Monitoring the SessionHB 885
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 Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for emergency outpatient dialysis treatment provided to certain individuals with end stage renal disease.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Scheduled, outpatient, and officially an emergency. Medicaid picks up the tab.
The bill tells the state Medicaid agency that regular outpatient dialysis counts as emergency care for people with end stage kidney disease who qualify only for emergency-only Medicaid under Section 1903(v) of the federal Social Security Act. It touches those patients, the hospitals and dialysis centers that treat them, and the state Medicaid budget. On the ground, Medicaid would pay for scheduled outpatient dialysis for this group starting September 1, 2025, though the agency may delay if it needs federal approval first.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R SB 1411 by Sen. Miles (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 SB 1411 by Sen. Miles (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-HB885 · 2024-11-12
relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for emergency outpatient dialysis treatment provided to certain individuals with end stage renal disease.
Scheduled, outpatient, and officially an emergency. Medicaid picks up the tab.
The bill tells the state Medicaid agency that regular outpatient dialysis counts as emergency care for people with end stage kidney disease who qualify only for emergency-only Medicaid under Section 1903(v) of the federal Social Security Act. It touches those patients, the hospitals and dialysis centers that treat them, and the state Medicaid budget. On the ground, Medicaid would pay for scheduled outpatient dialysis for this group starting September 1, 2025, though the agency may delay if it needs federal approval first.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
THE TEXT
“in accordance with Section 1903(v), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1396b(v)), is eligible for medical assistance benefits if the benefits are necessary to treat an emergency medical condition”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill widens the emergency-only Medicaid category tied to Section 1903(v), the federal provision for people otherwise barred from full Medicaid, so that it pays for routine outpatient dialysis.
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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.
$37,500.00
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 10, 2024 to Aug 31, 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: 100987680, 101007262, 101030846, 101036309, 101069420.
$11,569.08
Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Feb 3, 2026 to Jun 2, 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: 101040256, 101061992.
$10,000.00
Also funds 15 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 1, 2024 to Oct 10, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Sep 23, 2025 to Oct 10, 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: 101030846, 101072241.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$37,500.00
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 10, 2024 to Aug 31, 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: 100987680, 101007262, 101030846, 101036309, 101069420.
$11,569.08
Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Feb 3, 2026 to Jun 2, 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: 101040256, 101061992.
$10,000.00
Also funds 15 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 1, 2024 to Oct 10, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Sep 23, 2025 to Oct 10, 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: 101030846, 101072241.
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 Sen. Miles, different lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, Mar 16, 2023: Referred to Health & Human Services
Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for emergency outpatient dialysis treatment provided to certain individuals with end stage renal disease.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024
03/06/2025 H Referred to s/c on Dis Prev & Women's & Children's Health by Speaker: Mar 6 2025 11:42AM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Public Health · Final status: Died in committee
SB 374 by Miles (identical)
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Health--Other Diseases & Medical Conditions
Human Services--Medical Assistance
MEDICAID
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
The text as introduced · 273 words
89R385 JG-D By: Lalani H.B. No. 885 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for emergency outpatient dialysis treatment provided to certain individuals with end stage renal disease. 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 32.02465 to read as follows: Sec. 32.02465. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE COVERAGE AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTAIN PERSONS REQUIRING EMERGENCY OUTPATIENT DIALYSIS TREATMENT. (a) This section applies only to an individual who: (1) has end stage renal disease; and (2) in accordance with Section 1903(v), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1396b(v)), is eligible for medical assistance benefits if the benefits are necessary to treat an emergency medical condition. (b) For purposes of 42 C.F.R. Section 440.255, emergency services required to treat an emergency medical condition include outpatient dialysis treatment provided to an individual to whom this section applies at a hospital or an end stage renal disease facility, as defined by Section 251.001, Health and Safety Code. (c) The commission shall ensure that medical assistance reimbursement authorized under Section 1903(v), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1396b(v)), is provided for outpatient dialysis treatment provided to an individual to whom this section applies. SECTION 2. If before implementing any provision of this Act a state agency determines that a 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 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.