Monitoring the SessionHB 2019
Died in committee
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals who are younger than 26 years of age.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Coverage for applicants under 26, if federal matching money is available.
The bill orders the state Medicaid agency to give Medicaid coverage to anyone younger than 26 who applies, as long as federal matching money is available for that person. It touches young Texans under 26, the Health and Human Services Commission, and the state Medicaid budget. The agency must write rules, notify federal agencies, and seek any federal waiver it needs, and it may hold off on starting until that approval comes, with the law taking effect September 1, 2025.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 2047 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 2047 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Jan 22, 2025 and referred to the House Appropriations committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB2019 · 2025-01-22
relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals who are younger than 26 years of age.
Coverage for applicants under 26, if federal matching money is available.
The bill orders the state Medicaid agency to give Medicaid coverage to anyone younger than 26 who applies, as long as federal matching money is available for that person. It touches young Texans under 26, the Health and Human Services Commission, and the state Medicaid budget. The agency must write rules, notify federal agencies, and seek any federal waiver it needs, and it may hold off on starting until that approval comes, with the law taking effect September 1, 2025.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 27, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
$25,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 13, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101012412, 101032309, 101061964, 101072091.
$22,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 13, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101012412, 101032309, 101061964, 101072091.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$25,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 13, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101012412, 101032309, 101061964, 101072091.
$22,000.00
Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 13, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101012412, 101032309, 101061964, 101072091.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Zwiener, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, Mar 8, 2023: Referred to Health Care Reform, Select
Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals who are younger than 26 years of age.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Jan 22, 2025
03/14/2025 H Referred to Appropriations: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Appropriations · Final status: Died in committee
Human Services--Medical Assistance
MEDICAID
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
The text as introduced · 298 words
89R4751 CMO-D By: Zwiener H.B. No. 2019 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals who are younger than 26 years of age. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, is amended by adding Section 32.02473 to read as follows: Sec. 32.02473. EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission shall provide medical assistance to each individual: (1) younger than 26 years of age who applies for that assistance; and (2) for whom federal matching funds are available. (b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section. SECTION 2. Section 32.02473, Human Resources Code, as added by this Act, applies only to an initial determination or recertification of eligibility of an individual for medical assistance under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, made on or after the date the section is implemented, regardless of the date the individual applied for that assistance. SECTION 3. As soon as possible after the effective date of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall take all necessary actions to expand eligibility for medical assistance under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, in accordance with Section 32.02473, Human Resources Code, as added by this Act, including notifying appropriate federal agencies of that expanded eligibility. SECTION 4. If before implementing any provision of this Act a state agency determines that any other waiver or authorization from a federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the waiver or authorization is granted. SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.