By: Bonnen H.B. No. 4486
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to directing payment, after approval, of certain
miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state out of funds
designated by this Act; making appropriations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The following sums of money are appropriated out
of the General Revenue Fund No. 0001 for payment of itemized claims
and judgments plus interest, if any, against the State of Texas:
To pay claim number 95M20355 to Baylor Scott & White Health,
LLC for replacement of a void refund of credit warrant.
$1,988.64
To pay claim number 95M20356 to Baylor Scott & White Health,
LLC for replacement of a void refund of credit warrant.
$1,933.40
To pay claim number 95M20372 to Scott & White Memorial
Hospital for replacement of a void refund of credit warrant.
$9,453.00
To pay claim number 95M23364 to a confidential payee for
replacement of a void franchise tax refund warrant.
$167.00
To pay claim number 95M23365 to a confidential payee for
replacement of a void franchise tax refund warrant.
$1,100.91
To pay claim number 95M23372 to a confidential payee for
replacement of a void franchise tax refund warrant.
$188,045.17
To pay claim number 95M23392 to a confidential payee for
replacement of a void sales tax refund warrant.
$43,825.45
To pay claim number 95M23395 to a confidential payee for
replacement of a void sales tax refund warrant.
$251,145.94
To pay claim number 95M23503 to the Hidalgo County Treasurer
for record locator services.
$2,166.38
To pay claim number 95M23506 to a confidential payee for
replacement of a void sales tax refund warrant.
$113,531.99
To pay claim number 95M23525 to Baylor Scott & White Health,
LLC for replacement of a void newborn screening kit warrant.
$9,225.08
To pay claim number 95M23526 to Baylor Scott & White Health,
LLC for replacement of a void newborn screening kit warrant.
$3,148.68
To pay claim number 95M23527 to Baylor Scott & White Health,
LLC for replacement of a void newborn screening kit warrant.
$3,645.84
To pay claim number 95M23529 to Baylor Scott & White Health,
LLC for replacement of a void newborn screening kit warrant.
$3,590.60
To pay claim number 95M23530 to Baylor Scott & White Health,
LLC for replacement of a void newborn screening kit warrant.
$2,099.12
To pay claim number 95M23536 to Baylor Scott & White Health,
LLC for replacement of a void newborn screening kit warrant.
$1,712.44
To pay claim number 95M23537 to Baylor Scott & White Health,
LLC for replacement of a void newborn screening kit warrant.
$2,596.28
To pay claim number 95M23593 to Baylor Medical Center at
Irving for replacement of a void refund of revenue warrant.
$4,300.80
To pay claim number 95M23623 to Jerod White for a refund of a
fee.
$303.75
To pay claim number 95M23630 to the Harris County Treasurer's
Office for reimbursement for COVID-19 services.
$1,270.52
To pay claim number 95M23633 to Baylor Scott & White Health,
LLC for replacement of a void refund of credit warrant.
$6,794.52
To pay claim number 95M23634 to Baylor Scott & White Health,
LLC for replacement of a void refund of credit warrant.
$1,657.20
To pay claim number 95M23635 to Baylor Scott & White Health,
LLC for replacement of a void refund of credit warrant.
$2,264.84
To pay claim number 95M23636 to Baylor Scott & White Health,
LLC for replacement of a void refund of credit warrant.
$16,185.32
To pay claim number 95M23637 to Baylor Scott & White Health,
LLC for replacement of a void refund of credit warrant.
$1,325.76
To pay claim number 95M23638 to Baylor Scott & White Health,
LLC for replacement of a void refund of credit warrant.
$2,320.08
To pay claim number 95M23663 to Community Living Concepts,
Inc., Intermediate Care Facilities for services for persons with
intellectual disabilities.
$7,331.50
To pay claim number 95M23682 to Quanzella Jackson for
replacement of a void unclaimed property warrant.
$99,198.48
To pay claim number 95M23686 to Ramiro Gomez for replacement
of a void motor vehicle sales claim warrant.
$1,249.69
To pay claim number 95M23688 to Development Associates of
Texas, Inc. for plan review compliance assessment services.
$250.00
To pay claim number 95M24033 to Chartwell Community Services
DBA Jordan Health Services for community care services.
$28,260.40
To pay claim number 95M24035 to JHC Operations, LLC DBA
Jordan Health Services for community care services.
$231,213.64
To pay claim number 95M24037 to Chartwell Community Services,
Inc. DBA Jordan Health Services for community care services.
$13,207.04
To pay claim number 95M24054 to QuickLaunch, LLC for
replacement of a void warrant.
$59,000.00
To pay claim number 95M24075 to the Hidalgo County District
Clerk for court costs and filing fees.
$39,752.52
To pay claim number 95M24082 to Jennifer Lynn Follett and
Charles Gordon Follett, Independent Co-Administrators for
replacement of a void unclaimed property warrant.
