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1	1		By: Bonnen H.B. No. 4486
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4	6		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
5	7		AN ACT
6	8		relating to directing payment, after approval, of certain
7	9		miscellaneous claims and judgments against the state out of funds
8	10		designated by this Act; making appropriations.
9	11		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	12		SECTION 1. The following sums of money are appropriated out
11	13		of the General Revenue Fund No. 0001 for payment of itemized claims
12	14		and judgments plus interest, if any, against the State of Texas:
13	15		To pay claim number 95M20355 to Baylor Scott & White Health,
14	16		LLC for replacement of a void refund of credit warrant.
15	17		$1,988.64
16	18		To pay claim number 95M20356 to Baylor Scott & White Health,
17	19		LLC for replacement of a void refund of credit warrant.
18	20		$1,933.40
19	21		To pay claim number 95M20372 to Scott & White Memorial
20	22		Hospital for replacement of a void refund of credit warrant.
21	23		$9,453.00
22	24		To pay claim number 95M23364 to a confidential payee for
23	25		replacement of a void franchise tax refund warrant.
24	26		$167.00
25	27		To pay claim number 95M23365 to a confidential payee for
26	28		replacement of a void franchise tax refund warrant.
27	29		$1,100.91
28	30		To pay claim number 95M23372 to a confidential payee for
29	31		replacement of a void franchise tax refund warrant.
30	32		$188,045.17
31	33		To pay claim number 95M23392 to a confidential payee for
32	34		replacement of a void sales tax refund warrant.
33	35		$43,825.45
34	36		To pay claim number 95M23395 to a confidential payee for
35	37		replacement of a void sales tax refund warrant.
36	38		$251,145.94
37	39		To pay claim number 95M23503 to the Hidalgo County Treasurer
38	40		for record locator services.
39	41		$2,166.38
40	42		To pay claim number 95M23506 to a confidential payee for
41	43		replacement of a void sales tax refund warrant.
42	44		$113,531.99
43	45		To pay claim number 95M23525 to Baylor Scott & White Health,
44	46		LLC for replacement of a void newborn screening kit warrant.
45	47		$9,225.08
46	48		To pay claim number 95M23526 to Baylor Scott & White Health,
47	49		LLC for replacement of a void newborn screening kit warrant.
48	50		$3,148.68
49	51		To pay claim number 95M23527 to Baylor Scott & White Health,
50	52		LLC for replacement of a void newborn screening kit warrant.
51	53		$3,645.84
52	54		To pay claim number 95M23529 to Baylor Scott & White Health,
53	55		LLC for replacement of a void newborn screening kit warrant.
54	56		$3,590.60
55	57		To pay claim number 95M23530 to Baylor Scott & White Health,
56	58		LLC for replacement of a void newborn screening kit warrant.
57	59		$2,099.12
58	60		To pay claim number 95M23536 to Baylor Scott & White Health,
59	61		LLC for replacement of a void newborn screening kit warrant.
60	62		$1,712.44
61	63		To pay claim number 95M23537 to Baylor Scott & White Health,
62	64		LLC for replacement of a void newborn screening kit warrant.
63	65		$2,596.28
64	66		To pay claim number 95M23593 to Baylor Medical Center at
65	67		Irving for replacement of a void refund of revenue warrant.
66	68		$4,300.80
67	69		To pay claim number 95M23623 to Jerod White for a refund of a
68	70		fee.
69	71		$303.75
70	72		To pay claim number 95M23630 to the Harris County Treasurer's
71	73		Office for reimbursement for COVID-19 services.
72	74		$1,270.52
73	75		To pay claim number 95M23633 to Baylor Scott & White Health,
74	76		LLC for replacement of a void refund of credit warrant.
75	77		$6,794.52
76	78		To pay claim number 95M23634 to Baylor Scott & White Health,
77	79		LLC for replacement of a void refund of credit warrant.
78	80		$1,657.20
79	81		To pay claim number 95M23635 to Baylor Scott & White Health,
80	82		LLC for replacement of a void refund of credit warrant.
81	83		$2,264.84
82	84		To pay claim number 95M23636 to Baylor Scott & White Health,
83	85		LLC for replacement of a void refund of credit warrant.
84	86		$16,185.32
85	87		To pay claim number 95M23637 to Baylor Scott & White Health,
86	88		LLC for replacement of a void refund of credit warrant.
87	89		$1,325.76
88	90		To pay claim number 95M23638 to Baylor Scott & White Health,
89	91		LLC for replacement of a void refund of credit warrant.
90	92		$2,320.08
91	93		To pay claim number 95M23663 to Community Living Concepts,
92	94		Inc., Intermediate Care Facilities for services for persons with
93	95		intellectual disabilities.
