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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to expand |
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eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal |
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Patient 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. Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 74 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 74. The state shall provide medical assistance to all |
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individuals who apply for that assistance and for whom federal |
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matching funds are available 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. No. |
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111-152), to the state to provide that assistance. |
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SECTION 2. The following temporary provision is added to |
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the Texas Constitution: |
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TEMPORARY PROVISION. (a) This temporary provision applies |
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to the constitutional amendment proposed by the 89th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2025, requiring the state to expand eligibility |
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for Medicaid to all individuals for whom federal matching funds are |
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available under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care |
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Act. |
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(b) Section 74, Article XVI, of this constitution takes |
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effect January 1, 2026. |
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(c) This temporary provision expires January 1, 2027. |
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SECTION 3. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025. |
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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 requiring the state to |
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expand eligibility for Medicaid to all individuals for whom federal |
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matching funds are available under the federal Patient Protection |
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and Affordable Care Act." |