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SB921
In Calendar Committee in Other Chamber Authored by Kevin Sparks (R) View at Source
Caption: Relating to a prohibition on conducting an ex parte renewal of a recipient's Medicaid eligibility. Initially Referred to Senate Health & Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to House Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican
SB 921 proposes a prohibition on the automatic renewal of Medicaid eligibility through ex parte processes, which involve the use of available electronic data sources without requiring direct information from recipients. The bill mandates that the Health and Human Services Commission, or any state agency administering Medicaid, cannot conduct such renewals unless explicitly required by federal law. It also directs the commission to seek any necessary federal waivers to implement the prohibition and allows a delay in enforcement until waivers are granted.
Sponsors: Noble (R)
(S) Noble signed onto the bill as
Jan 24, 2025
(S) Sparks signed onto the bill as Author (S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate (S) Filed
Feb 13, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Health & Human Services, chaired by a Republican
Mar 11, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Testimony taken in committee (S) Left pending in committee
Mar 26, 2025
(S) Considered in public hearing (S) Vote taken in committee
Mar 31, 2025
(S) Reported favorably as substituted (S) Committee report printed and distributed
Apr 1, 2025
(S) Corrected comm. report printed & distributed
Apr 2, 2025
(S) Placed on intent calendar
Apr 7, 2025
(S) Not again placed on intent calendar
Apr 8, 2025
(S) Placed on intent calendar (S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business (S) Record vote (S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
20250408_SB921_E: Yea 19 (R 19, D 0) - Nay 11 (R 0, D 11)
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(S) Record vote (S) Reported engrossed
Apr 10, 2025
(H) Received from the Senate
Apr 17, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Human Services, chaired by a Republican
Apr 25, 2025
(H) Considered in formal meeting (H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Apr 30, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed
May 1, 2025
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
Against
(Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Lynn Cowles for Every Texan (Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Alec Mendoza for Texans Care for Children (Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Amanda Tollett for Texas Medical Association (Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Chase Bearden for self (with Coalition of Texans with Disabilities) (Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Clayton Travis for Texas Pediatric Society
For
(Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Roy Lenardson for FGA Action (Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Caroline Welton for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) (Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Samuel Sheetz for self (with Americans for Prosperity Texas (AFP))
On
(Tue 3/11/2025) Testifying before S Health & Human Services as Emily Brizzolara Dove for Texas 2036 (Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Charles Miller for Texas 2036 (Tue 3/11/2025) Registering before S Health & Human Services as Hilary Davis for Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