94	96		$7,331.50
95	97		To pay claim number 95M23682 to Quanzella Jackson for
96	98		replacement of a void unclaimed property warrant.
97	99		$99,198.48
98	100		To pay claim number 95M23686 to Ramiro Gomez for replacement
99	101		of a void motor vehicle sales claim warrant.
100	102		$1,249.69
101	103		To pay claim number 95M23688 to Development Associates of
102	104		Texas, Inc. for plan review compliance assessment services.
103	105		$250.00
104	106		To pay claim number 95M24033 to Chartwell Community Services
105	107		DBA Jordan Health Services for community care services.
106	108		$28,260.40
107	109		To pay claim number 95M24035 to JHC Operations, LLC DBA
108	110		Jordan Health Services for community care services.
109	111		$231,213.64
110	112		To pay claim number 95M24037 to Chartwell Community Services,
111	113		Inc. DBA Jordan Health Services for community care services.
112	114		$13,207.04
113	115		To pay claim number 95M24054 to QuickLaunch, LLC for
114	116		replacement of a void warrant.
115	117		$59,000.00
116	118		To pay claim number 95M24075 to the Hidalgo County District
117	119		Clerk for court costs and filing fees.
118	120		$39,752.52
119	121		To pay claim number 95M24082 to Jennifer Lynn Follett and
120	122		Charles Gordon Follett, Independent Co-Administrators for
121	123		replacement of a void unclaimed property warrant.
122	124		$67,345.52
123	125		To pay claim 95M24096 to Community Living Concepts, Inc.,
124	126		Intermediate Care Facilities for services for people with
125	127		intellectual disabilities.
126	128		$3,355.75
127	129		To pay claim number 95M24109 to Chartwell Community Services,
128	130		Inc. for community care.
129	131		$29,817.20
130	132		To pay claim number 95M24137 to Chartwell Community Services,
131	133		Inc. DBA Jordan Health Services for community care.
132	134		$2,714.75
133	135		To pay claim number 95M24144 to Chartwell Community Services,
134	136		Inc. DBA Jordan Health Services for community care.
135	137		$99,370.60
136	138		To pay claim number 95M24147 to a confidential payee for
137	139		replacement of a void warrant for franchise tax refund.
138	140		$85,870.13
139	141		To pay claim number 95M24152 to Legacy Hospice, LLC for
140	142		hospice services.
141	143		$55,042.80
142	144		To pay claim number 95M24173 to Dean Smith for replacement of
143	145		a void unclaimed property warrant.
144	146		$317.15
145	147		To pay claim number 95M24175 to a confidential payee for
146	148		replacement of a void insurance premium tax refund warrant.
147	149		$59,022.62
148	150		To pay claim number 95M24195 to Chartwell Community Services,
149	151		Inc. for community care services.
150	152		$7,609.77
151	153		To pay claim number 95M24213 to a confidential payee for
152	154		replacement of a void insurance premium tax refund warrant.
153	155		$86,397.70
154	156		To pay claim number 95M24226 to PTCAA Texas, LP for
155	157		replacement of a void retailer bonus claim form.
156	158		$1,000.00
157	159		To pay claim number 95M24301 to a confidential payee for
158	160		replacement of a void franchise tax refund warrant.
159	161		$490,125.56
160	162		To pay claim number 95M24307 to Big Bend Telephone Company,
161	163		Inc. for local telephone services.
162	164		$43.89
163	165		To pay claim number 95M24327 to the Estate of Anita
164	166		Stubblefield for replacement of a void warrant.
165	167		$136.89
166	168		To pay claim number 95M24350 to Superior Healthplan, Inc. for
167	169		replacement of a void warrant for disability determination
168	170		services.
169	171		$59,272.57
170	172		To pay claim number 95M24398 to Wallace Perez for replacement
171	173		of a void unclaimed property warrant.
172	174		$145.48
173	175		To pay claim number 95M24418 to a confidential payee for
174	176		replacement of a void franchise tax refund warrant.
175	177		$6,274.59
176	178		To pay claim number 95M24489 to McKesson Medical-Surgical
177	179		Government Solutions, LLC for isolation non-surgical gowns.
178	180		$16,067.40
179	181		To pay claim number 95M24490 to McKesson Medical-Surgical
180	182		Government Solutions, LLC for shoe non-skid sole covers.
181	183		$16,560.00
182	184		To pay claim number 95M24491 to Community Living Concepts,
183	185		Inc., Intermediate Care Facilities for services for people with
184	186		intellectual disabilities.
185	187		$7,020.80
186	188		To pay claim number 95M24500 to National Medical Services,
187	189		Inc. for controlled substance analysis.
188	190		$82.00
189	191		To pay claim number 95M24550 to a confidential payee for
190	192		replacement of a void franchise tax refund warrant.
191	193		$8,256.02
192	194		To pay claim number 95M25005 to the Travis County District
193	195		Clerk for court costs and filing fees.
194	196		$33,785.22
195	197		To pay claim number 95M25006 to the Travis County District
196	198		Clerk for court costs and filing fees.
197	199		$41,369.10
198	200		To pay claim number 95M25007 to the Travis County District
199	201		Clerk for court costs and filing fees.
200	202		$41,220.42
201	203		To pay claim number 95M25008 to the Travis County District
202	204		Clerk for court costs and filing fees.
203	205		$27,620.28
204	206		To pay claim number 95M25014 to the Travis County District
205	207		Clerk for court costs and filing fees.
206	208		$41,129.26
207	209		To pay claim number 95M25015 to the Travis County District
208	210		Clerk for court costs and filing fees.
209	211		$36,996.30
210	212		To pay claim number 95M25017 to the Travis County District
211	213		Clerk for court costs and filing fees.
212	214		$32,158.32
213	215		To pay claim number 95M25034 to Care Improvement Plus South
214	216		Central Insurance Company for replacement of a void warrant for
215	217		Medicare advantage special needs plan.
216	218		$211,790.00
217	219		To pay claim number 95M25043 to Jay Shree Meladi MAA, LLC, DBA
218	220		Stockton Pharmacy for vendor drug program.
219	221		$42,100.95
220	222		To pay claim number 95M25090 to Will-O-Bell for nursing home
221	223		services.
222	224		$6,021.57
223	225		To pay claim number 95M25108 to Texas State University -
224	226		Office of Sponsored Programs for environmental flow studies.
225	227		$25,941.85
226	228		To pay claim number 95M25112 to a confidential payee for
227	229		replacement of a void warrant for franchise tax refund.
228	230		$104,195.76
229	231		To pay claim number 95M25142 to a confidential payee for
230	232		replacement of a void warrant for sales tax refund.
231	233		$102,093.02
232	234		To pay claim number 95M25176 to a confidential payee for
233	235		replacement of a void warrant for franchise tax refund.
234	236		$333,457.19
235	237		To pay claim number 95M25208 to a confidential payee for
236	238		replacement of a void warrant for franchise tax refund.
237	239		$143,840.72
238	240		To pay claim number 95MT2501 to Lonestar Social Services, LLC
239	241		for a settlement resulting from a breach of contract claim for
240	242		unpaid services, AG No. CX3278098396.
241	243		$416,000.00
242	244		To pay claim number 95MT2502 to Educational Testing Service
243	245		for a judgment by an administrative law judge resulting from a
244	246		contract dispute, AG No. CX1611072118.
245	247		$4,238,727.36
246	248		To pay claim number 95MT2503 to Alma Garcia for a wrongful
247	249		death settlement, AG No. CX0090644230.
248	250		$1,000,000.00
249	251		SECTION 2. The following sums of money are appropriated out
250	252		of the State Highway Fund No. 0006 for payment of itemized claims
251	253		and judgments plus interest, if any, against the State of Texas:
252	254		To pay claim number 95M23363 to Southwest Surveying and
253	255		Mapping Partners, LLC for professional personnel and a consultant
254	256		fee.
255	257		$79,443.23
256	258		To pay claim number 95M23571 to Neopost c/o Quadient Holdings
257	259		USA, Inc. for replacement of a canceled leasing payment warrant.
258	260		$1,725.00
259	261		To pay claim number 95M24069 to BGE, Inc. for engineering
260	262		services.
261	263		$308,664.33
262	264		To pay claim number 95M24083 to the City of Houston Planning
263	265		and Development Department for expansion of Houston Bike Share's
264	266		B-Cycle Program Project.
265	267		$53,424.90
266	268		To pay claim number 95M24139 to Geosolutions, LLC for
267	269		professional surveying services.
268	270		$172,495.16
269	271		To pay claim number 95M24190 to Concord Commercial Services,
270	272		Inc. for irrigation maintenance.
271	273		$4,248.40
272	274		To pay claim number 95M24395 to TXU Energy Replacement for
273	275		void warrants for electrical utility bill payments.
274	276		$4,543.82
275	277		SECTION 3. The following sum of money is appropriated out of
276	278		the Federal Disaster Fund No. 0092 for payment of itemized claims
277	279		and judgments plus interest, if any, against the State of Texas:
278	280		To pay claim number 95M24303 to a confidential payee for
279	281		replacement of a void payroll warrant.
280	282		$711.84
281	283		SECTION 4. The following sum of money is appropriated out of
282	284		the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 0325 for payment of itemized claims
283	285		and judgments plus interest, if any, against the State of Texas:
284	286		To pay claim number 95M25250 to Uvalde County for COVID-19
285	287		health disparities charges.
286	288		$73,028.34
287	289		SECTION 5. The following sum of money is appropriated out of
288	290		the Economic Stabilization Fund No. 0599 for payment of itemized
289	291		claims and judgments plus interest, if any, against the State of
290	292		Texas:
291	293		To pay claim number 95M24207 to Valley Baptist Medical Center
292	294		for replacement of a void economic stabilization warrant.
293	295		$84,292.02
294	296		SECTION 6. The following sum of money is appropriated out of
295	297		the Sales Tax Guaranty Trust Account No. 0962 for payment of
296	298		itemized claims and judgments plus interest, if any, against the
297	299		State of Texas:
298	300		To pay claim number 95M24477 to a confidential payee for
299	301		replacement of a void warrant for sales tax guaranty trust.
300	302		$500.00
301	303		SECTION 7. The following sums of money are appropriated to
302	304		the office of the attorney general out of the suspense account
303	305		established by the comptroller of public accounts and the attorney
304	306		general in the General Revenue Fund No. 0001 for payment of the
305	307		following itemized claims and judgments plus interest, if any,
306	308		against the State of Texas:
307	309		To pay Keller Postman, LLC legal fees and expenses related to
308	310		work performed pursuant to a contingency fee outside counsel
309	311		contract, OCC No. 2022-302-0530, in reaching the final judgment in
310	312		State of Texas v. Meta Platforms, Inc. f/k/a Facebook, Inc., Cause
311	313		No. 22-0121, District Court of Harrison County, 71st Judicial
312	314		District.
313	315		$96,648,243.00
314	316		To pay McKool Smith, P.C. legal fees and expenses related to
315	317		work performed pursuant to a contingency fee outside counsel
316	318		contract, OCC No. 2022-302-0531, in reaching the final judgment in
317	319		State of Texas v. Meta Platforms, Inc. f/k/a Facebook Inc., Cause
318	320		No. 22-0121, District Court of Harrison County, 71st Judicial
319	321		District.
320	322		$46,003,879.00
321	323		SECTION 8. (a) Before any claim or judgment may be paid
322	324		from money appropriated by this Act, the claim or judgment must be
323	325		verified and substantiated by the administrator of the special fund
324	326		or account against which the claim or judgment is to be charged and
325	327		be approved by the attorney general and the comptroller of public
326	328		accounts. Any claim or judgment itemized in this Act that has not
327	329		been verified and substantiated by the administrator of the special
328	330		fund or account and approved by the attorney general and the
329	331		comptroller by August 31, 2027, may not be paid from money
330	332		appropriated by this Act.
331	333		(b) Each claim or judgment paid from money appropriated by
332	334		this Act must contain such information as the comptroller of public
333	335		accounts requires but at a minimum must contain the specific reason
334	336		for the claim or judgment. If the claim is for a void warrant, the
335	337		claim must include a specific identification of the goods,
336	338		services, refunds, or other items for which the warrant was
337	339		originally issued. In addition, it must include a certification by
338	340		the original payee or the original payee's successors, heirs, or
339	341		assigns that the debt is still outstanding. If the claim or
340	342		judgment is for unpaid goods or services, it must be accompanied by
341	343		an invoice or other acceptable documentation of the unpaid account
342	344		and any other information that may be required by the comptroller.
343	345		SECTION 9. Subject to the conditions and restrictions in
344	346		this Act and provisions stated in the judgments, the comptroller of
345	347		public accounts is authorized and directed to issue one or more
346	348		warrants on the state treasury, as soon as possible following the
347	349		effective date of this Act, in favor of each of the individuals,
348	350		firms, or corporations named or claim numbers identified in this
349	351		Act, in an amount not to exceed the amount set opposite their
350	352		respective names or claim numbers and shall mail or deliver to each
351	353		of the individuals, firms, or corporations associated with each
352	354		claim one or more warrants in payment of all claims included in this
353	355		Act.
354	356		SECTION 10. (a) Subject to Subsection (b) of this section,
355	357		this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
356	358		(b) Section 5 of this Act takes effect only if this Act
357	359		receives a vote of two-thirds of the members present in each house
358	360		of the legislature, as provided by Section 49-g(m), Article III,
359	361		Texas Constitution.