---
title: MEDICAID - Texas Legislation
subject: MEDICAID
total_bills: 21
unique_authors: 15
critical_bills: 7
high_cost_bills: 5
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/medicaid"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# MEDICAID

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 21
- **Unique Authors:** 15
- **Critical Compliance:** 7 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 5 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 16

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 14 bills
- **Senate:** 7 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 7 bills
- **Moderate:** 12 bills
- **Low:** 2 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Lacey Hull** (R, House) - 3 bills
- **Kevin Sparks** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Lois Kolkhorst** (R, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Christian Manuel** (D, House) - 2 bills
- **Toni Rose** (D, House) - 2 bills
- **Cody Harris** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Ann Johnson** (D, House) - 1 bills
- **Jared Patterson** (R, House) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health-human-services-commission) (16 shared bills)
- [Human Services](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/human-services) (14 shared bills)
- [Human Services--Medical Assistance](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/human-services-medical-assistance) (13 shared bills)
- [Health](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health) (7 shared bills)
- [Health Care Providers](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health-care-providers) (7 shared bills)
- [Health--Children's Insurance](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health-childrens-insurance) (5 shared bills)
- [MANAGED CARE](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/managed-care) (4 shared bills)
- [PREGNANCY & CHILDBIRTH](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/pregnancy-childbirth) (3 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Health and Human Services Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/health-and-human-services-commission) - 13 bills
- [Texas Department of Insurance](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-insurance) - 3 bills
- [Department of State Health Services](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/department-of-state-health-services) - 2 bills
- [Texas Medical Board](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-medical-board) - 1 bills
- [Department of Family and Protective Services](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/department-of-family-and-protective-services) - 1 bills
- [Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-licensing-and-regulation) - 1 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB3348](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3348-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation and operations of... | Critical | High |
| [HB3505](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3505-89th-regular) | Relating to the continuation and operation... | Critical | High |
| [SB1038](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1038-89th-regular) | Relating to administrative remedies for ce... | Critical | High |
| [SB1188](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1188-89th-regular) | Relating to electronic health record requi... | Critical | High |
| [SB457](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb457-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of certain nurs... | Critical | High |
| [HB3151](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3151-89th-regular) | Relating to expedited credentialing of cer... | Critical | Low |
| [HB4643](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4643-89th-regular) | Relating to access to criminal history rec... | Critical | Low |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB1188](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1188-89th-regular) | Relating to the provision of informat... | Christian Manuel (D) | Moderate |
| [HB136](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb136-89th-regular) | Relating to Medicaid coverage and rei... | Lacey Hull (R) | Moderate |
| [HB142](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb142-89th-regular) | Relating to the Health and Human Serv... | Candy Noble (R) | Moderate |
| [HB2402](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2402-89th-regular) | Relating to the determination of fees... | Toni Rose (D) | Moderate |
| [HB26](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb26-89th-regular) | Relating to authorizing Medicaid mana... | Lacey Hull (R) | Moderate |
| [HB3057](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3057-89th-regular) | Relating to health benefit plan cover... | Brooks Landgraf (R) | Moderate |
| [HB3151](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3151-89th-regular) | Relating to expedited credentialing o... | Lacey Hull (R) | Critical |
| [HB3348](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3348-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation and operatio... | Jared Patterson (R) | Critical |
| [HB3505](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3505-89th-regular) | Relating to the continuation and oper... | Cody Harris (R) | Critical |
| [HB3940](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3940-89th-regular) | Relating to the provision of certain ... | Ann Johnson (D) | Moderate |
| [HB426](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb426-89th-regular) | Relating to Medicaid and child health... | Diego Bernal (D) | Moderate |
| [HB4643](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4643-89th-regular) | Relating to access to criminal histor... | Mark Dorazio (R) | Critical |
| [HB4666](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4666-89th-regular) | Relating to certain reports required ... | Christian Manuel (D) | Low |
| [HB5155](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5155-89th-regular) | Relating to the continuation of the m... | Toni Rose (D) | Low |
| [SB1038](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1038-89th-regular) | Relating to administrative remedies f... | Kevin Sparks (R) | Critical |
| [SB1188](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1188-89th-regular) | Relating to electronic health record ... | Lois Kolkhorst (R) | Critical |
| [SB1266](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1266-89th-regular) | Relating to Medicaid provider enrollm... | Carol Alvarado (D) | Moderate |
| [SB1467](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1467-89th-regular) | Relating to death records maintained ... | Juan Hinojosa (D) | Moderate |
| [SB457](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb457-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of certain... | Lois Kolkhorst (R) | Critical |
| [SB855](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb855-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of certain ... | Kevin Sparks (R) | Moderate |
| [SB963](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb963-89th-regular) | Relating to allowing Medicaid managed... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Moderate |

## Source Links

- [Full Interactive Analysis](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/medicaid)
- [All Texas Subjects](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subjects)

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