Texas Best Lobbying Firm

A website of the Texas Lobby Group

Facebook
Twitter
  • Home
  • Articles
  • Texas Lobby Group
  • Contact Us
  • Helpful Links

Texas Republican Lobbyist News: 82nd Legislative Session is Over

July 1, 2011 by admin

News for Texas Lobbyists

After  a 140-day Regular Session and a 29-day Special Session, the Legislature is adjourned.

The 82nd Legislature’s first called Special Session has passed the two major bills that had to pass in order for the state’s next budget to balance.  They also managed a few more, including Congressional Redistricting and reform of the Texas Windstorm Association.

Here’s what you need to know:

Both the House and Senate passed the Regular Session’s SB 23, SB 7 and SB 8.  This time, those bills that died in the Regular Session were rolled into one bill – Senate Bill 7 – relating to healthcare cost containment – finally passed in the current Special Session.  The bill establishes the Texas Institute of Health Care Quality and Efficiency to develop a state plan to implement and use pay-for-performance as a way to improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare.  The other bill, previously known as SB 23, was projected to save more than $1.5 billion by expanding managed care in Medicaid, using technology to prevent fraud and ensuring that individuals receive the appropriate level of community services.  It also restructures the payment system for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program to focus on health outcomes and to reduce costs associated with waste, inefficiency and preventable medical errors.  All of these matters were wrapped up into Senate Bill 7 during the special session.

Other bills were voted out by both Chambers and are on their way to the Governor.  SB 6 by Florence Shapiro (R-Plano) and Rob Eissler (R-The Woodlands).  SB 8 by Florence Shapiro (R-Plano) and Rob Eissler (R-The Woodlands).

Senate Bill 1 by Senator Robert Duncan (R-Lubbock) passed.  The bill co-authored by House Appropriations Chairman Jim Pitts (R-Waxahachie), is the omnibus bill that cuts across all areas of state government to find cost savings.  After a brief scare of the bill not passing, a motion to reconsider passed the bill.

Filed Under: Texas Lobbying Firm

Texas Lobby Group Tweets

  • Houston-to-Dallas bullet train would bring millions of jobs to Texas - https://t.co/YuQZLXsc1t https://t.co/SxypJXdRWn September 25, 2020 6:16 pm
  • “Fiscal Year 2020 Comes to a close. This week Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar released totals for fiscal 2020 state r… https://t.co/lS544yUrqb September 4, 2020 4:26 pm
  • This Week's News - https://t.co/RP4WL3xLxP https://t.co/RW4ynCqlNE August 14, 2020 10:00 pm
  • This Week's News - https://t.co/aF9fX8hUJU https://t.co/HNdo292Kgl August 7, 2020 6:35 pm
  • This Week's News - https://t.co/WRhzEkTFPu https://t.co/S5tTKAdtXU July 25, 2020 11:19 pm
  • This Week's News - https://t.co/iuZcYPKf9j https://t.co/hhScZWeAsB July 17, 2020 8:53 pm
  • Election Update - https://t.co/kDiemFGCjc https://t.co/mq1SiAeV7D July 15, 2020 7:00 pm
  • Governor Abbott Responds Further to Surge of COVID-19 Cases - https://t.co/7UMaV1tnOZ https://t.co/KaJzjGQr28 July 10, 2020 5:46 pm
  • Governor Abbott Increases Precautions as COVID-19 Numbers Rise - https://t.co/GOBvRV8FeO https://t.co/EILbSYJTMq July 3, 2020 12:10 am
  • Governor Abbott Combats COVID-19 Spike - https://t.co/3Nh9K9pB0T https://t.co/PLFDByOycU June 26, 2020 4:22 pm

Copyright © 2023 · Metro Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in