TITLE: Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the state from expanding eligibility for Medicaid under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

SUMMARY: Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the state from expanding eligibility for Medicaid under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

FULL TEXT:
87(R) HJR 130-Introduced version-Bill Text 87R4382 BDP-D By: Cain H.J.R. No. 130 A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the state from expanding eligibility for Medicaid under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 51-a, Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: (b-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (b) of this section, the state may not provide medical assistance to any person who became newly eligible for that assistance under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. No. 111-148), as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. No. 111-152), but would not be eligible for that assistance under the eligibility criteria in effect in this state on January 1, 2021. SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 2, 2021. The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "The constitutional amendment prohibiting the state from expanding eligibility for Medicaid under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act."