HB4700 • 2025

Relating to the composition and duties of the Health and Human Services Commission Executive Council.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Davis, Aicha
Last action: 2025-05-16
Official status: 05/16/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Effective date: Not listed

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Relating to the composition and duties of the Health and Human Services Commission Executive Council.

What This Bill Does

Relating to the composition and duties of the Health and Human Services Commission Executive Council.

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Bill History

2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Health & Human Services
2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online
Received from the House
2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online
Read 3rd time
2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online
Postponed
2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online
Laid out as postponed business
2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online
Passed
2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#1496
2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online
Reported engrossed
2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online
Read 2nd time
2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online
Passed to engrossment
2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in Calendars
2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report distributed
2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online
Committee substitute considered in committee
2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably as substituted
2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Human Services
2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online
Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the composition and duties of the Health and Human Services Commission Executive Council.

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89(R) HB 4700 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

89R24135 AND-F

By: A. Davis of Dallas

H.B. No. 4700

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the composition and duties of the Health and Human

Services Commission Executive Council.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 523.0102(a), Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

(a) The executive council shall seek and receive public

comment on:

(1)
rulemaking and rule review activities of the

commission
[
proposed rules
];

(2) advisory committee recommendations;

(3) legislative appropriations requests or other

documents related to the appropriations process;

(4) the operation of health and human services

programs; and

(5) other items the executive commissioner determines

appropriate.

SECTION 2. Section 523.0103(a), Government Code, is amended

to read as follows:

(a) The executive council is composed of:

(1) the executive commissioner;

(2) the director of each division
established by
the

executive commissioner [
established under former Section

531.008(c) before the expiration of that subsection on September 1,

2023
];

(3) the commissioner of a health and human services

agency;

(4) the commissioner of the Department of Family and

Protective Services, regardless of whether that agency continues as

a state agency separate from the commission; and

(5) other individuals the executive commissioner

appoints as the executive commissioner determines necessary.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.