The Weekly Insight: May 28

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Texas Insight’s Recent Reports 

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. Find the full report here.

HB1 Conference Summary: Health and Human Services Commission. The Conference Committee on HB1 released the following decisions: Technical Adjustments and Cross Strategy Issues. The Conference Committee made the following technical adjustments to HB1: Adopting House Rider 2, Capital Budget, providing $1,840,000 in authority for new projects to align with decisions regarding capital budget authority for furniture, fixture, and equipment purchases for newly renovated units at state hospitals; and Amended House Rider 97/Senate Rider 94, Limitations on Transfer Authority, to allow HHSC to make certain transfers related to contingency contracts in excess of $1,000,000 or 20% of the originating item of appropriation with notification only… Find the full report here.

HB1 Conference Summary: DSHS. The Conference Committee for HB1 released their decisions for the Department of State Health Services. The issues decided by the Conference Committee are presented in this document. Follow this link for the full report.

Looking Ahead

May 30, 2019: Policy Council for Children and Families

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