$67,345.52
To pay claim 95M24096 to Community Living Concepts, Inc.,
Intermediate Care Facilities for services for people with
intellectual disabilities.
$3,355.75
To pay claim number 95M24109 to Chartwell Community Services,
Inc. for community care.
$29,817.20
To pay claim number 95M24137 to Chartwell Community Services,
Inc. DBA Jordan Health Services for community care.
$2,714.75
To pay claim number 95M24144 to Chartwell Community Services,
Inc. DBA Jordan Health Services for community care.
$99,370.60
To pay claim number 95M24147 to a confidential payee for
replacement of a void warrant for franchise tax refund.
$85,870.13
To pay claim number 95M24152 to Legacy Hospice, LLC for
hospice services.
$55,042.80
To pay claim number 95M24173 to Dean Smith for replacement of
a void unclaimed property warrant.
$317.15
To pay claim number 95M24175 to a confidential payee for
replacement of a void insurance premium tax refund warrant.
$59,022.62
To pay claim number 95M24195 to Chartwell Community Services,
Inc. for community care services.
$7,609.77
To pay claim number 95M24213 to a confidential payee for
replacement of a void insurance premium tax refund warrant.
$86,397.70
To pay claim number 95M24226 to PTCAA Texas, LP for
replacement of a void retailer bonus claim form.
$1,000.00
To pay claim number 95M24301 to a confidential payee for
replacement of a void franchise tax refund warrant.
$490,125.56
To pay claim number 95M24307 to Big Bend Telephone Company,
Inc. for local telephone services.
$43.89
To pay claim number 95M24327 to the Estate of Anita
Stubblefield for replacement of a void warrant.
$136.89
To pay claim number 95M24350 to Superior Healthplan, Inc. for
replacement of a void warrant for disability determination
services.
$59,272.57
To pay claim number 95M24398 to Wallace Perez for replacement
of a void unclaimed property warrant.
$145.48
To pay claim number 95M24418 to a confidential payee for
replacement of a void franchise tax refund warrant.
$6,274.59
To pay claim number 95M24489 to McKesson Medical-Surgical
Government Solutions, LLC for isolation non-surgical gowns.
$16,067.40
To pay claim number 95M24490 to McKesson Medical-Surgical
Government Solutions, LLC for shoe non-skid sole covers.
$16,560.00
To pay claim number 95M24491 to Community Living Concepts,
Inc., Intermediate Care Facilities for services for people with
intellectual disabilities.
$7,020.80
To pay claim number 95M24500 to National Medical Services,
Inc. for controlled substance analysis.
$82.00
To pay claim number 95M24550 to a confidential payee for
replacement of a void franchise tax refund warrant.
$8,256.02
To pay claim number 95M25005 to the Travis County District
Clerk for court costs and filing fees.
$33,785.22
To pay claim number 95M25006 to the Travis County District
Clerk for court costs and filing fees.
$41,369.10
To pay claim number 95M25007 to the Travis County District
Clerk for court costs and filing fees.
$41,220.42
To pay claim number 95M25008 to the Travis County District
Clerk for court costs and filing fees.
$27,620.28
To pay claim number 95M25014 to the Travis County District
Clerk for court costs and filing fees.
$41,129.26
To pay claim number 95M25015 to the Travis County District
Clerk for court costs and filing fees.
$36,996.30
To pay claim number 95M25017 to the Travis County District
Clerk for court costs and filing fees.
$32,158.32
To pay claim number 95M25034 to Care Improvement Plus South
Central Insurance Company for replacement of a void warrant for
Medicare advantage special needs plan.
$211,790.00
To pay claim number 95M25043 to Jay Shree Meladi MAA, LLC, DBA
Stockton Pharmacy for vendor drug program.
$42,100.95
To pay claim number 95M25090 to Will-O-Bell for nursing home
services.
$6,021.57
To pay claim number 95M25108 to Texas State University -
Office of Sponsored Programs for environmental flow studies.
$25,941.85
To pay claim number 95M25112 to a confidential payee for
replacement of a void warrant for franchise tax refund.
$104,195.76
To pay claim number 95M25142 to a confidential payee for
replacement of a void warrant for sales tax refund.
$102,093.02
To pay claim number 95M25176 to a confidential payee for
replacement of a void warrant for franchise tax refund.
$333,457.19
To pay claim number 95M25208 to a confidential payee for
replacement of a void warrant for franchise tax refund.
$143,840.72
To pay claim number 95MT2501 to Lonestar Social Services, LLC
for a settlement resulting from a breach of contract claim for
unpaid services, AG No. CX3278098396.
$416,000.00
To pay claim number 95MT2502 to Educational Testing Service
for a judgment by an administrative law judge resulting from a
contract dispute, AG No. CX1611072118.
$4,238,727.36
To pay claim number 95MT2503 to Alma Garcia for a wrongful
death settlement, AG No. CX0090644230.
