The Committee gathered to discuss the following. Only bills in bold are covered in this report. SB 50 by Zaffirini: Relating to a competitive and integrated employment initiative for certain…
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The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services gathered to consider the following: SB 64 Nelson | et al. Relating to a mental health program that includes peer-to-peer counseling for…
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The Chair stated that her intent is to hold bills at least a week before passing to the full house. The Committee on Public Health met to consider the following:…
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Committee Make-Up: here. Committee Meeting Handouts: here. Rep. Klick, Chair, stated that her intent is to hold bills at least a week before passing to the full house. The Committee…
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Committee Make-Up: here. Committee Handouts: here. The Committee on Human Services met to consider the following: HB 135 – Minjarez Relating to notifying an alleged perpetrator of child abuse or…
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Among other business, the Committee met to discuss the following interim charge. Examine the current status and future direction of the following programs: The Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement…
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The Interim Committee met in a public hearing to consider the following: The Committee will review the processes and policies established by the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS)…
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INTRODUCTION. This report is provided to address many of the key issues identified during the 86th Legislative Session. Section 1 of the report summarizes appropriation issues at a very high level. Only items addressed in HB1 are included. Items requested, but not funded are not included. The summary is organized by topic area. Additionally, there is a specific section where appropriation issues identified by the Department of Family and Protective Services and the Department of State Health Services are summarized. Section 2 of the report addresses both rider summaries and summaries of substantive legislation by subject area. Riders that appear in one area are not repeated in another area. Similarly, substantive legislation is only referenced and summarized once, although they may address several substantive areas.
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The Committee on Business and Commerce met to consider the following bills (selected bills). The Chair announced that the bills heard today would be voted on tomorrow at 8:00 am.…
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The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services met to consider the following bills: HB 284 Perez | et al. | SP: Powell – Relating to disclosure requirements of certain facilities that…
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