LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATURE 1st CALLED SESSION - 2017
 
July 24, 2017

TO:
Honorable John Zerwas, Chair, House Committee on Appropriations
 
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB25 by Davis, Sarah (Relating to reimbursement rates for Medicaid acute care therapy services; making an appropriation.), As Introduced



Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB25, As Introduced: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2019.



Fiscal Year Appropriation out of
Economic Stabilization Fund
599 		Appropriation out of
Federal Funds
555
2018 $34,180,000 $44,977,018
2019 $35,995,000 $48,262,959



Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2018 $0
2019 $0




Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2018 $0
2019 $0
2020 $0
2021 $0
2022 $0




Fiscal Year Probable (Cost) from
Economic Stabilization Fund
599 		Probable Revenue (Loss) from
Economic Stabilization Fund
599 		Probable (Cost) from
Federal Funds
555
2018 ($34,180,000) ($410,000) ($44,977,018)
2019 ($35,995,000) ($1,226,000) ($48,262,959)
2020 $0 ($1,303,000) $0
2021 $0 ($1,327,000) $0
2022 $0 ($1,351,000) $0

Fiscal Analysis

The bill would appropriate $34,180,000 from the Economic Stabilization Fund and $44,977,018 in Federal Funds for fiscal year 2018 and $35,995,000 from the Economic Stabilization Fund and $48,262,959 in Federal Funds for fiscal year 2019 to the Health and Human Services Commission for Medicaid acute care therapy services.

The bill would take effect immediately with a two-thirds vote of all members elected to each house; otherwise, it would be effective on the 91st day after the last day of the legislative session. The bill would only take effect with a two-thirds vote of the members present in each house.

Methodology

The above tables reflect appropriations made in the bill.  The estimates of revenue loss from the Economic Stabilization Fund assume a loss of interest and investment earnings that would have been earned on amounts appropriated from the fund and were provided by the Comptroller of Public Accounts.

As an appropriations bill, this legislation is subject to certification by the Comptroller of Public Accounts.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.


Source Agencies:
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 529 Health and Human Services Commission
LBB Staff:
UP, KK, LR, TBo