HB 4700: Health and Human Services council gets more seats and comment

Caption

relating to the responsibilities and composition of the Health and Human Services Commission Executive Council.

Summary

Every division director gets a seat, replacing an expired 2023 provision.

The bill changes two parts of the law that runs the Health and Human Services Commission's executive council. It requires the council to take public comment on all commission rulemaking activities instead of only proposed rules, and it seats the director of every division the executive commissioner creates on the council instead of tying membership to an expired 2023 provision. Starting September 1, 2025, the public gets a wider window to comment on agency rulemaking, and council membership follows the agency's current division structure.

Labels

Labels: GOT HALFWAY. Passed the House on May 6, 2025. Died in the Senate: never got out of the Health & Human Services committee.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB4700 · 2025-03-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Aicha DavisDHouse 109

ITEM

relating to the responsibilities and composition of the Health and Human Services Commission Executive Council.

WHAT IT DOES

Every division director gets a seat, replacing an expired 2023 provision.

The bill changes two parts of the law that runs the Health and Human Services Commission's executive council. It requires the council to take public comment on all commission rulemaking activities instead of only proposed rules, and it seats the director of every division the executive commissioner creates on the council instead of tying membership to an expired 2023 provision. Starting September 1, 2025, the public gets a wider window to comment on agency rulemaking, and council membership follows the agency's current division structure.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · April 23, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

Mar 12, 2025Filed
Apr 3, 2025Read first time
Apr 3, 2025Referred to Human Services
Apr 15, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 15, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 15, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Apr 15, 2025Left pending in committee
Apr 22, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 22, 2025Committee substitute considered in committee
Apr 22, 2025Reported favorably as substituted
Apr 28, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 28, 2025Committee report distributed
Apr 29, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 30, 2025Considered in Calendars
May 2, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
May 5, 2025Read 2nd time
May 5, 2025Passed to engrossment
May 6, 2025Read 3rd time
May 6, 2025Postponed
May 6, 2025Laid out as postponed business
May 6, 2025Passed
May 6, 2025Record vote RV#1496
May 6, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 6, 2025Reported engrossed
May 7, 2025Received from the House
May 16, 2025Read first time
May 16, 2025Referred to Health & Human Services

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 118 yea · 29 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 6, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Aicha Davis

Donors

TOP PAC$30K Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$15K Texas Sands PAC$12K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Jul 12, 2024 to Oct 18, 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.

TOP PAC$29,502.00

TOP PAC

$29,502.00

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $29,502.00
Total: $29,502.00

printing $29,502.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 30, 2024 to Oct 27, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 30, 2024 to Oct 27, 2024. 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: 100989271.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$15,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$15,000.00

Cash: $15,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $15,000.00

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 4, 2024 to Oct 5, 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: 100989271, 101016836, 101062769, 101072968.

Texas Sands PAC$12,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$12,000.00

Cash: $12,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $12,000.00

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 11, 2024 to Sep 29, 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: 100989271, 101062769, 101072968.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

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TOP PAC

$29,502.00

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $29,502.00
Total: $29,502.00

printing $29,502.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 30, 2024 to Oct 27, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 30, 2024 to Oct 27, 2024. 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: 100989271.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$15,000.00

Cash: $15,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $15,000.00

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 4, 2024 to Oct 5, 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: 100989271, 101016836, 101062769, 101072968.

×

Texas Sands PAC

$12,000.00

Cash: $12,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $12,000.00

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.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 11, 2024 to Sep 29, 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: 100989271, 101062769, 101072968.

Votes1

House May 6, 2025

Yea: 118
Nay: 29
Present, not voting: 1
Absent: 2
Excused: 0

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 1496

HB 4700 was passed by (Record 1496): 118 Yeas, 29 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 118 (published)
Nay: 29 (published)
Present, not voting: 1 (published)
Absent: 2 (derived from named list)
Excused: 0 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses3

For: 1
Against: 0
On: 2

Names

For

AARP TX1 registration

On

HHSC2 registrations

Sources

3 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · April 23, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Mar 12, 2025

05/16/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Human Services · Committee vote 10 aye, 0 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Senate committee · Health & Human Services · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

State Agencies, Boards & Commissions--Admin. Procedure

HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION

Text

The text as introduced · 223 words

By: A. Davis of Dallas
H.B. No. 4700

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the responsibilities and composition 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

by amending Subsection (a)(1) to read as follows:

(a) The executive council shall seek and receive public

comment on:

(1) commission rulemaking activities [ 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

by amending Subsection (a)(2) 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.

Verdict: No flags

The receipt

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WHAT IT DOES

CHARGES

TOTAL

HISTORY

SIGNED FOR BY

Donors

TOP PAC

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

Texas Sands PAC

TOP PAC

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

Texas Sands PAC

House May 6, 2025

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