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AN ACT
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relating to the dismissal of certain actions relating to Medicaid |
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fraud. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 36.102, Human Resources |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 36.102. INITIATION OF ACTION; CONSENT REQUIRED FOR |
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DISMISSAL. |
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SECTION 2. Section 36.102(e), Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(e) An action under this subchapter may be dismissed [before
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the end of the period during which the petition remains under seal] |
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only if the court and the attorney general consent in writing to the |
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dismissal and state their reasons for consenting. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an action brought on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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action brought before the effective date of this Act is governed by |
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the law applicable to the action immediately before the effective |
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date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2004 was passed by the House on April |
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24, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 6, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2004 was passed by the Senate on May |
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8, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |