Bill:  HB 4 
Legislative Session: 87(R)
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Last Action:06/15/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to the provision and delivery of certain health care services in this state, including services under Medicaid and other public benefits programs, using telecommunications or information technology and to reimbursement for some of those services.
Author:Price | Oliverson | Coleman | Ashby | Guillen
Coauthor:Allen | Allison | Anderson | Beckley | Bell, Keith | Biedermann | Bonnen | Burns | Burrows | Button | Cain | Campos | Canales | Capriglione | Clardy | Cole | Collier | Cook | Cortez | Cyrier | Darby | Dean | Ellzey | Fierro | Frank | Frullo | Geren | González, Mary | Guerra | Hefner | Herrero | Howard | Hull | Jetton | Johnson, Julie | Kacal | King, Ken | King, Phil | Lambert | Landgraf | Leach | Leman | Lopez | Martinez | Meza | Middleton | Minjarez | Morales Shaw | Morales, Christina | Morales, Eddie | Murr | Neave | Ordaz | Ortega | Pacheco | Parker | Paul | Ramos | Raney | Raymond | Rodriguez | Rogers | Romero, Jr. | Rose | Shaheen | Shine | Slaton | Smith | Spiller | Thompson, Ed | Tinderholt | Toth | Turner, Chris | Turner, John | VanDeaver | Vasut | White | Wilson | Wu | Zwiener
Sponsor:Buckingham
Cosponsor:Blanco | Hancock | Hinojosa
Subjects:Health--Rural (I0381)
Human Services--Medical Assistance (I0905)
MANAGED CARE (S0454)
MEDICAID (S4885)
TELEMEDICINE (S0219)
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)
Companion:SB 412 by Buckingham, Identical
HB 974 by Price, Duplicate
House Committee:Public Health
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=7   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=4
Senate Committee:Health & Human Services
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=8   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
Actions: (ascending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
H   Filed      02/25/2021    
H   Read first time      03/01/2021     276
H   Referred to Public Health      03/01/2021   05:05 PM  276
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/31/2021    
H   Considered in public hearing      03/31/2021    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      03/31/2021    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      03/31/2021    
H   Reported favorably as substituted      03/31/2021    
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      04/06/2021     884
H   Committee report distributed      04/06/2021   05:02 PM 
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      04/06/2021    
H   Considered in Calendars      04/12/2021    
H   Placed on Major State Calendar      04/14/2021    
H   Read 2nd time      04/14/2021     1044
H   Passed to engrossment      04/14/2021     1044
H   Read 3rd time      04/15/2021     1089
H   Passed      04/15/2021     1089
H   Record vote   RV#227   04/15/2021     1089
H   Reported engrossed      04/15/2021   01:49 PM  1236
S   Received from the House      04/19/2021     822
S   Read first time      04/19/2021     853
S   Referred to Health & Human Services      04/19/2021     853
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/12/2021    
S   Considered in public hearing      05/12/2021    
S   Testimony taken in committee      05/12/2021    
S   Left pending in committee      05/12/2021    
S   Considered in public hearing      05/18/2021    
S   Reported favorably as substituted      05/20/2021     1669
S   Committee report printed and distributed      05/20/2021   04:28 PM 
S   Co-sponsor authorized      05/22/2021     1778
S   Placed on intent calendar      05/22/2021    
S   Co-sponsor authorized      05/24/2021     1891
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      05/24/2021     1847
S   Read 2nd time      05/24/2021     1847
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Buckingham   05/24/2021     1847
S   Amended      05/24/2021     1848
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/24/2021     1849
S   Passed to 3rd reading as amended      05/24/2021     1849
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/24/2021     1849
S   Three day rule suspended      05/24/2021     1849
S   Record vote      05/24/2021     1849
S   Read 3rd time      05/24/2021     1849
S   Passed      05/24/2021     1849
S   Record vote      05/24/2021     1849
H   Senate passage as amended reported      05/26/2021     4080
H   Senate Amendments distributed      05/27/2021   11:59 AM 
H   Senate Amendments Analysis distributed      05/27/2021   12:00 PM 
H   House concurs in Senate amendment(s)      05/28/2021     4499
H   Record vote   RV#1615   05/28/2021     4499
H   Text of Senate Amendment(s)      05/28/2021     4499
S   House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported      05/28/2021     2630
H   Reported enrolled      05/29/2021   11:23 AM  5476
H   Signed in the House      05/29/2021     5156
S   Signed in the Senate      05/31/2021     3151
E   Sent to the Governor      05/31/2021     5517
E   Signed by the Governor      06/15/2021     5518
E   Effective immediately      06/15/2021