H.B. No. 2488 amends the Texas Labor Code by adding Section 410.0055, which allows for certain contested case hearings within the Texas workers' compensation system to be conducted via videoconference. This provision can be enacted if the division determines that good cause exists or if there is mutual agreement between the parties involved. The commissioner of workers' compensation is tasked with adopting necessary rules to implement this new section.

The bill specifies that the new rules will apply to contested case hearings requested on or after the effective date of the Act, while hearings requested prior to this date will continue to be governed by the existing law. The Act is set to take effect immediately upon receiving a two-thirds vote from both houses of the legislature, or on September 1, 2025, if such a vote is not achieved.

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