Special Report: House and Senate High Level Budget Comparisons as Introduced, 87th Legislature, Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)

This summary of the General Appropriations Bill publication provides an overview of the appropriations included in the General Appropriations Bill, otherwise known as the state budget. The version of the General Appropriations Bill that becomes law, after being passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor, is referred to as the General Appropriations Act (GAA). This enacted legislation is the state’s budget for a two-year period (biennium). The Legislative Budget Board (LBB) staff provides a summary of the General Appropriations Bill for each version of the bill as the budget deliberations unfold during the legislative session. The summary is not a reconciliation of each change in the General Appropriations Bill, but rather a high-level overview of major changes between the biennia and between iterations of the bill. It is a reference for legislators and other stakeholders as they work through budget deliberations. This summary focuses on the Health and Human Services Comm