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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the state from |
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expanding eligibility for Medicaid under the federal Patient |
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Protection and Affordable Care Act. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51-a, Article III, Texas Constitution, |
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is amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (b) of this section, the |
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state may not provide medical assistance to any person who became |
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newly eligible for that assistance under the Patient Protection and |
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Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. No. 111-148), as amended by the Health |
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Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. |
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No. 111-152), but would not be eligible for that assistance under |
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the eligibility criteria in effect in this state on January 1, 2021. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 2021. |
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The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment prohibiting the state |
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from expanding eligibility for Medicaid under the federal Patient |
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Protection and Affordable Care Act." |