HB 2570 Zerwas – Relating to the award of grants by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Oversight Committee and to the payment of claims related to those grants by…
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The following contains HB1 and SCSHB1 items of appropriations and riders for the DSHS.
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A. Goal: MEDICAID CLIENT SERVICES B. Goal: MEDICAID & CHIP SUPPORT—Medicaid and CHIP Contracts and Administration. C. Goal: CHIP CLIENT SERVICES—Children’s Health Insurance Program Services. D. Goal: ADDITIONAL HEALTH-RELATED SERVICES…
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The Senate Finance Committee met today to pass Senate Committee Substitute for HB1. This sets the stage, after Senate passage, for the conference committee to deliberate the differences. We can…
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The Committee met to consider the following.
HB 1 Zerwas General Appropriations Bill. The committee substitute contains all of the items of appropriation and riders that were previously adopted. The bill spends $114.6 billion GR which is well under the Comptroller’s Biennial Revenue Estimate of $119.1 billion. It contains about $2 billion from the economic stabilization fund (ESF) out of the $15.4 billion ESF. HB1 is within all four constitutional spending limits. The Chair stated that it provides:
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The Full Senate took up SB500 (Committee Report) by Nelson, relating to making supplemental appropriations and reductions in appropriations and giving direction, including direction regarding reimbursement, and adjustment authority regarding…
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The Chair laid out H.B. 4. He stated that the bill contains traditional items that the legislature funds. This bill addresses shortfalls as well as one-time expenditures for Harvey. A…
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House Appropriations Committee Decision Document - Health and Human Services Commission Riders
Decisions as of March 6, 2019
Representative Davis, Subcommittee Chair on Article II
Members: Representatives Cortez, Hefner, Sheffield, Turner, J.
LBB Analyst(s): Samantha Brock, Mike Diehl, and Rustin Dudley
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House Appropriations Committee Decision Document: Health and Human Services Commission - Riders
Decisions as of March 4, 2019
Representative Davis, Subcommittee Chair on Article II Members: Representatives Cortez, Hefner, Sheffield, Turner, J.
LBB Analyst(s): Samantha Brock, Mike Diehl, and Rustin Dudley
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House Appropriations Committee Decision Document
Decisions as of March 4, 2019
Representative Davis, Subcommittee Chair on Article II Members: RepresentativesCortez, Hefner, Sheffield, Turner, J.
LBB Analyst(s): Samantha Brock, Mike Diehl, Rustin Dudley, Liz Prado
Shaded areas are under the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee for Infrastructure, Resiliency, and Investment
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