Stop Surprise Medical Bills Author: Representative Trey Martinez Fischer House Bill 3933 is a comprehensive, bipartisan piece of legislation that Rep. Martinez Fischer is authoring alongside State Sen. Kelly Hancock (R). It aims to eliminate ‘balance billing’ in the medical community, which occurs when a patient is treated by an out-of-network provider or at an […]
Tuition Free Community College Author: Rep Trey Martinez Fischer HB 2887 would allow San Antonians to attend Alamo College schools at no cost of tuition, opening up educational opportunities to more than 16,000 San Antonio high school students graduating from 45 high schools across Bexar County. This would allow San Antonio high school graduates to
Raising the Minimum Wage Author: Rep Trey Martinez Fischer HB 3922, one of Rep. Martinez Fischer’s most important pieces of legislation introduced this year, would gradually increase the statewide minimum wage to $15 an hour over the next several years and bring workers wages in line with the 21st century. Over the past 50 years,
Mail-in-Ballots for Seniors Author: Rep Trey Martinez Fischer The current system for receiving mail-in ballots is pointlessly complicated and makes senior citizens’ lives more difficult, as it requires individuals to re-apply every year as the mail-in-ballot application is only valid for one year. HB 2765, filed by Rep. Martinez Fischer, would have county election clerks
Defending Pre-Existing Conditions Protections Author: Rep Trey Martinez Fischer The very first bill Rep. Martinez Fischer filed this session, HB 2114 grants protections to those with pre-existing conditions, regardless of the legal status of the Affordable Care Act (AKA ObamaCare) that President Obama passed in 2010. Prior to the Affordable Care Act, insurance companies could
