HB1 Conference Committee Summary Report for Article II

The Conference Committee Report for HB1 was filed and distributed on May 25th, just two days before the end of the 86th legislative session. The bill provides $250.7 billion all funds for the 2020-2021 biennium. This is $500 million below the House Bill and $3.0 billion above the Senate Bill. The bill provides $84.4 billion for the biennium for health and human services, Article II which is $3.2 billion below the House bill and $300 million above the Senate bill. All Funds for the Health and Human Services agencies total $84.4 billion, an increase of $0.8 billion from the 2018–19 biennium. General Revenue Funds and General Revenue–Dedicated Funds total $34.3 billion, a decrease of $1.0 billion from the 2018–19 biennium. Appropriations for Health and Human Services encompass multiple programs, but the biennial All Funds increase is primarily the result of the following areas: an increase of $0.2 billion associated with child protective services programs, includi