By: Harless (Senate Sponsor - Miles) H.B. No. 1925
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 19, 2023;
April 20, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Local
Government; May 3, 2023, reported favorably by the following vote:
Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 3, 2023, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the continuation of a health care provider
participation program by the Harris County Hospital District.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 299.004, Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 299.004. EXPIRATION. (a) Subject to Section
299.153(d), the authority of the district to administer and operate
a program under this chapter expires December 31, 2025 [2023].
(b) This chapter expires December 31, 2025 [2023].
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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