10th

day after the date on which an application for compensation

described by Article 56B.051 is filed, the attorney general shall

award compensation to the victim or claimant in the amount of any

copays paid for health care services obtained as a result of the

criminally injurious conduct.

SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only

to an application for compensation under Chapter 56B, Code of

Criminal Procedure, filed on or after the effective date of this

Act. An application for compensation filed before the effective

date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the

application was filed, and the former law is continued in effect for

that purpose.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.