78S30173 CLG-D
By: Rodriguez H.B. No. 40
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the filing of a lien against the home of certain
Medicaid recipients.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 531.077, Government Code, as added by
Chapter 198, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003,
is amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) The state may not file a lien under this section against
the residence homestead of a recipient of medical assistance under
Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, if:
(1) the recipient receives an exemption under Section
11.13, Tax Code, for the residence homestead; and
(2) the market value of the residence homestead,
according to the most recent certified appraisal roll for the
county in which the property is located, is not greater than
$150,000.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the
last day of the legislative session.