| 1 | 1 | | 89R152 MM-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Bucy H.J.R. No. 21 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A JOINT RESOLUTION |
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| 8 | 8 | | proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to expand |
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| 9 | 9 | | eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal |
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| 10 | 10 | | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Article XVI, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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| 13 | 13 | | adding Section 74 to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | Sec. 74. The state shall provide medical assistance to all |
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| 15 | 15 | | individuals who apply for that assistance and for whom federal |
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| 16 | 16 | | matching funds are available under the Patient Protection and |
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| 17 | 17 | | Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. No. 111-148), as amended by the Health |
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| 18 | 18 | | Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. No. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 111-152), to the state to provide that assistance. |
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| 20 | 20 | | SECTION 2. The following temporary provision is added to |
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| 21 | 21 | | the Texas Constitution: |
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| 22 | 22 | | TEMPORARY PROVISION. (a) This temporary provision applies |
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| 23 | 23 | | to the constitutional amendment proposed by the 89th Legislature, |
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| 24 | 24 | | Regular Session, 2025, requiring the state to expand eligibility |
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| 25 | 25 | | for Medicaid to all individuals for whom federal matching funds are |
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| 26 | 26 | | available under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care |
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| 27 | 27 | | Act. |
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| 28 | 28 | | (b) Section 74, Article XVI, of this constitution takes |
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| 29 | 29 | | effect January 1, 2026. |
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| 30 | 30 | | (c) This temporary provision expires January 1, 2027. |
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| 31 | 31 | | SECTION 3. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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| 32 | 32 | | submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025. |
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| 33 | 33 | | The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the |
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| 34 | 34 | | proposition: "The constitutional amendment requiring the state to |
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| 35 | 35 | | expand eligibility for Medicaid to all individuals for whom federal |
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| 36 | 36 | | matching funds are available under the federal Patient Protection |
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| 37 | 37 | | and Affordable Care Act." |
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