# Texas SB 1455: Relating to the funding mechanism for the regulation of workers' compensation and workers' compensation insurance; authorizing surcharges.

Texas SB 1455, Relating to the funding mechanism for the regulation of workers' compensation and workers' compensation insurance; authorizing surcharges., is a 89th Legislature Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Brent Hagenbuch (Republican), Cole Hefner; status became law, last action 2025-06-20 (Effective on 1/1/26) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Texas SB 1455
- State: Texas
- Session: 89th Legislature Regular Session
- Title: Relating to the funding mechanism for the regulation of workers' compensation and workers' compensation insurance; authorizing surcharges.
- Status: became law
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-19
- Last action: 2025-06-20, Effective on 1/1/26
- Sponsors: Brent Hagenbuch (Republican), Cole Hefner
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Fees & Other Nontax Revenue--State, Insurance--Insurers & Agents, Insurance--Property & Casualty, Labor--Workers' Compensation, State Finances--Management & Control, Taxation--General, COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, INSURANCE, COMMISSIONER OF, INSURANCE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (276 yes, 28 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Insurers can pass surcharges to employers: cost, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, Texas replaces workers’ compensation maintenance taxes with surcharges for annual periods starting on or after that date. Insurers can recover these costs through insurance rates or direct charges to employers buying coverage. The money funds insurance regulation, workers…
- Self-insurance groups pay surcharges and face enforcement: cost, low. Texas workers’ compensation self-insurance groups pay surcharges for regulation, system administration, fraud prosecution, research, and the Office of Injured Employee Counsel. The charges use premiums for risk the group keeps, exclude excess-insurance premiums, and follow the covered combined 2.7%…
- Self-insured employers pay claim-based surcharges: cost, low. Certified self-insured employers pay surcharges for workers’ compensation administration, fraud prosecution, and the Office of Injured Employee Counsel. The base adds prior-year claim liabilities, including claims incurred but not yet reported, administration expenses, and legal costs. That total i…
- Carriers help cover injury fund shortfalls: mixed, low. The law provides a supplemental surcharge on non-governmental carriers when the commissioner finds the Subsequent Injury Fund lacks adequate funding. The assessment must provide 120% of projected unfunded liabilities for the next two-year period. An independent actuary or financial adviser must cer…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brent Hagenbuch (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Cole Hefner, House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-21 | House | Record vote | pass | 134 | 11 |   |
| 2025-05-20 | House | Record vote | pass | 122 | 17 |   |
| 2025-04-24 | Senate | Record vote | pass |   |   |   |
| 2025-04-24 | Senate | Record vote | pass |   |   |   |
|   | House | Committee vote: Trade, Workforce & Economic Development | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
|   | Senate | Committee vote: Business & Commerce | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (49)

- 2025-06-20: Effective on 1/1/26 (House)
- 2025-06-20: Filed without the Governor's signature (House)
- 2025-05-22: Sent to the Governor (House)
- 2025-05-22: Signed in the House (House)
- 2025-05-22: Signed in the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-05-22: Reported enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-05-21: House passage reported (Senate)
- 2025-05-21: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (House)
- 2025-05-21: Record vote (RV#3139) (House)
- 2025-05-21: Passed (House)
- 2025-05-21: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2025-05-20: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (House)
- 2025-05-20: Record vote (RV#3086) (House)
- 2025-05-20: Passed to 3rd reading (House)
- 2025-05-20: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2025-05-20: Placed on General State Calendar (House)
- 2025-05-16: Considered in Calendars (House)
- 2025-05-09: Committee report sent to Calendars (House)
- 2025-05-08: Committee report distributed (House)
- 2025-05-08: Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (House)
- 2025-04-30: Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) (House)
- 2025-04-30: Considered in public hearing (House)
- 2025-04-28: Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development (House)
- 2025-04-28: Read first time (House)
- 2025-04-25: Received from the Senate (House)
- 2025-04-24: Reported engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Record vote (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Read 3rd time (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Record vote (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Three day rule suspended (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Vote recorded in Journal (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Laid before the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Placed on local & uncontested calendar (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Placed on intent calendar (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Committee report printed and distributed (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Recommended for local & uncontested calendar (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Reported favorably as substituted (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Vote taken in committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Considered in public hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Left pending in committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Testimony taken in committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Considered in public hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to Business & Commerce (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Read first time (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Filed (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Received by the Secretary of the Senate (Senate)

## Bill text

- Engrossed: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01455E.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB01455E.PDF)
- Enrolled: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01455F.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB01455F.PDF)
- House Committee Report: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01455H.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB01455H.PDF)
- Introduced: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01455I.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB01455I.PDF)
- Senate Committee Report: [HTML](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01455S.HTM), [PDF](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB01455S.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Engrossed (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01455E.HTM)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB01455E.PDF)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01455F.HTM)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB01455F.PDF)
- [House Committee Report (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01455H.HTM)
- [House Committee Report (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB01455H.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01455I.HTM)
- [Introduced (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB01455I.PDF)
- [Senate Committee Report (HTML)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01455S.HTM)
- [Senate Committee Report (PDF)](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB01455S.PDF)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TX-SB1455-89R (as of 2026-10-19).