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
 Filed      02/25/2021    
 Read first time      03/01/2021     276
 Referred to Public Health      03/01/2021   05:05 PM  276
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/31/2021    
 Considered in public hearing      03/31/2021    
 Committee substitute considered in committee      03/31/2021    
 Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      03/31/2021    
 Reported favorably as substituted      03/31/2021    
 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      04/06/2021     884
 Committee report distributed      04/06/2021   05:02 PM 
 Committee report sent to Calendars      04/06/2021    
 Considered in Calendars      04/12/2021    
 Placed on Major State Calendar      04/14/2021    
 Read 2nd time      04/14/2021     1044
 Passed to engrossment      04/14/2021     1044
 Read 3rd time      04/15/2021     1089
 Passed      04/15/2021     1089
 Record vote   RV#227   04/15/2021     1089
 Reported engrossed      04/15/2021   01:49 PM  1236
 Received from the House      04/19/2021     822
 Read first time      04/19/2021     853
 Referred to Health & Human Services      04/19/2021     853
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/12/2021    
 Considered in public hearing      05/12/2021    
 Testimony taken in committee      05/12/2021    
 Left pending in committee      05/12/2021    
 Considered in public hearing      05/18/2021    
 Reported favorably as substituted      05/20/2021     1669
 Committee report printed and distributed      05/20/2021   04:28 PM 
 Co-sponsor authorized      05/22/2021     1778
 Placed on intent calendar      05/22/2021    
 Co-sponsor authorized      05/24/2021     1891
 Rules suspended-Regular order of business      05/24/2021     1847
 Read 2nd time      05/24/2021     1847
 Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Buckingham   05/24/2021     1847
 Amended      05/24/2021     1848
 Vote recorded in Journal      05/24/2021     1849
 Passed to 3rd reading as amended      05/24/2021     1849
 Vote recorded in Journal      05/24/2021     1849
 Three day rule suspended      05/24/2021     1849
 Record vote      05/24/2021     1849
 Read 3rd time      05/24/2021     1849
 Passed      05/24/2021     1849
 Record vote      05/24/2021     1849
 Senate passage as amended reported      05/26/2021     4080
 Senate Amendments distributed      05/27/2021   11:59 AM 
 Senate Amendments Analysis distributed      05/27/2021   12:00 PM 
 House concurs in Senate amendment(s)      05/28/2021     4499
 Record vote   RV#1615   05/28/2021     4499
 Text of Senate Amendment(s)      05/28/2021     4499
 House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported      05/28/2021     2630
 Reported enrolled      05/29/2021   11:23 AM  5476
 Signed in the House      05/29/2021     5156
 Signed in the Senate      05/31/2021     3151
 Sent to the Governor      05/31/2021     5517
 Signed by the Governor      06/15/2021     5518
 Effective immediately      06/15/2021