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| 1 | 1 | 87R4382 BDP-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Cain H.J.R. No. 130 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A JOINT RESOLUTION | |
| 6 | 6 | proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the state from | |
| 7 | 7 | expanding eligibility for Medicaid under the federal Patient | |
| 8 | 8 | Protection and Affordable Care Act. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 51-a, Article III, Texas Constitution, | |
| 11 | 11 | is amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | (b-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (b) of this section, the | |
| 13 | 13 | state may not provide medical assistance to any person who became | |
| 14 | 14 | newly eligible for that assistance under the Patient Protection and | |
| 15 | 15 | Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. No. 111-148), as amended by the Health | |
| 16 | 16 | Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. | |
| 17 | 17 | No. 111-152), but would not be eligible for that assistance under | |
| 18 | 18 | the eligibility criteria in effect in this state on January 1, 2021. | |
| 19 | 19 | SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be | |
| 20 | 20 | submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 2021. | |
| 21 | 21 | The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the | |
| 22 | 22 | proposition: "The constitutional amendment prohibiting the state | |
| 23 | 23 | from expanding eligibility for Medicaid under the federal Patient | |
| 24 | 24 | Protection and Affordable Care Act." |