HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Human Services 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Tuesday, April 1, 2025 

PLACE:        E2.030 
CHAIR:        Rep. Lacey Hull 

     The chair may limit testimony to three (3) minutes per witness.

HB 741         Gervin-Hawkins                            
Relating to the procedures for the removal of certain children in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services and monetary assistance provided by the Department of Family and Protective Services to certain relative or designated caregivers.

HB 1199        Manuel                                    
Relating to emergency generators or other power sources for nursing facilities and assisted living facilities.

HB 2070        Hull                                      
Relating to a required court finding of abuse or neglect before an individual's name is added to the central child abuse or neglect registry.

HB 2402        Rose                                      
Relating to the determination of fees, charges, and rates for certain benefits under Medicaid.

HB 2542        Kitzman                                   
Relating to the establishment of a work group to study and make recommendations on certain services needed by individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability.

HB 2665        VanDeaver                                 
Relating to notification and disclosure of records and information concerning an investigation of a report of child abuse or neglect to county or district attorneys.

HB 2789        Frank                                     
Relating to the regulation of child welfare, including licensure, community-based care contractors, family homes, and child-care facilities.

HB 3096        Cunningham                                
Relating to designating March 17 as Profound Autism Awareness Day.

HB 3396        Frank                                     
Relating to the authority of certain medical consenters to assume financial responsibility for certain out-of-network medical care provided to children in foster care.

HB 3595        Barry                                     
Relating to an emergency preparedness and contingency operations plan, including temperature regulation, for assisted living facility residents during an emergency; providing penalties.

HB 3747        Manuel                                    
Relating to allowing Medicaid managed care organizations to inform Medicaid recipients about the availability of certain private health benefit plan coverage.

HB 4116        Davis, Aicha                              
Relating to information made available to a relative or other designated caregiver.

HB 4127        Davis, Aicha                              
Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate a licensed child-care facility or registered family home.

Texas residents who wish to electronically submit comments related to

agenda items on this notice without testifying in person can do so until

the hearing is adjourned by visiting:

https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c310

For those persons who will be testifying, information for in-person witness registration, can be found here: https://mytxlegis.capitol.texas.gov/HWRSPublic/About.aspx

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NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

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