Welcome to our Advocacy Opportunities & Resources email detailing updates from the Texas Legislature as well as available opportunities and resources of interest to members of The Arc of Texas. The opportunities and resources listed below are related to issues that could have an impact on Texans with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). All times are listed in Central Daylight Time.

Tuesday, April 25

House Human Services | Public Hearing Notice

8:00 AM | E2.030

• HB 4169 | Relating to providing prevocational services under certain Medicaid waiver programs. (Rep. Price)
• HB 4655 | Relating to the establishment of the vulnerable adult protection task force. (Rep. Thimesch)
• HB 5265 | Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for certain inpatient mental health services. (Rep. Raymond)
• SB 24 | Relating to the powers and duties of the Health and Human Services Commission and the transfer to the commission of certain powers and duties from the Department of Family and Protective Services. (Sen. Kolkhorst)
• SB 1849 | Relating to the establishment of an interagency child protection database. (Sen. Kolkhorst)

House Insurance | Public Hearing Notice

8:00 AM | E2.014

• HB 1726 | Relating to the reimbursement and payment of claims by certain health benefit plan issuers for telemedicine medical services, teledentistry dental services, and telehealth services. (Rep. Hernandez)

House Criminal Jurisprudence | Public Hearing Notice

10:30 AM or upon adjournment | E2.016

• HB 2187 | Relating to the criminal offense of abandoning or endangering a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual. (Rep. Davis)
• HB 3381 | Relating to creating the criminal offense of misrepresenting medical history to obtain unnecessary medical treatment for a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual. (Rep. Cook)
• HB 4762 | Relating to liability of hospital personnel for certain uses of force while on duty. (Rep. Lalani)
• HB 5088 | Relating to procedures regarding certain persons who are or may be persons with a mental illness or intellectual disability. (Rep. Moody)

House Homeland Security & Public Safety | Public Hearing Notice

2:00 PM or upon adjournment | E2.012

• HB 2283 | Relating to the notification of a peace officer through an indication associated with vehicle registration that the vehicle owner may be transporting a person with a disability. (Rep. Armando Martinez)
• HB 3330 | Relating to the establishment of a task force on the statewide alert systems for abducted children and missing persons with intellectual disabilities. (Rep. Sherman)
• HB 3532 | Relating to notification requirements for law enforcement agencies regarding a missing child with an intellectual disability or mental illness. (Rep. Sherman)
• SB 656 | Relating to an optional health condition or disability designation on a driver's license or personal identification certificate. (Sen. Zaffirini)

Wednesday, April 26

House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence | Public Hearing Notice

8:00 AM | E2.016

• SB 944 | Relating to the commitment order for individuals with intellectual disabilities who are committed to state supported living centers. (Sen. Kolkhorst)