SB 258
Rehmet Health Rate Bill Weighs Affordability, Starting In 2029
Filed
Verdict: Smells
Why it's charged
Delayed start
The Act takes effect in 2027, but the new rate review factor only reaches coverage issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2029. That is after the November 7, 2028 general election.
Delayed startInitial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
Caption
relating to factors the commissioner of insurance may consider when reviewing individual health benefit plan rates for excessiveness.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Commissioner may weigh affordability. Optional, and only for coverage issued or renewed after January 1, 2029.
The bill lets the state insurance commissioner weigh whether an individual health plan's rate is affordable when deciding if that rate is excessive. It touches insurers that sell individual health plans, including marketplace plans, and the people who buy them. Nothing is required: the commissioner gains an optional factor to consider, and it only applies to rates for coverage issued or renewed starting January 1, 2029.
Receipt
The receipt
90R-SB258 · 2026-11-09
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ITEM
relating to factors the commissioner of insurance may consider when reviewing individual health benefit plan rates for excessiveness.
WHAT IT DOES
Commissioner may weigh affordability. Optional, and only for coverage issued or renewed after January 1, 2029.
The bill lets the state insurance commissioner weigh whether an individual health plan's rate is affordable when deciding if that rate is excessive. It touches insurers that sell individual health plans, including marketplace plans, and the people who buy them. Nothing is required: the commissioner gains an optional factor to consider, and it only applies to rates for coverage issued or renewed starting January 1, 2029.
CHARGES
[x] DELAYED STARTanalysis confidence 55%
The Act takes effect in 2027, but the new rate review factor only reaches coverage issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2029. That is after the November 7, 2028 general election.
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
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 · Jun 9, 2025 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 Majority PAC$267,218.00
Texas Majority PAC
$267,218.00
- Cash
- $0.00
- Paid by others
- $267,218.00
- Total
- $267,218.00
Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Sep 2, 2025 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Sep 2, 2025 to Feb 22, 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: 101018487, 101034436, 101062455.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$80,000.00
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$80,000.00
- Cash
- $80,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $80,000.00
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.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Feb 19, 2026 to Oct 13, 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: 101062455, 101072804.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Texas Majority PAC
$267,218.00
- Cash
- $0.00
- Paid by others
- $267,218.00
- Total
- $267,218.00
Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Sep 2, 2025 to Oct 19, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Sep 2, 2025 to Feb 22, 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: 101018487, 101034436, 101062455.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$80,000.00
- Cash
- $80,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $80,000.00
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.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Feb 19, 2026 to Oct 13, 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: 101062455, 101072804.
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 a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas Senate · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 S Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:41 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Subjects
Insurance--General
Insurance--Health & Accident
Insurance--Reform
INSURANCE, COMMISSIONER OF
Text
The text as introduced · 196 words
90R3562 SCF-D By: Rehmet S.B. No. 258 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to factors the commissioner of insurance may consider when reviewing individual health benefit plan rates for excessiveness. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 1698.052, Insurance Code, is amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: (e) In determining whether a rate for an individual health benefit plan, including a qualified health plan, is excessive for purposes of this chapter and any other applicable law, the commissioner may consider whether the rate is affordable and whether the health benefit plan issuer has implemented effective strategies to enhance the affordability of its rates. SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to rates for health benefit plan coverage delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed on or after January 1, 2029. Rates for health benefit plan coverage delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed before January 1, 2029, are governed by the law in effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.