Monitoring the SessionHB 780
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 period of continuous eligibility for the medical assistance program.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
No mid-year income check until the child turns 19.
The bill changes Texas Medicaid so a covered child stays enrolled for one full year after eligibility is set, with no mid-year review of income or resources, until the child turns 19. It touches children on Medicaid, their families, and the Health and Human Services Commission, which loses its current split-period checks and the related review rules repealed in Section 2. On the ground, kids stay covered for 12 months straight instead of facing interim eligibility checks, starting September 1, 2025, unless a needed federal waiver delays it.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 2216 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 2216 (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 Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the House Public Health subcommittee on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB780 · 2024-11-12
relating to the period of continuous eligibility for the medical assistance program.
No mid-year income check until the child turns 19.
The bill changes Texas Medicaid so a covered child stays enrolled for one full year after eligibility is set, with no mid-year review of income or resources, until the child turns 19. It touches children on Medicaid, their families, and the Health and Human Services Commission, which loses its current split-period checks and the related review rules repealed in Section 2. On the ground, kids stay covered for 12 months straight instead of facing interim eligibility checks, starting September 1, 2025, unless a needed federal waiver delays it.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 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.
$44,000.00
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 6, 2024 to Sep 25, 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: 100985407, 101008363, 101026711, 101035640, 101039466, 101052595, 101071633.
$37,000.00
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 6, 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.
Report IDs: 100985407, 101039466, 101071633.
$35,000.00
Also funds 33 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jun 30, 2025 to Oct 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Sep 22, 2025 to Oct 15, 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: 101026711, 101035640, 101071633.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$44,000.00
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 6, 2024 to Sep 25, 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: 100985407, 101008363, 101026711, 101035640, 101039466, 101052595, 101071633.
$37,000.00
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 6, 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.
Report IDs: 100985407, 101039466, 101071633.
$35,000.00
Also funds 33 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jun 30, 2025 to Oct 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Sep 22, 2025 to Oct 15, 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: 101026711, 101035640, 101071633.
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. Cortez, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 9, 2023: Referred to Health Care Reform, Select
Relating to the period of continuous eligibility for the medical assistance program.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024
03/05/2025 H Referred to s/c on Dis Prev & Women's & Children's Health by Speaker: Mar 5 2025 11:46AM
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 · Public Health · Final status: Died in committee
Health--Children's Insurance
Human Services--General
Human Services--Medical Assistance
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
The text as introduced · 241 words
89R3810 CMO-D By: Cortez H.B. No. 780 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the period of continuous eligibility for the medical assistance program. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 32.0261(b), Human Resources Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules in accordance with 42 U.S.C. Section 1396a(e)(12), as amended, to provide for a period of continuous eligibility [ two consecutive periods of eligibility ] for a child to whom this section applies [ between each certification and recertification of the child's eligibility, subject to Subsections (f) and (h) ]. The rules must provide that the child remains eligible for medical assistance, without additional review by the commission and regardless of changes in the child's resources or income, until the earlier of: (1) the first anniversary of the date on which the child's eligibility was determined; or (2) the child's 19th birthday. SECTION 2. Sections 32.0261(c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (j), (k), and (l), Human Resources Code, are repealed. SECTION 3. 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 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.