The House Committee on Human Services met to consider the following: HB 53 Minjarez | et al. – Relating to the transitional living services program for certain youth in foster care. HB…
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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 House Committee on Human Services met to consider the following: HB 288 – Thompson, Senfronia | Relating to the personal needs allowance for certain Medicaid recipients who are residents of long-term…
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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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The Committee on public health met to consider:
HB 10 Thompson, Senfronia | et al Relating to grants and programs for researching and treating behavioral health and psychiatric issues. Also considered was HJR5, proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of general obligation bonds by the Texas Public Finance Authority to fund research, treatment, and access to services in this state for behavioral health, mental health, and substance use and addiction issues.
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Texas Insight’s Recent Reports House and Senate Items of Appropriation. The following reports contain appropriations comparisons for the HHSC, the DSHS, and the DFPS drawn from H.B. 1 and S.B. 1.…
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The House Appropriations Committee met to hear testimony on the following:
Department of State Health Services
House/Senate Comparison, Items of Appropriation by Goal and Strategy, 86th Legislature.
Shaded items are items in disagreement.
Medicaid. Legislative Budget Office Staff: Medicaid is a jointly-funded State/Federal program providing health insurance primarily to low-income parents, non-disabled children, pregnant women, the elderly, and people with disabilities. As a…
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The House Appropriations Committee met to hear testimony on the following: