BILL ANALYSIS C.S.H.B. 4798 By: Richardson Human Services Committee Report (Substituted) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The bill author has informed the committee that under current law, a person seeking to build or modify an assisted living facility may send their architectural drawings to the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) for review based on HHSC construction standards before beginning construction. However, the bill author has also informed the committee that this restrictive timeframe can lead to projects being deemed ineligible for such review if the project has started in any way. C.S.H.B. 4798 seeks to address this issue by providing for HHSC review of a project to construct or modify an assisted living facility before the project is complete. CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that rulemaking authority is expressly granted to the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission in SECTION 2 of this bill. ANALYSIS C.S.H.B. 4798 amends the Health and Safety Code to revise the requirement for the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) by rule to adopt a procedure under which a person who proposes to construct or modify an assisted living facility may submit building plans to HHSC for review for compliance with HHSC's architectural requirements, as follows: requires the executive commissioner by rule to adopt such a procedure for a person who constructs or modifies an assisted living facility; and changes the period for which the person may submit the plans to HHSC for review from before beginning construction or modification to before completing construction or modification. C.S.H.B. 4798 requires the executive commissioner, as soon as practicable after the bill's effective date, to adopt rules necessary to implement the bill's provisions. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2025. COMPARISON OF INTRODUCED AND SUBSTITUTE While C.S.H.B. 4798 may differ from the introduced in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following summarizes the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill. The substitute does not include the provision that appeared in the introduced version authorizing a person who constructs or modifies an assisted living facility to request a life safety code survey for the facility before the construction or modification is completed.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 4798
By: Richardson
Human Services
Committee Report (Substituted)
C.S.H.B. 4798
By: Richardson
Human Services
Committee Report (Substituted)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The bill author has informed the committee that under current law, a person seeking to build or modify an assisted living facility may send their architectural drawings to the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) for review based on HHSC construction standards before beginning construction. However, the bill author has also informed the committee that this restrictive timeframe can lead to projects being deemed ineligible for such review if the project has started in any way. C.S.H.B. 4798 seeks to address this issue by providing for HHSC review of a project to construct or modify an assisted living facility before the project is complete.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that rulemaking authority is expressly granted to the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission in SECTION 2 of this bill.
ANALYSIS C.S.H.B. 4798 amends the Health and Safety Code to revise the requirement for the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) by rule to adopt a procedure under which a person who proposes to construct or modify an assisted living facility may submit building plans to HHSC for review for compliance with HHSC's architectural requirements, as follows: requires the executive commissioner by rule to adopt such a procedure for a person who constructs or modifies an assisted living facility; and changes the period for which the person may submit the plans to HHSC for review from before beginning construction or modification to before completing construction or modification. C.S.H.B. 4798 requires the executive commissioner, as soon as practicable after the bill's effective date, to adopt rules necessary to implement the bill's provisions.
EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2025.
COMPARISON OF INTRODUCED AND SUBSTITUTE While C.S.H.B. 4798 may differ from the introduced in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following summarizes the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill. The substitute does not include the provision that appeared in the introduced version authorizing a person who constructs or modifies an assisted living facility to request a life safety code survey for the facility before the construction or modification is completed.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
The bill author has informed the committee that under current law, a person seeking to build or modify an assisted living facility may send their architectural drawings to the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) for review based on HHSC construction standards before beginning construction. However, the bill author has also informed the committee that this restrictive timeframe can lead to projects being deemed ineligible for such review if the project has started in any way. C.S.H.B. 4798 seeks to address this issue by providing for HHSC review of a project to construct or modify an assisted living facility before the project is complete.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that rulemaking authority is expressly granted to the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission in SECTION 2 of this bill.
ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 4798 amends the Health and Safety Code to revise the requirement for the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) by rule to adopt a procedure under which a person who proposes to construct or modify an assisted living facility may submit building plans to HHSC for review for compliance with HHSC's architectural requirements, as follows:
requires the executive commissioner by rule to adopt such a procedure for a person who constructs or modifies an assisted living facility; and
changes the period for which the person may submit the plans to HHSC for review from before beginning construction or modification to before completing construction or modification.
C.S.H.B. 4798 requires the executive commissioner, as soon as practicable after the bill's effective date, to adopt rules necessary to implement the bill's provisions.
EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2025.
COMPARISON OF INTRODUCED AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 4798 may differ from the introduced in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following summarizes the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.
The substitute does not include the provision that appeared in the introduced version authorizing a person who constructs or modifies an assisted living facility to request a life safety code survey for the facility before the construction or modification is completed.