BILL ANALYSIS

 

 

Senate Research Center	H.B. 4611
88R11708 KKR-D	By: Price (Johnson)
	Administration
	5/12/2023
	Engrossed

 

 

 

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

 

As part of the statutory revision program required by Section 323.007, Government Code, the Texas Legislative Council (TLC) prepared a nonsubstantive revision of Subtitle I, Title 4, Government Code, which governs the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and the provision of health and human services by HHSC and other health and human services agencies.

 

The purpose of TLC's statutory revision program is to make the statutes more accessible, understandable, and usable. The TLC staff does not attempt to make substantive changes in any law or alter the sense, meaning, or effect of any statute. The staff does reclassify and rearrange the law in a more logical order and establish a new numbering system and format that will accommodate future expansion of the law. In addition, the staff eliminates repealed, invalid, duplicative, and other ineffective statutes.

 

TLC sought the widest possible review of the preliminary drafts of H.B. 4611 by contacting interested persons, including HHSC, and distributing the preliminary drafts to those persons for their review and comments. The TLC staff considered all comments and proposed modifications received and incorporated changes based on those comments and proposals into H.B. 4611.

 

H.B. 4611 amends current law relating to the nonsubstantive revision of the health and human services laws governing the Health and Human Services Commission, Medicaid, and other social services.

 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

 

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.

 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

 

ARTICLE 1. CHANGES RELATING TO GOVERNMENT CODE

 

(Pages 1-773 of this bill)

 

ARTICLE 2. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

 

Makes conforming changes to various sections of the Business and Commerce Code, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Education Code, Estates Code, Family Code, Government Code, Health and Safety Code, Human Resources Code, Insurance Code, Labor Code, Local Government Code, and Occupations Code.

 

(Pages 773-851 of this bill)

 

ARTICLE 3. REPEALERS

 

Repeals various portions of the Government Code.

 

(Page 851 of this bill)

 

ARTICLE 4. GENERAL MATTERS

 

SECTION 4.02. Effective date: April 1, 2025.