Texas 2025 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1640 Senate Committee Report / Fiscal Note

Filed 04/23/2025

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                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD     Austin, Texas       FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION             April 18, 2025       TO: Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: SB1640 by Hagenbuch (relating to access to criminal history record information that relates to providers and provider applicants under Medicaid and other public benefits programs administered by the Health and Human Services Commission.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted     No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would expand the criteria under which the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is entitled to obtain criminal history record information that relates to providers under Medicaid or other public benefits programs administered by HHSC, or those applying to enroll as such.The bill would take effect immediately upon receiving a vote of two-thirds of all members elected to each house or, otherwise, on September 1, 2025.According to HHSC, updates to websites and processes would be necessary to implement the provisions of the bill. This analysis assumes that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.  Local Government ImpactNo significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.  Source Agencies: b > td > 529 Health and Human Services Commission  LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, NPe, ER, ESch

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 18, 2025



TO: Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: SB1640 by Hagenbuch (relating to access to criminal history record information that relates to providers and provider applicants under Medicaid and other public benefits programs administered by the Health and Human Services Commission.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

TO: Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1640 by Hagenbuch (relating to access to criminal history record information that relates to providers and provider applicants under Medicaid and other public benefits programs administered by the Health and Human Services Commission.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted



Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services

Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services

Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board

Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board

SB1640 by Hagenbuch (relating to access to criminal history record information that relates to providers and provider applicants under Medicaid and other public benefits programs administered by the Health and Human Services Commission.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

SB1640 by Hagenbuch (relating to access to criminal history record information that relates to providers and provider applicants under Medicaid and other public benefits programs administered by the Health and Human Services Commission.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would expand the criteria under which the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is entitled to obtain criminal history record information that relates to providers under Medicaid or other public benefits programs administered by HHSC, or those applying to enroll as such.The bill would take effect immediately upon receiving a vote of two-thirds of all members elected to each house or, otherwise, on September 1, 2025.According to HHSC, updates to websites and processes would be necessary to implement the provisions of the bill. This analysis assumes that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.

The bill would take effect immediately upon receiving a vote of two-thirds of all members elected to each house or, otherwise, on September 1, 2025.

According to HHSC, updates to websites and processes would be necessary to implement the provisions of the bill. This analysis assumes that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies: b > td > 529 Health and Human Services Commission



529 Health and Human Services Commission

LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, NPe, ER, ESch



JMc, NPe, ER, ESch