$1,000,000.00
SECTION 2. The following sums of money are appropriated out
of the State Highway Fund No. 0006 for payment of itemized claims
and judgments plus interest, if any, against the State of Texas:
To pay claim number 95M23363 to Southwest Surveying and
Mapping Partners, LLC for professional personnel and a consultant
fee.
$79,443.23
To pay claim number 95M23571 to Neopost c/o Quadient Holdings
USA, Inc. for replacement of a canceled leasing payment warrant.
$1,725.00
To pay claim number 95M24069 to BGE, Inc. for engineering
services.
$308,664.33
To pay claim number 95M24083 to the City of Houston Planning
and Development Department for expansion of Houston Bike Share's
B-Cycle Program Project.
$53,424.90
To pay claim number 95M24139 to Geosolutions, LLC for
professional surveying services.
$172,495.16
To pay claim number 95M24190 to Concord Commercial Services,
Inc. for irrigation maintenance.
$4,248.40
To pay claim number 95M24395 to TXU Energy Replacement for
void warrants for electrical utility bill payments.
$4,543.82
SECTION 3. The following sum of money is appropriated out of
the Federal Disaster Fund No. 0092 for payment of itemized claims
and judgments plus interest, if any, against the State of Texas:
To pay claim number 95M24303 to a confidential payee for
replacement of a void payroll warrant.
$711.84
SECTION 4. The following sum of money is appropriated out of
the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 0325 for payment of itemized claims
and judgments plus interest, if any, against the State of Texas:
To pay claim number 95M25250 to Uvalde County for COVID-19
health disparities charges.
$73,028.34
SECTION 5. The following sum of money is appropriated out of
the Economic Stabilization Fund No. 0599 for payment of itemized
claims and judgments plus interest, if any, against the State of
Texas:
To pay claim number 95M24207 to Valley Baptist Medical Center
for replacement of a void economic stabilization warrant.
$84,292.02
SECTION 6. The following sum of money is appropriated out of
the Sales Tax Guaranty Trust Account No. 0962 for payment of
itemized claims and judgments plus interest, if any, against the
State of Texas:
To pay claim number 95M24477 to a confidential payee for
replacement of a void warrant for sales tax guaranty trust.
$500.00
SECTION 7. The following sums of money are appropriated to
the office of the attorney general out of the suspense account
established by the comptroller of public accounts and the attorney
general in the General Revenue Fund No. 0001 for payment of the
following itemized claims and judgments plus interest, if any,
against the State of Texas:
To pay Keller Postman, LLC legal fees and expenses related to
work performed pursuant to a contingency fee outside counsel
contract, OCC No. 2022-302-0530, in reaching the final judgment in
State of Texas v. Meta Platforms, Inc. f/k/a Facebook, Inc., Cause
No. 22-0121, District Court of Harrison County, 71st Judicial
District.
$96,648,243.00
To pay McKool Smith, P.C. legal fees and expenses related to
work performed pursuant to a contingency fee outside counsel
contract, OCC No. 2022-302-0531, in reaching the final judgment in
State of Texas v. Meta Platforms, Inc. f/k/a Facebook Inc., Cause
No. 22-0121, District Court of Harrison County, 71st Judicial
District.
$46,003,879.00
SECTION 8. (a) Before any claim or judgment may be paid
from money appropriated by this Act, the claim or judgment must be
verified and substantiated by the administrator of the special fund
or account against which the claim or judgment is to be charged and
be approved by the attorney general and the comptroller of public
accounts. Any claim or judgment itemized in this Act that has not
been verified and substantiated by the administrator of the special
fund or account and approved by the attorney general and the
comptroller by August 31, 2027, may not be paid from money
appropriated by this Act.
(b) Each claim or judgment paid from money appropriated by
this Act must contain such information as the comptroller of public
accounts requires but at a minimum must contain the specific reason
for the claim or judgment. If the claim is for a void warrant, the
claim must include a specific identification of the goods,
services, refunds, or other items for which the warrant was
originally issued. In addition, it must include a certification by
the original payee or the original payee's successors, heirs, or
assigns that the debt is still outstanding. If the claim or
judgment is for unpaid goods or services, it must be accompanied by
an invoice or other acceptable documentation of the unpaid account
and any other information that may be required by the comptroller.
SECTION 9. Subject to the conditions and restrictions in
this Act and provisions stated in the judgments, the comptroller of
public accounts is authorized and directed to issue one or more
warrants on the state treasury, as soon as possible following the
effective date of this Act, in favor of each of the individuals,
firms, or corporations named or claim numbers identified in this
Act, in an amount not to exceed the amount set opposite their
respective names or claim numbers and shall mail or deliver to each
of the individuals, firms, or corporations associated with each
claim one or more warrants in payment of all claims included in this
Act.
SECTION 10. (a) Subject to Subsection (b) of this section,
this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
(b) Section 5 of this Act takes effect only if this Act
receives a vote of two-thirds of the members present in each house
of the legislature, as provided by Section 49-g(m), Article III,
Texas Constitution.